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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  561    43.9    653    51.1  
  Female  717    56.1    625    48.9  
  Total  1278    100.0    1278    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  60    5.5    32    3.0  
  21 - 30  178    16.3    165    15.1  
  31 - 40  219    20.0    205    18.7  
  41 - 50  259    23.7    284    25.9  
  51 - 60  164    15.0    182    16.6  
  61 or above  214    19.6    226    20.7  
  Total  1094    100.0    1094    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  184       184     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  323    26.2    333    27.0  
  Secondary  610    49.4    611    49.5  
  Postgraduate or above  302    24.5    290    23.5  
  Total  1235    100.0    1234    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  43       44     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  723    59.9    712    59.4  
  Rent?  484    40.1    486    40.6  
  Total  1207    100.0    1198    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  71       80     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  426    34.9    428    35.2  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  225    18.4    216    17.8  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  8    0.7    9    0.8  
  Private housing  505    41.3    505    41.6  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  26    2.1    23    1.9  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  18    1.5    17    1.4  
  Private temporary housing  5    0.4    6    0.5  
  Staff quarters  8    0.7    9    0.7  
  Others  1    0.1    1    0.1  
  Total  1222    100.0    1214    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  56       64     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  2    0.2    1    0.2  
  Upper-middle class  36    4.4    38    4.7  
  Middle class  283    34.7    273    33.5  
  Lower-middle class  197    24.1    195    24.0  
  Lower class or grassroots  231    28.3    237    29.2  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  67    8.2    69    8.4  
  Total  816    100.0    814    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  462       464     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  86    10.4    83    10.1  
  No  713    86.6    715    87.2  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  24    2.9    22    2.7  
  Total  823    100.0    820    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  455       458     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  202    16.6    207    17.1  
  Clerk and service workers  235    19.3    232    19.1  
  Production workers  152    12.5    175    14.4  
  Students  80    6.6    54    4.5  
  Housewives  236    19.4    211    17.4  
  Others  310    25.5    332    27.4  
  Total  1215    100.0    1211    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  63       67