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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  537    48.5    566    51.1  
  Female  571    51.5    542    48.9  
  Total  1108    100.0    1108    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  43    4.5    28    2.9  
  21 - 30  144    15.1    145    15.2  
  31 - 40  211    22.1    178    18.7  
  41 - 50  263    27.6    247    25.9  
  51 - 60  151    15.8    158    16.6  
  61 or above  142    14.9    197    20.6  
  Total  954    100.0    954    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  154       154     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  238    21.9    272    25.1  
  Secondary  550    50.7    524    48.3  
  Postgraduate or above  297    27.4    288    26.5  
  Total  1085    100.0    1084    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  23       24     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  634    60.0    626    59.3  
  Rent?  423    40.0    431    40.7  
  Total  1057    100.0    1057    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  51       51     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  393    37.0    411    38.8  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  182    17.1    176    16.6  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  8    0.8    9    0.8  
  Private housing  443    41.7    431    40.6  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  6    0.6    5    0.5  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  14    1.3    12    1.2  
  Private temporary housing  7    0.7    7    0.6  
  Staff quarters  7    0.7    6    0.5  
  Others  3    0.3    4    0.4  
  Total  1063    100.0    1060    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  45       48     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  8    0.7    8    0.7  
  Upper-middle class  40    3.7    40    3.7  
  Middle class  379    35.5    361    33.9  
  Lower-middle class  269    25.2    260    24.5  
  Lower class or grassroots  300    28.1    315    29.6  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  72    6.7    80    7.6  
  Total  1068    100.0    1064    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  40       44     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  94    8.8    90    8.4  
  No  945    88.4    945    88.7  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  30    2.8    31    2.9  
  Total  1069    100.0    1065    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  39       42     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  231    21.9    221    21.0  
  Clerk and service workers  221    20.9    205    19.4  
  Production workers  134    12.7    135    12.8  
  Students  58    5.5    46    4.3  
  Housewives  189    17.9    176    16.7  
  Others  222    21.0    271    25.7  
  Total  1055    100.0    1054    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  53       54