Singapore expands Jurong Island Terminal to meet growing demand; it can handle 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of containers annuallyHowever, they do not prefer having two or more children – over just one child – if other areas of family life they value are not fulfilled, said Professor Jean Yeung, the study’s principal investigator for Singapore, which was one of eight countries involved in the study.
This preference is surprising, as past research has shown that there is a two-child norm in Singapore, she said. Her co-principal investigator in Singapore is Dr Senhu Wang, an assistant professor in the National University of Singapore sociology department. Ten researchers from various countries were involved in the study.
The study had asked respondents, when thinking about the number of children they want, to consider factors across 10 areas, such as family income, work-life balance, communication with family members and expectations of their children’s educational attainment. The study found that respondents in the eight countries, including Singapore, have similar family ideals. These ideals include:
Singaporeans see cohabitation as less ideal than respondents in European countries and the United States.
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