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Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  1029    44.5    1181    51.1  
  Female  1283    55.5    1131    48.9  
  Total  2312    100.0    2312    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  112    5.6    59    3.0  
  21 - 30  276    13.7    305    15.1  
  31 - 40  474    23.5    377    18.7  
  41 - 50  506    25.1    523    25.9  
  51 - 60  312    15.5    335    16.6  
  61 or above  335    16.6    416    20.7  
  Total  2015    100.0    2015    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  297       297     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  546    24.4    596    26.8  
  Secondary  1130    50.6    1089    49.0  
  Postgraduate or above  559    25.0    535    24.1  
  Total  2235    100.0    2219    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  77       93     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  1267    58.3    1249    57.8  
  Rent?  905    41.7    914    42.2  
  Total  2172    100.0    2163    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  140       149     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  798    36.4    821    37.7  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  333    15.2    328    15.1  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  21    1.0    18    0.8  
  Private housing  954    43.5    923    42.4  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  34    1.6    34    1.6  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  26    1.2    26    1.2  
  Private temporary housing  5    0.2    4    0.2  
  Staff quarters  13    0.6    13    0.6  
  Others  7    0.3    9    0.4  
  Total  2191    100.0    2177    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  121       135     

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)  1488       1491     

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)  1484       1488     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  450    20.5    451    20.7  
  Clerk and service workers  443    20.2    415    19.1  
  Production workers  266    12.1    289    13.3  
  Students  131    6.0    94    4.3  
  Housewives  407    18.6    351    16.1  
  Others  497    22.7    577    26.5  
  Total  2194    100.0    2177    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  118       135