NUS Libraries: Statistics on Singapore: Aged

Statistics on Singapore

An annotated bibliography of sources

Aged

Advisory Council on the Aged. Report of the Advisory Council on the Aged. Singapore : The Council, 1989.
HV1484.12 Saa (CL Main Shelves, CL RBR, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Contains tables with actual and projected population to 2030, employment status of those above 55. It also give figures for number of aged by mobility and number in residential care, with actual and projected demand for residential care for 2000 to 2030.

Ang, Seow Long & Edmond Lee. The old-old in Singapore. Statistics Singapore Newsletter July 2000: 10-14.
HA1801 SSN (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives number and proportion of those above 85 in Singapore for 1970 to 1999. Includes sex ratio, marital status, educational qualifications, housing and household characteristics. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/ssn/feat/contents.html

Chen, Ai Ju & Paul Cheung. The elderly in Singapore : Singapore country report. (ASEAN population programme, phase III). Singapore : ASEAN Population Coordinating Unit, 1988.
HQ1064.12 Che (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Main Shelves, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives actual & projected elderly population, dependency ratios, distribution of elderly population by ethnic group, sex & age. Includes life expectancy, leading causes of death of elderly. Includes results of Survey of Aged Living in the Community (1986), National Survey on Senior Citizens (1983), research papers, other survey reports and studies on the aged.

Inter-Ministerial Committee on Health Care for the Elderly. Report of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Health Care for the Elderly / [chairman, Yeo Cheow Tong]. Singapore : The Committee, 1999.
HV1484.12 Sim (CL RBR, CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Main Shelves, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Has actual and projected elderly population for 1980-2030. Also has actual and projected use of acute care services in public sector, acute care hospital beds, need for health services for 1995-2030.

The national survey of senior citizens in Singapore 1995. Singapore : Ministry of Health, 1996.
HV1484.12 Nat (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Updates the National Survey on Senior Citizens (1983) with data on marital status, educational attainment, language used, household income, home ownership, living arrangements, sources of income, employment status. Also surveyed the health, physical capability, mobility, social life, care-giver of the elderly.

Older workers. Occasional paper; no. 3/99. Singapore : Ministry of Manpower, Manpower Research and Statistics Department, 1999.
HD5835.12 Opsm 99/3 (CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Profiles older workers in Singapore using 1998 data. Has details of educational profile, employment by occupation and industry, nature of employment.

Primary Health Division. Health Service for the Elderly. Annual report. Singapore : The Division. Annual. 1993-
HV1064.12 HSE (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives statistics on the home nursing services with profiles of the patient. Also has data on the attendance for rehabilitation and use of home help service.

Report of the national survey of senior citizens. Singapore : Ministry of Social Affairs, 1983.
HV1484.12 Sin (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

The survey aimed to find out how people aged 55 years and above were managing, the sort of problems they had, who they were living with, the type of accomodation they occupied and their sources of income. Includes data on health of aged, their leisure activities and social support circle.

Shantakumar. G. The aged population of Singapore. (Census of population monograph, no.1). Singapore : Department of Statistics, 1990.
HB3660.2 Cpm 1990 (CL RBR, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Analyses and compares the social, economic & housing characteristics, voluntary & leisure activities, mobility & transport mode of the aged for 1980 and 1990. Includes projections of aged population for 2000 to 2050.

A survey on homes for the elderly in Singapore. Singapore : Singapore Council of Social Service, 1985.
HV1454.212 Sur (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Surveys 52 homes for the elderly and gives details on the staff, staff/client ratio, wages, number of residents, facilities and activities in the homes.

Survey on institutions for the aged and aged sick. Singapore : Research Branch, Ministry of Social Affairs, 1982.
HQ1064.12 Sui (CL Confidential)

Surveys 37 homes for the elderly and gives details on the staff, residents, facilities and activities in the homes. Includes sources of income and expenditure of the homes.