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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  563    44.0    654    51.1  
  Female  717    56.0    626    48.9  
  Total  1280    100.0    1280    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  71    6.4    33    3.0  
  21 - 30  175    15.8    167    15.1  
  31 - 40  233    21.1    207    18.7  
  41 - 50  272    24.6    287    25.9  
  51 - 60  176    15.9    184    16.6  
  61 or above  178    16.1    228    20.7  
  Total  1105    100.0    1105    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  175       175     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  296    23.9    326    26.4  
  Secondary  626    50.6    606    49.2  
  Postgraduate or above  314    25.4    300    24.4  
  Total  1236    100.0    1231    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  44       49     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  714    59.2    700    58.5  
  Rent?  492    40.8    496    41.5  
  Total  1206    100.0    1196    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  74       84     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  443    36.3    450    37.1  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  219    17.9    212    17.5  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  13    1.1    14    1.2  
  Private housing  496    40.6    488    40.2  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  23    1.9    21    1.7  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  18    1.5    18    1.5  
  Private temporary housing  4    0.3    5    0.4  
  Staff quarters  6    0.5    6    0.5  
  Total  1222    100.0    1213    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  58       67     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  2    0.2    1    0.1  
  Upper-middle class  56    4.6    58    4.7  
  Middle class  398    32.5    382    31.4  
  Lower-middle class  309    25.2    305    25.0  
  Lower class or grassroots  363    29.7    374    30.7  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  96    7.8    98    8.1  
  Total  1224    100.0    1217    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  56       63     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  124    10.1    121    9.9  
  No  1072    87.2    1070    87.6  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  33    2.7    30    2.5  
  Total  1229    100.0    1221    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  51       59     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  216    17.8    222    18.3  
  Clerk and service workers  256    21.1    243    20.1  
  Production workers  154    12.7    169    14.0  
  Students  94    7.7    59    4.8  
  Housewives  240    19.7    211    17.4  
  Others  256    21.1    307    25.4  
  Total  1216    100.0    1209    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  64       71