The survey also showed that although China's government ruled out universal suffrage in the 2007 and 2008 elections, over 40% of respondents still wanted democracy by then, with nearly 20% more wanting it by the next round of elections in 2011 and 2012. Furthermore, the majority did not think democratization would hurt the economy, although there were clear concerns that political instability could arise from China's intervention in Hong Kong affairs.
该调查还显示虽然中国政府取消了在2007和2008年选举中实施全民投票的计划，仍有40%的被调查者希望在那时实现民主，另有20%的人希望民主能在2011和2012年的下一轮选举中实现。虽然被调查者对中国干预香港事务可能引发的政治不稳定表示了明确的担忧，但大多数人都不认为民主化会损害香港经济。