Hong Kong Panel Study of Social Dynamics(HK-PSSD)

香港社会动态追踪调查

Xiaogang Wu

Division of Social Science Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

24 Oct, 2009

HK-PSSD’s Vision • Identifying causes of social and economic problems

in Hong Kong for public policy intervention.

• Building an important infra-structure and setting up a standard for quality social science research on Hong Kong.

• Facilitating comparative study of Chinese societies (Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China).

Panel Study and Policy Research

• Panel Study of Income Dynamics at Michigan• Panel Study of Family Dynamics (PSFD) in Taiwan• Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS)• Hong Kong Strategic Public Policy Research

o Two projects in each year;o Five years and up to 5 million;o HK-PSSD is one of the two projects funded in the

first wave (2009-2014);

Strategic Public Policy Research Themes Inequality Family

Causes and transfer of poverty Socioeconomic inequality Income mobility Job loss and social and psychological consequences

Household/family is an important institution that links individuals’ life to the macro-level socioeconomic changes.

• Intra-household resource • Allocation Work-family balance

Fertility and marriage formation Family and subjective wellbeing

Multidisciplinary Research Team

Sociology Economics

Demography

Psychology

Plans and Work Progress• Project started from July 2009.• Two waves of interviews • Sample size (3500 households, about 10,000 individuals). • Progress：

o Team and institutional buildingo Questionnaires designs (August –Dec 2009)o Sampling designs (Dec 2009)o Pilot study and questionnaires revision (Jan –June 2010) o First-wave interview (July -Oct 2010)o Second-wave interview (2012).

Scientific Enterprise, Social Concerns

科学探索 社会关怀

Room 1520 D E

Thank You!