| Survey | Survey | Singapore resident population a,b |
---|---|---|---|
 | N (%) | Weighted % | % |
1647 | - | 3.7 million | |
Age (years) c | 40 (30–51) | 43 (31–54) | 37.4 |
Sex | |||
 Male | 817 (49.6) | 50.0 | 49.3 |
 Female | 830 (50.4) | 50.0 | 50.7 |
Ethnicity | |||
 Chinese | 673 (40.9) | 74.8 | 74.1 |
 Malay | 501 (30.4) | 14.5 | 13.4 |
 Indian | 473 (28.7) | 10.7 | 9.2 |
 Others | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 3.3 |
Marital status d | |||
 Never married | 416 (25.3) | 24.7 | 32.2 |
 Married | 1130 (68.7) | 69.0 | 59.4 |
 Widowed/divorced/separated | 98 (6.0) | 6.3 | 8.4 |
Education d | |||
 Primary education or less | 277 (16.9) | 16.4 | 22.2 |
 Secondary | 591 (36.0) | 29.9 | 29.1 |
 Junior college or diploma | 353 (21.4) | 19.7 | 20.1 |
 Degree or professional qualifications | 422 (25.7) | 34.0 | 28.6 |
Employment d | |||
 Employed | 1184 (72.0) | 73.1 | - |
 Student | 89 (5.4) | 4.7 | - |
 National service | 28 (1.7) | 1.4 | - |
 Homemaker/housewife | 250 (15.2) | 12.4 | - |
 Retired/employed | 93 (5.7) | 8.4 | - |
Monthly household income | |||
  < $2000 | 386 (23.4) | 18.3 | 22.4 |
 $2000 - $3999 | 489 (29.7) | 26.3 | 18.6 |
 $4000 - $5999 | 295 (17.9) | 16.8 | 16.4 |
 $6000 and above | 311 (18.9) | 25.8 | 42.8 |
 Refused/Don’t know | 166 (10.1) | 12.8 | 0.0 |