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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  591    45.3    667    51.1  
  Female  714    54.7    638    48.9  
  Total  1305    100.0    1305    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  61    5.4    33    3.0  
  21 - 30  152    13.4    171    15.1  
  31 - 40  274    24.2    212    18.7  
  41 - 50  277    24.5    293    25.9  
  51 - 60  163    14.4    188    16.6  
  61 or above  204    18.0    234    20.7  
  Total  1131    100.0    1131    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  174       174     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  315    25.0    342    27.3  
  Secondary  628    49.8    610    48.6  
  Postgraduate or above  318    25.2    302    24.1  
  Total  1261    100.0    1254    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  44       51     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  685    56.1    672    55.3  
  Rent?  537    43.9    544    44.7  
  Total  1222    100.0    1217    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  83       88     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  457    36.9    470    38.3  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  189    15.3    192    15.6  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  10    0.8    8    0.7  
  Private housing  531    42.9    507    41.3  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  20    1.6    21    1.7  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  15    1.2    14    1.2  
  Private temporary housing  1    0.1    0    0.0  
  Staff quarters  10    0.8    11    0.9  
  Others  4    0.3    5    0.4  
  Total  1237    100.0    1228    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  68       77     

Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Upper class  1    0.1    1    0.1  
  Upper-middle class  29    3.5    27    3.3  
  Middle class  260    31.6    248    30.2  
  Lower-middle class  231    28.0    230    28.0  
  Lower class or grassroots  236    28.6    243    29.6  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  67    8.1    72    8.7  
  Total  824    100.0    821    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  481       484     

Is your family in negative equity?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Yes  85    10.3    84    10.2  
  No  724    87.4    720    87.4  
  Don't know/ Hard to say  19    2.3    20    2.4  
  Total  828    100.0    824    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  477       481     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  259    21.1    258    21.1  
  Clerk and service workers  243    19.8    234    19.2  
  Production workers  145    11.8    159    13.1  
  Students  70    5.7    49    4.0  
  Housewives  223    18.2    195    16.0  
  Others  287    23.4    324    26.6  
  Total  1227    100.0    1219    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  78       86