Demographic profile of respondentsBack


Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  581    46.6    637    51.1  
  Female  665    53.4    609    48.9  
  Total  1246    100.0    1246    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  51    4.6    32    3.0  
  21 - 30  178    16.2    166    15.1  
  31 - 40  220    20.1    205    18.7  
  41 - 50  283    25.8    285    25.9  
  51 - 60  171    15.6    182    16.6  
  61 or above  194    17.7    227    20.7  
  Total  1097    100.0    1097    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  149       149     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  303    25.0    329    27.2  
  Secondary  592    48.8    577    47.7  
  Postgraduate or above  318    26.2    305    25.2  
  Total  1213    100.0    1211    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  33       35     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  680    57.3    677    57.2  
  Rent?  506    42.7    506    42.8  
  Total  1186    100.0    1183    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  60       63     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  465    38.8    471    39.4  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  155    12.9    153    12.8  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  17    1.4    17    1.5  
  Private housing  510    42.6    503    42.1  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  23    1.9    23    1.9  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  12    1.0    12    1.0  
  Public temporary housing  1    0.1    1    0.1  
  Private temporary housing  5    0.4    6    0.5  
  Staff quarters  7    0.6    7    0.6  
  Others  3    0.3    3    0.2  
  Total  1198    100.0    1195    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  48       51     

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)  794       794     

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)  788       790     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  255    21.6    255    21.7  
  Clerk and service workers  237    20.1    225    19.1  
  Production workers  144    12.2    150    12.8  
  Students  66    5.6    49    4.1  
  Housewives  204    17.3    191    16.3  
  Others  272    23.1    305    25.9  
  Total  1178    100.0    1174    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  68       72