Demographic profile of respondentsBack


Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Male  847    47.1    920    51.1  
  Female  953    52.9    880    48.9  
  Total  1800    100.0    1800    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  90    5.7    46    3.0  
  21 - 30  280    17.8    238    15.1  
  31 - 40  289    18.3    295    18.7  
  41 - 50  429    27.2    409    25.9  
  51 - 60  237    15.0    262    16.6  
  61 or above  250    15.9    325    20.7  
  Total  1575    100.0    1575    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  225       225     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  376    21.4    417    23.8  
  Secondary  891    50.7    859    49.0  
  Postgraduate or above  492    28.0    476    27.2  
  Total  1759    100.0    1752    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  1046    60.5    1044    60.6  
  Rent?  684    39.5    679    39.4  
  Total  1730    100.0    1722    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  70       78     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  618    35.7    606    35.1  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  287    16.6    279    16.2  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  27    1.6    28    1.6  
  Private housing  730    42.2    741    43.0  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  31    1.8    31    1.8  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  21    1.2    22    1.3  
  Public temporary housing  2    0.1    2    0.1  
  Private temporary housing  4    0.2    3    0.2  
  Staff quarters  8    0.5    9    0.5  
  Others  2    0.1    2    0.1  
  Total  1730    100.0    1724    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  1    0.2    2    0.3  
  Upper-middle class  31    5.7    29    5.4  
  Middle class  181    33.1    178    32.5  
  Lower-middle class  151    27.6    149    27.2  
  Lower class or grassroots  137    25.0    140    25.6  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  46    8.4    49    9.0  
  Total  547    100.0    547    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  1253       1253     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  50    9.1    50    9.1  
  No  487    88.4    485    88.3  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  14    2.5    14    2.6  
  Total  551    100.0    549    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  1249       1251     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  389    22.6    388    22.7  
  Clerk and service workers  366    21.3    347    20.3  
  Production workers  203    11.8    207    12.1  
  Students  120    7.0    79    4.6  
  Housewives  259    15.1    231    13.5  
  Others  381    22.2    457    26.7  
  Total  1718    100.0    1709    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  82       91