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Resident Households by Household Living Arrangement and Highest Qualification Attained of Household Reference Person (Census of Population 2020)

Description

Census of Population 2020 table cross-tabulating Singapore resident households by household living arrangement and the highest qualification attained by the household reference person. Columns run from no qualification and primary through lower secondary, secondary, post-secondary (non-tertiary), polytechnic diploma, professional qualification and other diploma, and university. The living-arrangement rows let users compare, for example, one-person households against nuclear and multi-generation families at each education level. Reference persons attending educational institutions full-time are excluded, while those upgrading through part-time courses are included. Social researchers and policy analysts use it to study education and household structure together. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/17489.

Official description

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Note: Data pertain to households with reference persons who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students and include those who were upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17489

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Rows
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Columns
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Number Total No Qualification Primary Lower Secondary Secondary Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Polytechnic Diploma Professional Qualification and Other Diploma University
Total 1369268.000000 125186.000000 78131.000000 125832.000000 236511.000000 143320.000000 114389.000000 95533.000000 450367.000000
Married Couple-Based Households 882558.000000 62340.000000 47215.000000 81423.000000 145910.000000 94663.000000 82210.000000 57168.000000 311631.000000
Household Reference Person Aged Below 35 Years 75575.000000 217.000000 429.000000 1531.000000 4937.000000 9567.000000 11401.000000 6017.000000 41476.000000
No Children in Household 32940.000000 82.000000 47.000000 385.000000 1321.000000 2480.000000 4592.000000 2535.000000 21498.000000
With Child(ren) in Household 42634.000000 135.000000 382.000000 1146.000000 3616.000000 7087.000000 6809.000000 3482.000000 19978.000000
Household Reference Person Aged 35 - 49 Years 302505.000000 3028.000000 3573.000000 10143.000000 31414.000000 29516.000000 36475.000000 24723.000000 163634.000000
No Children in Household  51190.000000 353.000000 734.000000 1636.000000 5579.000000 4786.000000 6403.000000 4779.000000 26920.000000
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years  196977.000000 1582.000000 1619.000000 5671.000000 17908.000000 18116.000000 23737.000000 15311.000000 113034.000000
With Youngest Child Aged 12 - 15 Years 34439.000000 456.000000 562.000000 1430.000000 4272.000000 3709.000000 4016.000000 2889.000000 17106.000000
With Youngest Child Aged 16 Years and Over 19899.000000 638.000000 658.000000 1406.000000 3655.000000 2905.000000 2319.000000 1745.000000 6574.000000
Household Reference Person Aged 50 - 64 Years 328412.000000 25408.000000 23812.000000 40000.000000 71022.000000 37266.000000 27031.000000 18117.000000 85756.000000
No Children in Household   54885.000000 5326.000000 4148.000000 7556.000000 11331.000000 5871.000000 3718.000000 3517.000000 13418.000000
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years   28234.000000 1624.000000 1358.000000 2805.000000 5040.000000 3116.000000 2390.000000 1770.000000 10130.000000
With Youngest Child Aged 12 - 15 Years  34001.000000 1736.000000 1392.000000 2935.000000 5768.000000 3742.000000 3337.000000 1929.000000 13161.000000
With Youngest Child Aged 16 Years and Over  211292.000000 16723.000000 16913.000000 26704.000000 48883.000000 24537.000000 17586.000000 10900.000000 49046.000000
Household Reference Person Aged 65 Years and Over 176066.000000 33686.000000 19401.000000 29750.000000 38537.000000 18313.000000 7303.000000 8312.000000 20764.000000
No Children in Household    89040.000000 19438.000000 9727.000000 14828.000000 19204.000000 8722.000000 3208.000000 3829.000000 10085.000000
With Child(ren) in Household 87026.000000 14249.000000 9674.000000 14921.000000 19333.000000 9591.000000 4095.000000 4483.000000 10680.000000
Other Households with Family Nucleus 187017.000000 18449.000000 12031.000000 17143.000000 39163.000000 21440.000000 14770.000000 16497.000000 47524.000000
Households without Family Nucleus 299693.000000 44397.000000 18885.000000 27265.000000 51438.000000 27218.000000 17410.000000 21868.000000 91212.000000

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Number Text No
Total Numeric No
No Qualification Numeric No
Primary Numeric No
Lower Secondary Numeric No
Secondary Numeric No
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Numeric No
Polytechnic Diploma Numeric No
Professional Qualification and Other Diploma Numeric No
University Numeric No