Demographic profile of respondentsBack


Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  581    44.8    663    51.1  
  Female  716    55.2    634    48.9  
  Total  1297    100.0    1297    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  59    5.3    33    3.0  
  21 - 30  159    14.3    168    15.1  
  31 - 40  238    21.4    209    18.7  
  41 - 50  271    24.3    289    25.9  
  51 - 60  160    14.4    185    16.6  
  61 or above  227    20.4    230    20.7  
  Total  1114    100.0    1114    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  183       183     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  333    26.6    344    27.7  
  Secondary  611    48.9    607    48.8  
  Postgraduate or above  306    24.5    293    23.6  
  Total  1250    100.0    1245    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  47       52     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  697    57.3    684    56.5  
  Rent?  520    42.7    526    43.5  
  Total  1217    100.0    1210    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  80       87     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  441    35.9    449    36.8  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  204    16.6    205    16.8  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  7    0.6    7    0.6  
  Private housing  523    42.6    506    41.5  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  20    1.6    19    1.6  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  15    1.2    15    1.2  
  Private temporary housing  3    0.2    2    0.2  
  Staff quarters  11    0.9    12    1.0  
  Others  4    0.3    5    0.4  
  Total  1228    100.0    1219    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  69       78     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper-middle class  13    3.1    11    2.6  
  Middle class  129    31.2    127    30.9  
  Lower-middle class  117    28.3    115    27.9  
  Lower class or grassroots  120    29.1    124    30.1  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  34    8.2    35    8.5  
  Total  413    100.0    412    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  884       885     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  42    10.1    41    9.9  
  No  362    87.2    361    87.5  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  11    2.7    11    2.7  
  Total  415    100.0    413    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  882       884     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  230    18.8    233    19.2  
  Clerk and service workers  237    19.4    235    19.4  
  Production workers  131    10.7    148    12.2  
  Students  66    5.4    46    3.8  
  Housewives  223    18.3    199    16.4  
  Others  334    27.4    352    29.0  
  Total  1221    100.0    1213    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  76       84