Married Couples in Resident Households by Highest Qualification Attained of Husband and Wife (General Household Survey 2015)
Description
Cross-tabulation of married couples in Singapore resident households by the highest qualification attained of husband and wife, from the General Household Survey 2015 published by the Singapore Department of Statistics. Figures are in thousands, with wife's qualification down the rows and husband's qualification across columns spanning no qualification, primary, lower secondary, secondary, post-secondary (non-tertiary), polytechnic, professional qualification and other diploma, university, and students. Sociologists and family-policy researchers use the table to study educational assortative mating in Singapore. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8306.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8306
- Last updated
- Rows
- 10
- Columns
- 11
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | Total | (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) No Qualification | (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Primary | (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Lower Secondary | (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Secondary | (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Polytechnic | (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Professional Qualification And Other Diploma | (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) University | (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 939.000000 | 89.200000 | 68.800000 | 91.400000 | 171.100000 | 76.600000 | 282.400000 | 0.700000 | ||
| No Qualification | 112.900000 | 56.800000 | 15.400000 | 17.600000 | 12.900000 | 1.100000 | 1.000000 | 0.000000 | ||
| Primary | 74.300000 | 8.100000 | 23.300000 | 13.400000 | 19.000000 | 2.000000 | 1.000000 | 0.000000 | ||
| Lower Secondary | 82.100000 | 10.200000 | 8.100000 | 23.600000 | 18.900000 | 4.400000 | 3.600000 | 0.100000 | ||
| Secondary | 215.200000 | 10.100000 | 15.400000 | 23.400000 | 76.700000 | 18.500000 | 22.900000 | 0.000000 | ||
| Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | 79.400000 | 2.300000 | 4.000000 | 7.100000 | 16.100000 | 9.400000 | 16.600000 | 0.000000 | ||
| Polytechnic | 48.500000 | 0.300000 | 0.600000 | 1.600000 | 5.800000 | 13.100000 | 17.900000 | 0.000000 | ||
| Professional Qualification And Other Diploma | 81.600000 | 1.100000 | 1.400000 | 3.200000 | 12.700000 | 10.700000 | 28.000000 | 0.100000 | ||
| University | 243.900000 | 0.400000 | 0.600000 | 1.400000 | 8.900000 | 17.300000 | 190.600000 | 0.400000 | ||
| Students | 1.100000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0.100000 | 0.000000 | 0.800000 | 0.100000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) No Qualification | Numeric | No |
| (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Primary | Numeric | No |
| (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Lower Secondary | Numeric | No |
| (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Secondary | Numeric | No |
| (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) | Numeric | No |
| (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Polytechnic | Numeric | No |
| (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Professional Qualification And Other Diploma | Numeric | No |
| (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) University | Numeric | No |
| (Highest Qualification Attained Of Husband) Students | Numeric | No |