Youth Statistics in Brief 2011.pdf

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2008 2009 2010

Total Population1(000) 4,839.4 4,987.6 5,076.7

Resident Population (000) 3,642.7 3,733.9 3,771.7

Resident Youth Population2(000) 1,041.2 1,076.1 1,082.3

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Total population comprises Singapore residents and non-residents.2 Resident youth population comprises Singapore citizens and permanent residents aged15-34 years.Source: Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2009, 2010 and 2011, Singapore Department

of Statistics.

POPULATION

Resident youth population by age group, gender, ethnicity and

religion (%)

Age Group 2008 2009 201015-19 25.2 24.4 24.4

20-24 21.6 22.5 22.8

25-29 25.3 25.5 25.2

30-34 27.8 27.6 27.6

Gender 2008 2009 2010

Males 49.3 49.2 49.2

Females 50.7 50.8 50.8

Ethnicity 2008 2009 2010

Chinese 72.8 71.8 71.5Malay 14.7 14.6 14.8

Indian 9.7 10.2 10.2

Others 2.9 3.4 3.5

2008 2009 2010

Mean Years of Schooling1 12.5 12.6 12.9

SELECTED EDUCATION INDICATORS

1 Data refers to resident non-students aged 15-29 years.Source: Key Indicators on Youths, Singapore Department of Statistics.

% of P1 cohort1

who sat for 2008 2009 2010PSLE and passed 97.9 98.2 98.1

GCE N or O Level Examinations 87.1 88.2 88.4

and had at least 5 N level passes

or 3 O level passes

GCE A Level Examinations and 25.5 25.3 25.5

had at least 3 H2 passes

(with a pass in GP or KI)

15-24 25-34

Religion 2000 2010 2000 2010

Buddhism 38.9 27.1 40.2 30.6

Christianity 12.8 17.7 15.8 18.4

Hinduism 3.5 4.2 4.6 7.4

Islam 18.6 21.7 15.1 14.5

No Religion 17.3 21.0 18.1 19.9

Other Religions 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6

Taoism 8.4 7.7 5.6 8.7

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Age-specific resident labour force participation rates by gender

(as at June) (%)

% of P1 cohort admitted into2 2008 2009 2010

Institute of Technical Education 21.0 21.2 21.0

Polytechnics3 42.9 42.9 43.4

Junior Colleges / Centralised 28.0 27.7 27.7

Institutes

Universities (NUS, NTU, SMU) 24.8 25.4 26.0

Age Group 2008 2009 2010

15-19 12.8 11.8 15.4

20-24 66.5 63.5 65.8

25-29 88.7 89.3 89.4

30-34 88.6 88.3 89.0

SELECTED LABOUR FORCE INDICATORS

1 Refers to the economically active population, aged 15 years and over, as a percentageof the total population in the specific age group as at June of the respective years.Source: Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2011, Singapore Department of Statistics.

1 The P1 cohorts represented in each year are different across the indicators, as differentcohorts reach the target levels in each year.2 Students who enrol in one type of institution may later progress to another.3 Figures include full-time diploma students from LASALLE College of the Arts andNanyang Academy of Fine Arts.Source: Education Statistics Digest 2011, Ministry of Education.

Age-specific resident labour force participation rates1(as at June) (%)

Employed residents (aged 15-39 years) by industry and occupation

as at June of the year (%)

Industry 2008 2009 2010

Manufacturing 16.3 14.7 13.7

Construction 3.6 4.2 3.8

Wholesale & Retail Trade 13.2 12.8 12.5

Transportation & Storage 6.9 6.6 7.2#Accommodation & Food Services 4.5 5.0 4.8

Information & Communications 6.6 7.3 7.3

Financial & Insurance Services 9.3 8.8 8.8#Real Estate Services 2.2 2.3 1.9#Professional Services 7.5 7.5 7.0

Administrative & Support Services 3.4 3.4 3.4

Public Administration & Education 17.4 17.9 19.0

Health & Social Services 4.4 4.5 4.7

Other Community, Social & Personal 3.8 4.1 4.2

Services

Others1 0.9 0.9 1.6

Males Females

Age Group 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010

15-19 13.9 13.0 17.5 11.6 10.4 13.1

20-24 66.1 65.2 66.2 67.0 61.8 65.3

25-29 93.3 93.3 93.3 84.5 85.5 85.7

30-34 98.1 97.7 97.7 80.5 79.9 81.3

1 Include Agriculture, Fishing, Mining & Quarrying, Utilities and Activities Not AdequatelyDefined.#Note: Data across the various years may not be strictly comparable due to revisions inthe industrial classification.Source: Singapore Yearbook of Manpower Statistics 2009, 2010 and 2011, Manpower

Research and Statistics Department, Ministry of Manpower.

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Occupation 2008 2009 2010

Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers 12.4 12.1 13.6

Professionals 22.2 23.3 22.3

Technicians & Associate Professionals 25.9 26.3 24.2

Clerical Workers 14.6 13.2 13.5

Service Workers, Shop & Market 10.1 10.3 11.7

Sales Workers

Production Craftsmen & Related Workers 2.4 2.3 2.3

Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers 3.2 3.5 3.0

Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers 2.3 2.2 2.2Others1 6.9 6.8 7.1

1 Include Agricultural & Fishery Workers Not Classifiable by Occupation.Source: Economic Survey of Singapore 2008, 2009 and 2010, Ministry of Trade andIndustry.

Annual Average Resident 2008 2009 2010

Unemployment Rate1(%)

Overall 3.2 4.3 3.1

15-29 5.2 6.7 5.5

30-39 2.6 3.6 2.3

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Resident unemployed persons comprise Singapore citizens and permanent residentswho were without work during the survey reference period but were available for workand were actively looking for a job.Source: Singapore Yearbook of Manpower Statistics 2011, Manpower Research and

Statistics Department, Ministry of Manpower.

Males by Age Group 2008 2009 2010

15-19 0.9 0.8 0.7

20-24 14.4 12.7 11.7

25-29 83.0 79.5 71.8

30-34 111.8 112.1 102.7

Females by Age Group 2008 2009 2010

15-19 3.1 2.6 2.8

20-24 30.9 26.9 22.6

25-29 114.5 108.5 99.0

30-34 79.8 88.2 81.0

2008 2009 2010

Grooms 29.8 29.8 30.0

Brides 27.3 27.5 27.7


20-24 33.4 29.1 27.2

25-29 19.8 18.1 16.6

30-34 16.2 15.4 14.8

MARRIAGES, DIVORCES AND FERTILITY

Age-specific marriage rates1

(per 1,000 unmarried resident males)

Median age at first marriage2

(per 1,000 married resident males)

(per 1,000 unmarried resident females)

Age-specific divorce rates

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Age Group 2008 2009 2010

15-19 6.1 5.0 4.8

20-24 29.1 25.4 23.3

25-29 78.9 74.2 68.1

30-34 94.6 90.1 86.0

2008 2009 2010

Total Fertility Rate 1.28 1.22 1.15

1 Refers to the number of marriages registered within a specific age group during theyear, out of every thousand unmarried population in the same group.2 Refers to marriages in which neither party had previously been married.3

Age-specific and total fertility rates were computed based on resident live-births per1,000 females and per female respectively.

Source: Yearbook of Statistics Singapore 2011 and Population Trends 2011, SingaporeDepartment of Statistics.

Females by Age Group 2008 2009 2010

20-24 28.9 23.8 24.9

25-29 17.2 15.5 15.4

30-34 14.2 13.4 13.0

(per 1,000 married resident females)

Age-specific and total fertility rates3

(per 1,000 resident females)

(per resident female)

Resident ever-married females by age group and number of children

born (%)

Source: Population Trends 2010 and 2011, Singapore Department of Statistics.

2008 2009 2010

Youth Arrests 4,240 4,271 4,174

JUVENILES AND YOUTH-AT-RISK

1 Refers to persons aged 7-19 years.Source: Singapore Police Force Annual 2009 and Crime Situation 2010, Singapore Police

Force.

Proportion single among resident population by gender and age

group (%)

Number of youths1

arrested

15-29 30-39

No. of Children 2000 2009 2010 2000 2009 2010

None 47.3 44.6 43.9 14.1 20.2 20.1

1 30.7 35.8 34.9 23.6 29.3 29.4

2 17.1 15.8 16.8 39.1 36.0 36.2

3 4.1 2.9 3.5 18.1 11.3 11.2

4 & Over 0.9 1.0 0.8 4.9 3.3 3.2

Males Females

Age Group 2000 2009 2010 2000 2009 2010

25-29 64.2 75.5 74.6 40.2 53.0 54.0

30-34 30.7 35.8 37.1 19.5 23.8 25.1

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Age distribution of STIs incidence rates

(Incidence rate per 100,000 population1)

SELECTED HEALTH INDICATORS

1 Rates are based on estimated mid-year population of the respective years.Source: Communicable Diseases Surveillance in Singapore 2005, 2007 and 2009,

Ministry of Health.

2007 2008Frequent Participation: 3 times a week to daily 37.6 29.2

Regular Participation: 1 to 2 times a week 54.6 64.8

Irregular Participation: 1 time every two weeks 7.7 6.0

or occasionally

SPORTS PARTICIPATION

Age group 2005 2010

15-19 32 20

20-24 16 12

25-29 11 6

30-342 N.A. 6

PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERISM

1 The 2005 statistics reported were based on 9 social groups while the 2010 statistics

reported were based on a total of 10 social groups, which included online groups.2 The 30-34 age group was added in the 2010 survey.Source: National Youth Survey 2005 and 2010, National Youth Council.

Age Group 2006 2008 2010

15-24 28.0 23.0 36.0

25-34 11.0 13.0 21.0

Source: Individual Giving Survey 2010, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre.

Involvement in at least one social group by age group (%)1

Age group 2005 2010

15-19 72 72

20-24 46 59

25-29 36 44

30-342 N.A. 40

Involvement in leadership positions by age group (%)1

National volunteerism rate (%)


15-19 164.5 184.4 134.6

20-24 616.1 493.8 412.5

25-29 695.1 591.7 439.4

30-34 671.8 573.9 468.5

Females by Age Group 2005 2007 200915-19 318.9 340.4 287.5

20-24 562.2 583.1 639.8

25-29 382.6 417.9 405.5

30-34 227.8 259.1 247.5

Frequency of sports participation by youth (aged 13-19) (%)

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VALUES AND ATTITUDES

Jogging/Running 40.4

Soccer 28.1Badminton 27.3

Basketball 27.3

Swimming 23.2

Jogging/Running 39.1

Brisk Walking 26.6

Swimming 18.2

Gym Workout 13.3

Cycling 12.3

Source: 2008 Sports Index Survey, Singapore Sports Council.

2007 2008

Frequent Participation: 3 times a week to daily 43.5 42.4

Regular Participation: 1 to 2 times a week 43.7 47.2

Irregular Participation: 1 time every two weeks 12.9 10.3

or occasionally

Frequency of sports participation by youth (aged 20+) (%)

Top 5 popular sports among youth (aged 13-19) (%)

Top 5 popular sports among adults (20 yrs & above) (%)

Attitudes towards marriage and divorce (%)

Youth attitudes towards social integration (%)2

2002 2005 2010

Youth Views on Marriage 15-29 15-29 15-29 15-341

One should marry 40 40 45 48

It is better to marry 32 32 36 35

It is not necessary to marry 23 25 18 16

It is better not to marry 1 1 1 1

2002 2005 2010

Youth Views on Divorce 15-29 15-29 15-29 15-341

Should not divorce 30 30 34 36

Better not to divorce if there 24 29 29 27

are children

Divorce regardless of children 23 23 28 28

Should divorce if there is no 16 15 9 9

mutual love

2005 2010

15-29 15-29 15-341

Comfortable working together with 90 93 93

someone of a different RACE

Comfortable having someone of 90 93 92

a different RACE as a neighbour

Comfortable having someone of a 85 84 84

different NATIONALITY as a neighbour

Comfortable working together with 86 83 84

someone of a different NATIONALITY

Should encourage people of other 70 66 69NATIONALITIES to come to work or

study in Singapore

Singapore should encourage people of 63 63 66

other NATIONALITIES who are

professionals or skilled workers to

become Singapore citizens

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1 Percentage who indicated that they agree or strongly agree with the item.Source: National Youth Survey 2010, National Youth Council.

WELLBEING OF YOUTH

1 The 30-34 age group was added in the 2010 survey.2 Percentage who indicated that they agree or strongly agree with the item.3 Percentage who indicated that the item was very important or somewhat important.4 New life goals included in the 2005 survey.5 New life goals included in the 2010 survey.Source: National Youth Survey 2002, 2005 and 2010, National Youth Council.

Life goals of youth (%)3

Views on family support by youth and caregivers in 2010 (%)1

Views on family challenge by youth and caregivers in 2010 (%)1

2002 2005 2010

15-29 15-29 15-29 15-341

Acquire new skills and knowledge 91 96 95 94

Get married 74 80 88 88

Earn lots of money 77 86 87 86

Have children 72 77 85 86

Start own business 57 63 64 62

Actively involved in sports 45 59 59 55

Discover, design or invent 47 48 53 52

something new

Actively involved in the arts 27 35 39 35

Be famous 25 28 29 27

Maintain strong family relationships4 N.A. 98 96 96

Live a good personal religious life4 N.A. 63 71 72

Actively involved in local volunteer N.A. 45 43 42

work4

Actively involved in overseas N.A. 31 29 27

volunteer work4

Have a successful career5 N.A. N.A. 96 95

Migrate to another country5 N.A. N.A. 25 24

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Youth Caregivers of youths

15-34 15-19 aged 15-19

Be loved and accepted no matter 93 93 96

what happens

Feel appreciated for who I am 92 92 93

Willing to help each other out 91 91 93

when something needs to be doneEnjoy having dinner together and 87 88 91

talking

Get special attention and help from 82 86 90

family when faced with problems

Compromise when schedules conflict 80 80 85

Youth Caregivers of youths

15-34 15-19 aged 15-19

Individual accomplishments are 87 87 94

noticed

Given the responsibility to make 87 82 81

important decisions affecting my life

Expected to use my time wisely 86 87 88

Expected to do my best 83 89 92

Try to make other family members 83 85 85

proud

Encouraged to get involved in 63 75 79

extracurricular activities


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