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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  955    44.7    1092    51.1  
  Female  1182    55.3    1045    48.9  
  Total  2137    100.0    2137    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  112    6.1    54    3.0  
  21 - 30  286    15.6    278    15.1  
  31 - 40  386    21.0    344    18.7  
  41 - 50  442    24.0    477    25.9  
  51 - 60  276    15.0    305    16.6  
  61 or above  337    18.3    380    20.7  
  Total  1839    100.0    1839    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  298       298     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  519    25.2    557    27.2  
  Secondary  1019    49.5    1000    48.8  
  Postgraduate or above  522    25.3    494    24.1  
  Total  2060    100.0    2051    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  77       86     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  1190    59.0    1165    58.2  
  Rent?  828    41.0    836    41.8  
  Total  2018    100.0    2001    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  119       136     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  724    35.6    737    36.5  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  364    17.9    356    17.7  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  16    0.8    18    0.9  
  Private housing  848    41.7    827    41.0  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  36    1.8    33    1.6  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  26    1.3    25    1.2  
  Private temporary housing  7    0.3    7    0.3  
  Staff quarters  13    0.6    14    0.7  
  Others  2    0.1    2    0.1  
  Total  2036    100.0    2019    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  101       118     

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)  913       920     

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)  908       916     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  368    18.2    372    18.5  
  Clerk and service workers  418    20.7    403    20.0  
  Production workers  232    11.5    257    12.8  
  Students  141    7.0    90    4.5  
  Housewives  371    18.3    336    16.7  
  Others  494    24.4    551    27.4  
  Total  2024    100.0    2010    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  113       127