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TABLE A |
RESIDENT EVER-MARRIED FEMALES AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER BY NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN AND AGE GROUP |
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Number of Children |
Total |
Below 30 |
30–39 |
40–49 |
50 & Over |
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1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
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Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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None |
11.5 |
11.7 |
38.1 |
47.3 |
11.0 |
14.2 |
4.7 |
6.4 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
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1 |
16.2 |
16.6 |
33.3 |
30.7 |
20.9 |
23.6 |
10.5 |
15.1 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
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2 |
27.2 |
31.2 |
22.1 |
17.1 |
41.4 |
39.1 |
32.2 |
42.0 |
12.9 |
21.3 |
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3 |
18.0 |
20.3 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
20.9 |
18.1 |
28.3 |
27.4 |
14.8 |
21.4 |
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4 |
9.2 |
8.4 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
14.1 |
7.0 |
14.6 |
14.8 |
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5 & Over |
17.9 |
11.9 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
10.2 |
2.0 |
47.2 |
31.0 |
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Average Number of Children |
2.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
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TABLE B |
AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN BY ETHNIC GROUP AND AGE GROUP OF RESIDENT EVER-MARRIED FEMALES |
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Age Group |
Chinese |
Malays |
Indians |
Others |
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1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
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Total |
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
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Below 30 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
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30 – 39 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
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40 – 49 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
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50 & Over |
4.5 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
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TABLE C |
AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN BY HIGHEST QUALIFICATION ATTAINED AND AGE GROUP OF RESIDENT EVER-MARRIED FEMALES |
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Age Group |
Below |
Secondary |
Post |
University |
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1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
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Total |
3.4 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
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Below 30 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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30 – 39 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
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40 – 49 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
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50 & Over |
4.8 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
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