Demographic profile of respondentsBack


Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Male  523    47.6    561    51.1  
  Female  576    52.4    538    48.9  
  Total  1099    100.0    1099    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  49    5.1    29    3.0  
  21 - 30  166    17.2    146    15.1  
  31 - 40  188    19.5    181    18.7  
  41 - 50  270    28.0    251    25.9  
  51 - 60  146    15.1    160    16.6  
  61 or above  147    15.2    200    20.7  
  Total  966    100.0    966    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  133       133     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  235    21.8    259    24.2  
  Secondary  559    51.9    537    50.2  
  Postgraduate or above  283    26.3    274    25.6  
  Total  1077    100.0    1071    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  22       28     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  631    60.0    625    59.8  
  Rent?  421    40.0    420    40.2  
  Total  1052    100.0    1045    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  47       54     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  386    36.6    382    36.5  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  161    15.3    153    14.6  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  19    1.8    18    1.7  
  Private housing  447    42.4    451    43.1  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  17    1.6    17    1.6  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  14    1.3    17    1.6  
  Public temporary housing  2    0.2    2    0.2  
  Private temporary housing  4    0.4    3    0.3  
  Staff quarters  3    0.3    4    0.3  
  Others  1    0.1    1    0.1  
  Total  1054    100.0    1049    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  45       50     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Upper-middle class  21    5.9    19    5.5  
  Middle class  116    32.7    117    32.9  
  Lower-middle class  88    24.8    84    23.7  
  Lower class or grassroots  97    27.3    99    27.8  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  33    9.3    36    10.1  
  Total  355    100.0    354    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  744       745     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  29    8.2    28    8.0  
  No  315    88.7    312    88.5  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  11    3.1    12    3.5  
  Total  355    100.0    352    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  744       747     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
   Frequency  Percentage  Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  231    22.1    226    21.8  
  Clerk and service workers  212    20.2    201    19.3  
  Production workers  140    13.4    141    13.5  
  Students  75    7.2    54    5.2  
  Housewives  170    16.2    149    14.3  
  Others  219    20.9    269    25.9  
  Total  1047    100.0    1040    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  52       59