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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Male  836    46.3    923    51.1  
  Female  971    53.7    884    48.9  
  Total  1807    100.0    1807    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  88    5.7    46    3.0  
  21 - 30  255    16.4    235    15.1  
  31 - 40  332    21.3    291    18.7  
  41 - 50  421    27.1    404    25.9  
  51 - 60  230    14.8    258    16.6  
  61 or above  230    14.8    321    20.7  
  Total  1556    100.0    1556    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  251       251     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  366    20.7    415    23.6  
  Secondary  910    51.5    868    49.3  
  Postgraduate or above  490    27.7    477    27.1  
  Total  1766    100.0    1760    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  41       47     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  1052    60.7    1046    60.7  
  Rent?  680    39.3    677    39.3  
  Total  1732    100.0    1723    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  75       84     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  612    35.2    611    35.3  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  292    16.8    286    16.5  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  25    1.4    25    1.5  
  Private housing  741    42.6    738    42.7  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  28    1.6    28    1.6  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  19    1.1    20    1.1  
  Public temporary housing  1    0.1    1    0.1  
  Private temporary housing  5    0.3    4    0.2  
  Staff quarters  11    0.6    11    0.6  
  Others  4    0.2    5    0.3  
  Total  1738    100.0    1729    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  69       78     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  7    0.6    8    0.6  
  Upper-middle class  53    4.2    52    4.1  
  Middle class  438    34.8    419    33.4  
  Lower-middle class  321    25.5    312    24.8  
  Lower class or grassroots  344    27.3    358    28.6  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  95    7.6    106    8.4  
  Total  1258    100.0    1255    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  549       552     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  121    9.6    117    9.3  
  No  1104    87.5    1101    87.6  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  37    2.9    39    3.1  
  Total  1262    100.0    1257    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  545       550     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  402    23.3    394    23.0  
  Clerk and service workers  347    20.2    321    18.7  
  Production workers  214    12.4    221    12.9  
  Students  115    6.7    79    4.6  
  Housewives  287    16.7    255    14.9  
  Others  357    20.7    444    25.9  
  Total  1722    100.0    1712    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  85       95