Sample Household Survey: Economically Active HDB Resident Population, by Ethnic Group and Flat Type

HDB (Housing & Development Board)

Data is derived from the Sample Household Survey (SHS) which is conducted once every 5 years. Data is based on HDB resident population aged 15 years and above rounded off to the nearest 1,000.

HDB resident population refers to Singapore citizens and Singapore permanent residents (SPRs) residing in HDB flats, excluding subtenants.

Unemployed persons refer to persons aged 15 years and over who are currently not working but were actively looking for work at the point of survey. They include persons who are not working but are taking steps to start their own business or taking up a new job after the survey period.

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Sample OpenAPI query

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import requests
          
collection_id = 169          
url = "https://api-production.data.gov.sg/v2/public/api/collections/{}/metadata".format(collection_id)
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())