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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  594    46.2    657    51.1  
  Female  691    53.8    628    48.9  
  Total  1285    100.0    1285    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  66    6.0    33    3.0  
  21 - 30  168    15.2    167    15.1  
  31 - 40  229    20.7    207    18.7  
  41 - 50  262    23.7    287    25.9  
  51 - 60  150    13.6    184    16.6  
  61 or above  231    20.9    228    20.7  
  Total  1106    100.0    1106    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  179       179     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  334    26.9    350    28.3  
  Secondary  604    48.6    601    48.6  
  Postgraduate or above  305    24.5    286    23.1  
  Total  1243    100.0    1238    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  42       47     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  720    59.2    710    58.9  
  Rent?  497    40.8    496    41.1  
  Total  1217    100.0    1206    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  68       79     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  423    34.6    427    35.2  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  223    18.2    220    18.2  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  7    0.6    7    0.6  
  Private housing  519    42.4    509    42.0  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  17    1.4    15    1.3  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  20    1.6    19    1.5  
  Private temporary housing  5    0.4    4    0.4  
  Staff quarters  8    0.7    8    0.7  
  Others  2    0.2    2    0.2  
  Total  1224    100.0    1213    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  61       72     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  1    0.2    1    0.2  
  Upper-middle class  17    4.1    16    4.0  
  Middle class  140    33.9    139    33.8  
  Lower-middle class  99    24.0    98    23.8  
  Lower class or grassroots  114    27.6    117    28.4  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  42    10.2    41    9.9  
  Total  413    100.0    413    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  872       872     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  47    11.4    48    11.7  
  No  348    84.7    347    84.8  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  16    3.9    14    3.5  
  Total  411    100.0    409    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  874       876     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  219    18.0    218    18.1  
  Clerk and service workers  241    19.8    240    19.9  
  Production workers  136    11.2    152    12.6  
  Students  79    6.5    51    4.2  
  Housewives  209    17.2    198    16.4  
  Others  331    27.2    346    28.7  
  Total  1215    100.0    1206    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  70       79