Statistics on Singapore: Social

Statistics on Singapore

An annotated bibliography of sources

Marriage and Divorce

Chan, Wai Yin and Alice Tan Kar Yoke. Marriage trends in Singapore. Statistics Singapore Newsletter 1994 October 17(1)
HA1801 SSN (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Gives number of singles, with breakdown by sex and age group from 1980 to 1993. For 1993 data, there is breakdown by educational status. Also gives age of grooms and brides at first marriage, with breakdown by educational status and ethnic group for 1984 to 1993. Includes duration of courtship. Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/ssn/feat/3Q94/feat.html

Wong, Aline K. & Eddie Kuo C.Y. Divorce in Singapore. Singapore : Graham Brash, 1983.
HQ945.12 Won (CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Main Shelves, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Analyses the divorce trend for 1960-1981 with documentary analysis of divorces by grounds for divorce, age, duration of marriage, number of children, occupation, religion, ethnic group.

Marriage and fertility. Census of Population 2000. Advanced data release no 8. Singapore : Department of Statistics, 2001.

Compares the figures from 1990 and 2000 census. Selected indicators available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/c2000/indicators.pdf

Statistics on marriages and divorces. Singapore : Department of Statistics. Annual. 1984-
HQ690.2 SSM (CL Reference 6, CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues : Statistics on marriages. 1980-1983.
Contains data on marriges by ethnic group, age, occupation, education level, previous marital status of the grooms & brides. Includes data on divorces by ethnic group, age, duration of marriage, previous marital status, occupation, religion, number of dependent children, and reason for divorce. Also available are the key indicators at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/surveys/marriages.pdf

Statistics on marriages. Singapore : Department of Statistics. Annual. 1980-1983.
HQ690.2 SSM (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll, MD Sing/Mal Coll)

Continues : Report on registration of births and deaths and marriages. 1966-1979.
Continued by : Statistics on marriages and divorces. 1984-