2.1 Emotional Support within Family
Even though the percentage of Singaporeans that agreed that they had a close-knit family has decreased from 97% to 93%, 99% of Singaporeans still agreed that children should regularly spend time with their elderly parents and that parents should regularly communicate with their young children even when they were busy. This indicates that Singaporeans generally had strong views on parental responsibility and filial piety and understood that these included providing emotional support.
| Year | % of Singaporeans that agreed that they had a close-knit family |
| 2001 | 97 |
| 2003 | 93 |
2.2 Financial Support within Family
- 99% of Singaporeans felt they had the duty to give financial support to their family members - from (SAS 2003 (Social Attitudes Survey) )
- With respect to family members in need, the commitment to providing emotional and financial support was strong, as seen from the above statistics.
CONCLUSION
Overall, the wellbeing of family structure and ties in Singapore is generally positive. This is evident from the dominance of households with a family nucleus, Singaporeans’ pro-family attitudes and disapproval of divorce and having children out of wedlock, and Singaporeans’ strong consensus that the family is the buttress of emotional and financial support. Most Singaporeans also had a positive view of their close-knit families and were satisfied with their family life. The analysis also showed that ties between parents and their married children remained strong, even for those who lived apart, as there was generally a high frequency of visits and contact, through grandparents assisting in caring for grandchildren. Children also continued to support their parents financially.
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