Demographic profile of respondentsBack


Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Male  851    47.4    917    51.1  
  Female  944    52.6    878    48.9  
  Total  1795    100.0    1795    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  88    5.6    46    3.0  
  21 - 30  274    17.5    237    15.1  
  31 - 40  312    19.9    293    18.7  
  41 - 50  431    27.5    407    25.9  
  51 - 60  223    14.2    260    16.6  
  61 or above  239    15.3    324    20.7  
  Total  1567    100.0    1567    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  228       228     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  350    20.0    395    22.6  
  Secondary  914    52.1    879    50.3  
  Postgraduate or above  490    27.9    472    27.0  
  Total  1754    100.0    1747    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  41       48     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  1036    60.1    1035    60.3  
  Rent?  689    39.9    681    39.7  
  Total  1725    100.0    1717    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  70       78     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  631    36.6    623    36.3  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  277    16.1    269    15.7  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  31    1.8    32    1.9  
  Private housing  719    41.7    724    42.1  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  27    1.6    28    1.6  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  22    1.3    24    1.4  
  Public temporary housing  2    0.1    2    0.1  
  Private temporary housing  6    0.3    5    0.3  
  Staff quarters  7    0.4    8    0.5  
  Others  3    0.2    4    0.2  
  Total  1725    100.0    1719    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  70       76     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  2    0.2    3    0.3  
  Upper-middle class  40    4.5    39    4.4  
  Middle class  299    33.4    286    32.0  
  Lower-middle class  242    27.0    238    26.7  
  Lower class or grassroots  237    26.5    246    27.6  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  75    8.4    81    9.1  
  Total  895    100.0    893    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  900       902     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  85    9.4    82    9.2  
  No  785    87.1    783    87.3  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  31    3.4    32    3.6  
  Total  901    100.0    897    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  894       898     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  393    23.0    385    22.6  
  Clerk and service workers  358    20.9    335    19.7  
  Production workers  217    12.7    220    12.9  
  Students  122    7.1    83    4.9  
  Housewives  258    15.1    232    13.6  
  Others  363    21.2    448    26.3  
  Total  1711    100.0    1702    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  84       93