18th August 2011
This report prepared by the International Longevity Center Singapore contributes to examining the socio-economic impact of population aging; household size and living arrangements; health; and economic status.
It is organized into five sections: “The Aging Population”, “Living Arrangements”, “Health Status”, “Mental Health” and “Economic Status”.
This report is a compilation of data from the Singapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) Social Isolation, Health and Lifestyles Survey (SIHLS) 2009, Singapore Department of Statistics Census of Population 2000 and 2010; Singapore Registry of Births and Deaths 2006; Singapore Department of Statistics General Household Survey 2005; Singapore Ministry of Manpower Report on the Labor Force in Singapore 2010; and the Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat along with brief analyses of key patterns.
