Married Couples in Resident Households by Occupation of Husband and Wife (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 11 records. Fields include Thousands, Total, (Occupation Of Husband) Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers, (Occupation Of Husband) Professionals (12 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-03.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 table of married couples in Singapore resident households by occupation of husband and wife (thousands). Husband occupation columns span legislators and managers through cleaners, others, and not working. Labour and gender researchers study occupational pairing within marriages. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/9140.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 21/04/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/9140
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Data
| Thousands | Total | (Occupation Of Husband) Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | (Occupation Of Husband) Professionals | (Occupation Of Husband) Associate Professionals & Technicians | (Occupation Of Husband) Clerical Support Workers | (Occupation Of Husband) Service & Sales Workers | (Occupation Of Husband) Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | (Occupation Of Husband) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | (Occupation Of Husband) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | (Occupation Of Husband) Others1/ | (Occupation Of Husband) Not Working |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 939.000000 | 191.000000 | 142.800000 | 136.200000 | 31.9 | 65.8 | 53.2 | 96.3 | 39.6 | 9.4 | 172.9 |
| Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | 81.700000 | 42.600000 | 17.600000 | 7.900000 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| Professionals | 102.500000 | 28.400000 | 41.000000 | 15.800000 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| Associate Professionals & Technicians | 107.200000 | 24.200000 | 23.200000 | 27.700000 | 3.8 | 6 | 3.9 | 7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 8.1 |
| Clerical Support Workers | 116.600000 | 24.500000 | 11.100000 | 25.600000 | 8 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| Service & Sales Workers | 76.100000 | 8.400000 | 3.900000 | 11.700000 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 7.6 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | 6.100000 | 0.700000 | 0.200000 | 0.800000 | na | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | na | 0.8 |
| Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | 13.000000 | 0.900000 | 0.400000 | 1.800000 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | 58.200000 | 2.000000 | 0.700000 | 4.500000 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 13.2 |
| Others1/ | 0.700000 | 0.100000 | 0.100000 | 0.200000 | na | na | na | na | na | 0.2 | na |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Professionals | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Associate Professionals & Technicians | Numeric | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Clerical Support Workers | Text | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Service & Sales Workers | Text | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | Text | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | Text | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | Text | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Others1/ | Text | No |
| (Occupation Of Husband) Not Working | Text | No |