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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  934    47.1    1013    51.1  
  Female  1048    52.9    969    48.9  
  Total  1982    100.0    1982    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  81    4.7    51    3.0  
  21 - 30  300    17.4    261    15.1  
  31 - 40  354    20.5    324    18.7  
  41 - 50  437    25.3    449    25.9  
  51 - 60  259    15.0    287    16.6  
  61 or above  298    17.2    357    20.7  
  Total  1729    100.0    1729    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  253       253     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  454    23.5    512    26.5  
  Secondary  986    51.0    955    49.4  
  Postgraduate or above  492    25.5    464    24.0  
  Total  1932    100.0    1931    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  50       51     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  1095    58.0    1089    57.8  
  Rent?  794    42.0    795    42.2  
  Total  1889    100.0    1884    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  93       98     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  721    38.0    724    38.3  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  256    13.5    254    13.5  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  23    1.2    22    1.2  
  Private housing  828    43.6    818    43.3  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  30    1.6    29    1.5  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  18    0.9    19    1.0  
  Public temporary housing  1    0.1    1    0.1  
  Private temporary housing  7    0.4    8    0.4  
  Staff quarters  9    0.5    9    0.5  
  Others  5    0.3    5    0.3  
  Total  1898    100.0    1890    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  84       92     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  2    0.4    2    0.4  
  Upper-middle class  16    3.5    15    3.3  
  Middle class  145    32.1    135    29.8  
  Lower-middle class  108    23.9    104    23.1  
  Lower class or grassroots  142    31.4    150    33.3  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  39    8.6    46    10.1  
  Total  452    100.0    452    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  1530       1530     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  40    8.7    37    8.1  
  No  405    88.4    403    88.2  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  13    2.8    17    3.7  
  Total  458    100.0    456    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  1524       1526     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  391    20.9    382    20.5  
  Clerk and service workers  385    20.6    364    19.5  
  Production workers  238    12.7    250    13.4  
  Students  106    5.7    75    4.0  
  Housewives  342    18.3    322    17.2  
  Others  410    21.9    473    25.3  
  Total  1872    100.0    1866    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  110       116