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Yestereyears VS Sg today the difference (Family size (Today (family size…
Yestereyears VS Sg today
the difference
Family size
Yesteryears
couples more inclined to have more children as they favoured a gender more than the other
Today
family size decrease due to lower birth rate from the effect of stop at 2 campaign
generations living together is no longer common
reference
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-total-fertility-rate-new-low-1-16-10002558
Household family structure
today
nuclear families decrease
2000-2014
56% to 49%
11% increase in the number of childless households
reference
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/changing-trends-in-family-structures-present-challenges-tan-chua-8262524
Birth rate
yesteryears
increased birth rate from 1950-mid 1960
echo effect continued in late 1980s-1990s
baby boom effect
reference
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-total-fertility-rate-new-low-1-16-10002558
today
dip in number of babies born
600 less in 2016 compared to 2015
pulled the total fertility rate to 1.20, drastically below the expected 2.1 rate
reference
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-total-fertility-rate-dipped-to-120-in-2016
Marriage & Divorce
Yesteryears
Marriage
couples were easily agreeable to marry
Today
Marriage
The rate of marriage decreased over the decade.
1.2% lower rate of marriage in 2016 as compared to 2015
couples also chose to marry at a later age
Divorce
age group for divorce increased from 39.6 years to 42.8 years for men, and 35.7 years to 38.5 years for women. Civil divorce were more prominent with the reasons of undesired behaviour and lying
Family Income
Today
in a decade, income inequality was the lowest in 2017
income increased in 2017
income gap increasing recently
Reference
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-s-household-income-grew-in-2017-income-inequality-9939710
Educational level
today
due to higher cost of living, singaporeans are more inclined to study to garner higher paying jobs
yesteryears
jobs were easy to find hence there was no competition in studying harder
Time Spent
today
time is spent different
time is spent digitally which means connectivity is faster but physical contact may be compromised
technology takeover
reference
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-total-fertility-rate-new-low-1-16-10002558
Transitional & inter ethnic
inter ethic marriages increased over the decade from 7.6% to 21.5%
this was prominent in muslim marriages as compared to civil ones
Reference
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/marriages-in-singapore-see-slight-dip-while-divorces-edge-up
Reference for Marriage & Divorce
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/marriages-in-singapore-see-slight-dip-while-divorces-edge-up