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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  547    42.7    654    51.1  
  Female  734    57.3    627    48.9  
  Total  1281    100.0    1281    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  63    5.7    33    3.0  
  21 - 30  178    16.0    168    15.1  
  31 - 40  242    21.7    209    18.7  
  41 - 50  272    24.4    289    25.9  
  51 - 60  191    17.1    185    16.6  
  61 or above  168    15.1    230    20.7  
  Total  1114    100.0    1114    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  167       167     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  275    22.2    305    24.7  
  Secondary  643    52.0    619    50.2  
  Postgraduate or above  318    25.7    309    25.1  
  Total  1236    100.0    1233    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  45       48     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  720    59.7    704    58.4  
  Rent?  486    40.3    500    41.6  
  Total  1206    100.0    1204    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  75       77     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  439    36.0    453    37.3  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  218    17.9    210    17.3  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  13    1.1    14    1.2  
  Private housing  514    42.1    501    41.3  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  22    1.8    20    1.6  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  6    0.5    6    0.5  
  Private temporary housing  2    0.2    3    0.2  
  Staff quarters  6    0.5    6    0.5  
  Total  1220    100.0    1214    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  61       67     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  1    0.1    0    0.0  
  Upper-middle class  56    4.6    58    4.7  
  Middle class  399    32.6    382    31.4  
  Lower-middle class  313    25.6    304    25.0  
  Lower class or grassroots  366    29.9    378    31.0  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  88    7.2    95    7.8  
  Total  1223    100.0    1217    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  58       64     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  119    9.7    113    9.3  
  No  1086    88.3    1085    88.7  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  25    2.0    25    2.1  
  Total  1230    100.0    1224    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  51       57     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  215    17.7    222    18.4  
  Clerk and service workers  270    22.2    249    20.6  
  Production workers  142    11.7    151    12.5  
  Students  83    6.8    56    4.7  
  Housewives  253    20.8    216    17.9  
  Others  252    20.7    313    25.9  
  Total  1215    100.0    1207    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  66       74