| 1 A good income so that you do not have any worries about money |
| 2 A safe job with no risk of closing down or unemployment |
| 3 Working with people you like |
| 4 Doing an important job which gives you a feeling of accomplishment |
| 8 Other (Please specify: _______________________________________________) |
| 9 DK |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | total% | n | ||
| total | 31.5% | 25.8% | 18.8% | 22.1% | - | 1.8% | 100.0% | 1,032 | |
| gender | Male | 34.0% | 23.3% | 17.3% | 22.9% | - | 2.5% | 100.0% | 485 |
| Female | 29.3% | 28.0% | 20.1% | 21.4% | - | 1.3% | 100.0% | 547 | |
| age | 20-24yrs | 33.6% | 22.7% | 17.3% | 23.6% | - | 2.7% | 100.0% | 110 |
| 25-29yrs | 31.8% | 20.9% | 16.4% | 30.9% | - | - | 100.0% | 110 | |
| 30-34yrs | 33.3% | 22.8% | 20.3% | 21.1% | - | 2.4% | 100.0% | 123 | |
| 35-39yrs | 24.1% | 24.8% | 19.0% | 29.2% | - | 2.9% | 100.0% | 137 | |
| 40-44yrs | 25.2% | 35.7% | 21.7% | 16.1% | - | 1.4% | 100.0% | 143 | |
| 45-49yrs | 39.1% | 26.6% | 14.8% | 19.5% | - | - | 100.0% | 128 | |
| 50-54yrs | 38.8% | 21.4% | 19.4% | 18.4% | - | 1.9% | 100.0% | 103 | |
| 55-59yrs | 34.1% | 24.4% | 20.7% | 18.3% | - | 2.4% | 100.0% | 82 | |
| 60-64yrs | 21.4% | 26.8% | 23.2% | 23.2% | - | 5.4% | 100.0% | 56 | |
| 65-69yrs | 32.5% | 35.0% | 15.0% | 17.5% | - | - | 100.0% | 40 | |
| race | Chinese | 33.5% | 21.9% | 20.9% | 21.9% | - | 1.8% | 100.0% | 781 |
| Malay | 25.4% | 43.4% | 7.4% | 21.3% | - | 2.5% | 100.0% | 122 | |
| Indian | 25.8% | 37.1% | 13.4% | 21.6% | - | 2.1% | 100.0% | 97 | |
| Others | 21.9% | 18.8% | 28.1% | 31.3% | - | - | 100.0% | 32 |