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Economy

Married Couples in Resident Households by Monthly Income from Work and Working Status of Couple (Census of Population 2000)

Last updated: 23 Jun 2026, 21:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 04/04/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Footnotes: Income from work includes employer CPF contributions.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/9106

Data explorer

MarriedCouplesinResidentHouseholdsbyMonthlyIncomefromWorkandWorkingStatusofCoupleCensusofPopulation2000.csv (18 rows, 1.1 KB)

Number Text	Total Numeric	(Working Status Of Couple) Both Husband And Wife Working Numeric	(Working Status Of Couple) Only Husband Working Numeric	(Working Status Of Couple) Only Wife Working Numeric	(Working Status Of Couple) Both Husband And Wife Not Working Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)88.9% 10254611.1%
Total	728193	299392	292685	33569	102546
With No Income From Work	102565	5	5	9	102546
With Income From Work	625628	299387	292680	33560	na
Below $1,000	23626	663	15679	7284	na
$1,000 - $1,499	47593	2868	36411	8314	na
$1,500 - $1,999	53690	7158	41631	4901	na
$2,000 - $2,499	55496	12909	39270	3317	na
$2,500 - $2,999	48367	16434	29837	2096	na
$3,000 - $3,499	48607	19641	27180	1786	na
$3,500 - $3,999	40733	20643	18883	1207	na

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Number	Number	Text	Number	-
Total	Total	Numeric	Number	-
(Working Status Of Couple) Both Husband And Wife Working	WorkingStatusOfCouple_BothHusbandAndWifeWorking	Numeric	Number	-
(Working Status Of Couple) Only Husband Working	WorkingStatusOfCouple_OnlyHusbandWorking	Numeric	Number	-
(Working Status Of Couple) Only Wife Working	WorkingStatusOfCouple_OnlyWifeWorking	Numeric	Number	-
(Working Status Of Couple) Both Husband And Wife Not Working	WorkingStatusOfCouple_BothHusbandAndWifeNotWorking	Text	Number	-

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_8b90195d00fee9da13d786e8ff01b21c"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Married Couples in Resident Households by Monthly Income from Work and Working Status of Couple (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved July 5, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_8b90195d00fee9da13d786e8ff01b21c/view

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Created on

26 Oct 2024

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Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)