Demographic profile of respondentsBack


Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  610    46.5    670    51.1  
  Female  702    53.5    642    48.9  
  Total  1312    100.0    1312    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  51    4.4    34    3.0  
  21 - 30  194    16.7    176    15.1  
  31 - 40  244    21.0    218    18.7  
  41 - 50  297    25.6    302    25.9  
  51 - 60  183    15.7    193    16.6  
  61 or above  193    16.6    240    20.7  
  Total  1162    100.0    1162    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  150       150     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  302    23.6    336    26.3  
  Secondary  653    51.1    633    49.5  
  Postgraduate or above  324    25.3    310    24.2  
  Total  1279    100.0    1279    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  33       33     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  727    58.5    721    57.8  
  Rent?  515    41.5    526    42.2  
  Total  1242    100.0    1247    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  70       65     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  478    38.1    494    39.4  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  176    14.0    169    13.5  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  20    1.6    20    1.6  
  Private housing  540    43.1    532    42.4  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  18    1.4    18    1.4  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  9    0.7    8    0.7  
  Public temporary housing  1    0.1    1    0.1  
  Private temporary housing  2    0.2    3    0.2  
  Staff quarters  7    0.6    7    0.5  
  Others  2    0.2    2    0.2  
  Total  1253    100.0    1252    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  59       60     

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)  448       448     

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)  442       444     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  242    19.6    237    19.3  
  Clerk and service workers  268    21.7    249    20.2  
  Production workers  151    12.2    157    12.7  
  Students  69    5.6    53    4.3  
  Housewives  238    19.3    219    17.8  
  Others  266    21.6    314    25.6  
  Total  1234    100.0    1228    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  78       84