| 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 | 27.3 | 28.6 | 18.3 | 23 | 0.8 | 2 | |
| gender | Male | 30.7 | 27.8 | 14 | 24.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Female | 24.7 | 29.3 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | |
| Age | 20-24yrs | 20.6 | 25.8 | 19.6 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| 25-29yrs | 31.1 | 23.3 | 16.5 | 27.2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30-34yrs | 35.6 | 25.8 | 17.4 | 20.5 | 0.8 | - | |
| 35-39yrs | 31.3 | 23.8 | 16.9 | 24.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| 40-44yrs | 36.9 | 29.5 | 10.1 | 22.8 | - | 0.7 | |
| 45-49yrs | 19.8 | 35.5 | 17.4 | 24 | 0.8 | 2.5 | |
| 50-54yrs | 19.5 | 35.6 | 16.1 | 25.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | |
| 55-59yrs | 21.4 | 39.3 | 19.6 | 14.3 | - | 5.4 | |
| 60-64yrs | 17.9 | 30.8 | 33.3 | 17.9 | - | - | |
| 65-69yrs | 17.5 | 22.5 | 42.5 | 10 | - | 7.5 | |
| 70yrs- | 22.6 | 28.3 | 24.5 | 17 | - | 7.5 | |
| Race | Chinese | 27.9 | 25.6 | 20.8 | 22.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Malay | 29.6 | 38.4 | 8.8 | 20 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
| Indian | 22.8 | 41.3 | 9.8 | 26.1 | - | - | |
| Others | 14.8 | 29.6 | 18.5 | 33.3 | - | 3.7 |