Demographic profile of respondentsBack


Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Male  1084    44.6    1242    51.1  
  Female  1347    55.4    1189    48.9  
  Total  2431    100.0    2431    100.0  

Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  18 - 20  106    5.0    62    3.0  
  21 - 30  304    14.4    320    15.1  
  31 - 40  487    23.0    396    18.7  
  41 - 50  523    24.7    549    25.9  
  51 - 60  348    16.5    351    16.6  
  61 or above  347    16.4    437    20.7  
  Total  2115    100.0    2115    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  316       316     

Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Primary or below  581    24.7    630    26.9  
  Secondary  1184    50.3    1138    48.7  
  Postgraduate or above  587    25.0    571    24.4  
  Total  2352    100.0    2339    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  79       92     

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Self-purchased, or  1333    58.4    1322    58.1  
  Rent?  949    41.6    954    41.9  
  Total  2282    100.0    2277    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  149       154     

House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Public housing estate  857    37.1    875    38.1  
  Housing Authority subsidized sale flats  371    16.1    366    15.9  
  Housing Society subsidized sale flats  23    1.0    19    0.8  
  Private housing  965    41.8    942    41.0  
  Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses  38    1.6    39    1.7  
  Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses  24    1.0    26    1.1  
  Private temporary housing  7    0.3    7    0.3  
  Staff quarters  14    0.6    15    0.6  
  Others  9    0.4    11    0.5  
  Total  2308    100.0    2300    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  123       131     

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)  1607       1610     

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)  1603       1607     

Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
    Frequency  Percentage   Frequency  Percentage
  Professionals and semi-professionals  472    20.4    476    20.6  
  Clerk and service workers  466    20.1    436    18.9  
  Production workers  287    12.4    313    13.6  
  Students  132    5.7    99    4.3  
  Housewives  436    18.8    374    16.2  
  Others  525    22.6    608    26.4  
  Total  2318    100.0    2305    100.0  
  Missing case (s)  113       126