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Page 89
... parents are the most inclined ( 72 per cent ) to look after their children themselves while the group Others has the lowest proportion ( 59 per cent ) of parents doing the same ( Table 2.14 and Figure 2.22 ) . The next most common group ...
... parents are the most inclined ( 72 per cent ) to look after their children themselves while the group Others has the lowest proportion ( 59 per cent ) of parents doing the same ( Table 2.14 and Figure 2.22 ) . The next most common group ...
Page 90
... parents using this arrangement ( 64.8 per cent ) . The latter group is , in turn , more inclined ( 19.4 per cent ) than Chinese ( 12 per cent ) , Indians ( 9.7 per cent ) , or Malays ( 4.1 per cent ) , to have maids or other non ...
... parents using this arrangement ( 64.8 per cent ) . The latter group is , in turn , more inclined ( 19.4 per cent ) than Chinese ( 12 per cent ) , Indians ( 9.7 per cent ) , or Malays ( 4.1 per cent ) , to have maids or other non ...
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... parents . In the modified extended family situation , the aged parents live with only one of the children in a three - generation household . But their other adult children may be contributing to their parents ' financial support . Yet ...
... parents . In the modified extended family situation , the aged parents live with only one of the children in a three - generation household . But their other adult children may be contributing to their parents ' financial support . Yet ...
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Family Formation | 49 |
Marriage and Parenthood as Personal | 105 |
Social Policy and Childcare | 155 |
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