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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  874    48.1    928    51.1  
  Female  942    51.9    888    48.9  
  Total  1816    100.0    1816    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  81    5.2    46    3.0  
  21 - 30  268    17.1    237    15.1  
  31 - 40  340    21.7    294    18.7  
  41 - 50  426    27.1    407    25.9  
  51 - 60  226    14.4    261    16.6  
  61 or above  229    14.6    324    20.7  
  Total  1570    100.0    1570    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  246       246     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  365    20.6    434    24.5  
  Secondary  904    51.0    857    48.4  
  Postgraduate or above  505    28.5    481    27.1  
  Total  1774    100.0    1772    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  42       44     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  1051    60.4    1045    60.1  
  Rent?  689    39.6    693    39.9  
  Total  1740    100.0    1738    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  76       78     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  617    35.4    633    36.3  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  300    17.2    295    16.9  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  17    1.0    19    1.1  
  Private housing  745    42.7    734    42.1  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  21    1.2    20    1.2  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  22    1.3    21    1.2  
  Private temporary housing  8    0.5    7    0.4  
  Staff quarters  10    0.6    9    0.5  
  Others  4    0.2    5    0.3  
  Total  1744    100.0    1743    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  72       73     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  11    0.7    11    0.7  
  Upper-middle class  64    4.0    62    3.9  
  Middle class  591    36.5    564    34.8  
  Lower-middle class  403    24.9    394    24.3  
  Lower class or grassroots  444    27.4    468    28.9  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  107    6.6    119    7.4  
  Total  1620    100.0    1618    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  196       198     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  151    9.3    146    9.0  
  No  1432    88.1    1432    88.3  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  42    2.6    44    2.7  
  Total  1625    100.0    1622    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  191       194     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  393    22.7    381    22.0  
  Clerk and service workers  384    22.2    347    20.0  
  Production workers  195    11.3    199    11.5  
  Students  103    5.9    72    4.2  
  Housewives  288    16.6    275    15.9  
  Others  369    21.3    456    26.4  
  Total  1732    100.0    1730    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  84       86