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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  941    46.1    1042    51.1  
  Female  1099    53.9    998    48.9  
  Total  2040    100.0    2040    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  81    4.5    53    3.0  
  21 - 30  300    16.8    270    15.1  
  31 - 40  365    20.4    334    18.7  
  41 - 50  458    25.7    463    25.9  
  51 - 60  276    15.5    297    16.6  
  61 or above  305    17.1    369    20.7  
  Total  1785    100.0    1785    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  255       255     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  470    23.7    521    26.2  
  Secondary  1012    50.9    982    49.4  
  Postgraduate or above  505    25.4    483    24.3  
  Total  1987    100.0    1986    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  53       54     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  1132    58.3    1126    58.1  
  Rent?  809    41.7    813    41.9  
  Total  1941    100.0    1939    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  99       101     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  736    37.7    743    38.2  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  283    14.5    279    14.3  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  24    1.2    24    1.2  
  Private housing  847    43.4    837    43.0  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  28    1.4    28    1.4  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  15    0.8    15    0.8  
  Public temporary housing  1    0.1    1    0.1  
  Private temporary housing  6    0.3    7    0.4  
  Staff quarters  9    0.5    8    0.4  
  Others  4    0.2    4    0.2  
  Total  1953    100.0    1946    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  87       94     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  2    0.2    2    0.2  
  Upper-middle class  33    3.8    31    3.6  
  Middle class  286    33.1    274    31.7  
  Lower-middle class  211    24.4    202    23.4  
  Lower class or grassroots  259    30.0    271    31.4  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  73    8.4    83    9.6  
  Total  864    100.0    864    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  1176       1176     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  82    9.4    77    8.9  
  No  767    88.2    765    88.2  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  21    2.4    26    3.0  
  Total  870    100.0    868    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  1170       1172     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  387    20.1    383    20.0  
  Clerk and service workers  406    21.1    382    19.9  
  Production workers  239    12.4    248    12.9  
  Students  105    5.4    77    4.0  
  Housewives  362    18.8    331    17.2  
  Others  429    22.3    499    26.0  
  Total  1928    100.0    1920    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  112       120