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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - 154th report some truth.....now</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>newyorker88 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>2:06 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 1) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>34955.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=789><TBODY><TR><TD height=26 colSpan=3>Singaporeans are either marrying FTs or going overseas.....or simply dont marry
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By Mustafa Shafawi | Posted: 22 June hrs
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SINGAPORE: More Singaporeans are staying single and when they do get hitched, more are marrying foreigners from around Asia.
Among those aged 30-34, the proportion of singles last year (41.9% for males and 29.8% for females) was significantly higher compared to 1999 (33.2% for males and 21.7% for females).
And according to the latest "Population in Brief 2010" publication, singlehood rates were the highest among males with below secondary educational qualifications and among females with university qualifications.
Citizens who do get married are also doing so at a later age.
The National Population Secretariat (NPS) said between 1999 and 2009, the median age of citizens at first marriage increased by 1.5 years, from 28.4 to 29.9 years for males and from 25.9 to 27.4 years for females.
Overall, the general marriage rate for citizen males decreased from 53.1 per 1,000 unmarried males in 1999 to 41.5 in 2009, while that for citizen females decreased from 56.0 to 38.2 over the same period.
Proportionately more citizens are marrying non-citizens.
Of all marriages involving citizens, the share of those between citizens and non-citizens increased from 30.7 per cent in 1999 to 40.8 per cent in 2009.
Marriages between Singapore men and foreign brides in particular made up 78 per cent of all such marriages last year.
The majority of the non-citizen spouses originated from Asia although non-citizen grooms came from more diverse regions.
As Singaporeans get married later in life, they also start to have children later.
The median age of citizen mothers at first birth increased from 28.6 years in 1999 to 29.6 years in 2009.
Singaporeans are also having fewer children.
The decline was more pronounced among the younger cohorts aged 30-39 years.
Based on current trends, NPS said this group is less likely to achieve an average of two children by the time they reach 40-49 years old.
It said the global recession in late 2008 could have contributed to the decline in births in 2009 although the impact was smaller compared to the past economic downturns.
Overall, the fertility rates for the prime childbearing age of 20-34 years declined between 1999 and 2009.
The peak childbearing age group also shifted from 25-29 to 30-34 years.
Singapore's resident total fertility rate (TFR) reached a historic low of 1.22 in 2009.
The Chinese continued to have the lowest TFR followed by Indians and Malays.
The TFR for Malays showed the most significant decline over the past decade.
More Singaporeans are also heading overseas.
180,000 plus Singaporeans spend six months or more overseas working or studying. - CNA/vm
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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=5> </TD><TD vAlign=top width=784 colSpan=2>More Singaporeans are staying single
By Mustafa Shafawi | Posted: 22 June hrs
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SINGAPORE: More Singaporeans are staying single and when they do get hitched, more are marrying foreigners from around Asia.
Among those aged 30-34, the proportion of singles last year (41.9% for males and 29.8% for females) was significantly higher compared to 1999 (33.2% for males and 21.7% for females).
And according to the latest "Population in Brief 2010" publication, singlehood rates were the highest among males with below secondary educational qualifications and among females with university qualifications.
Citizens who do get married are also doing so at a later age.
The National Population Secretariat (NPS) said between 1999 and 2009, the median age of citizens at first marriage increased by 1.5 years, from 28.4 to 29.9 years for males and from 25.9 to 27.4 years for females.
Overall, the general marriage rate for citizen males decreased from 53.1 per 1,000 unmarried males in 1999 to 41.5 in 2009, while that for citizen females decreased from 56.0 to 38.2 over the same period.
Proportionately more citizens are marrying non-citizens.
Of all marriages involving citizens, the share of those between citizens and non-citizens increased from 30.7 per cent in 1999 to 40.8 per cent in 2009.
Marriages between Singapore men and foreign brides in particular made up 78 per cent of all such marriages last year.
The majority of the non-citizen spouses originated from Asia although non-citizen grooms came from more diverse regions.
As Singaporeans get married later in life, they also start to have children later.
The median age of citizen mothers at first birth increased from 28.6 years in 1999 to 29.6 years in 2009.
Singaporeans are also having fewer children.
The decline was more pronounced among the younger cohorts aged 30-39 years.
Based on current trends, NPS said this group is less likely to achieve an average of two children by the time they reach 40-49 years old.
It said the global recession in late 2008 could have contributed to the decline in births in 2009 although the impact was smaller compared to the past economic downturns.
Overall, the fertility rates for the prime childbearing age of 20-34 years declined between 1999 and 2009.
The peak childbearing age group also shifted from 25-29 to 30-34 years.
Singapore's resident total fertility rate (TFR) reached a historic low of 1.22 in 2009.
The Chinese continued to have the lowest TFR followed by Indians and Malays.
The TFR for Malays showed the most significant decline over the past decade.
More Singaporeans are also heading overseas.
180,000 plus Singaporeans spend six months or more overseas working or studying. - CNA/vm
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