| Analysis of Malaysia Family Monthly Income According to Ethnic
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Created on |
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Modified on |
14-Nov-08 |
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| 2007年大马统计局各族家庭收入统计表 |
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Source: Sin Chew Daily
（星洲日报）, 12Nov08, page 12. |
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| Malaysia
Family Income of Each Ethnic Group, Department of Statistics, Malaysia |
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| Malaysia Population
(2007) |
27,170,000 |
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Ref.: Department of Statisitics, Malaysia,
http://www.statistics.gov.my [Accessed 14Nov08]. |
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| Malaysia Ethinc Groups |
Malaya |
50.4% |
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Ref.: CIA The World Factbook -- Malaysia,
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.htm
[Accessed 14Nov08]. |
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Chinese |
23.7% |
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Indigenous |
11.0% |
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Indian |
7.1% |
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Others |
7.8% |
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Legend |
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Indigenous = Orang Asli including Kadasan |
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MY% = % Over the Total Malaysian Population |
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Range% = % within the Ethic Group |
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MY-DA% = Malaysia Downwards Accumulative % |
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DA = Downwards Accumulative |
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MY-UA% = Malaysia Upwards Accumulative % |
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DA% = Downwards Accumulative % |
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AFS = Average Family Size |
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UA = Upwards Accumulative |
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UA% = Upwards Accumulative % |
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| Monthly Income (MYR$) |
Malaya |
Range% |
DA |
DA% |
UA |
UA% |
MY% |
MY-DA% |
MY-UA% |
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| x >= 1000 |
301,000 |
9.873 |
301,000 |
9.873 |
3,048,800 |
100.000 |
5.210 |
5.210 |
52.775 |
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| 1001 <= x <= 2000 |
976,500 |
32.029 |
1,277,500 |
41.902 |
2,747,800 |
90.127 |
16.903 |
22.114 |
47.564 |
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| 2001 <= x <= 3000 |
614,700 |
20.162 |
1,892,200 |
62.064 |
1,771,300 |
58.098 |
10.640 |
32.754 |
30.661 |
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| 3001 <= x <= 4000 |
380,500 |
12.480 |
2,272,700 |
74.544 |
1,156,600 |
37.936 |
6.586 |
39.340 |
20.021 |
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| 4001 <= x <= 5000 |
254,700 |
8.354 |
2,527,400 |
82.898 |
776,100 |
25.456 |
4.409 |
43.749 |
13.434 |
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| 5001 <= x <= 10000 |
419,200 |
13.750 |
2,946,600 |
96.648 |
521,400 |
17.102 |
7.256 |
51.006 |
9.025 |
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| 10001 <= x <=
20000 |
85,700 |
2.811 |
3,032,300 |
99.459 |
102,200 |
3.352 |
1.483 |
52.489 |
1.769 |
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| x > 20000 |
16,500 |
0.541 |
3,048,800 |
100.000 |
16,500 |
0.541 |
0.286 |
52.775 |
0.286 |
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| Subtotal |
3,048,800 |
100.000 |
3,048,800 |
100.000 |
3,048,800 |
100.000 |
52.775 |
52.775 |
52.775 |
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| Average
Family Size |
4.49 |
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| Monthly Income (MYR$) |
Chinese |
Range% |
DA |
DA% |
UA |
UA% |
MY% |
MY-DA% |
MY-UA% |
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| x >= 1000 |
50,900 |
3.169 |
50,900 |
3.169 |
1,606,300 |
100.000 |
0.881 |
0.881 |
27.805 |
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| 1001 <= x <= 2000 |
338,300 |
21.061 |
389,200 |
24.230 |
1,555,400 |
96.831 |
5.856 |
6.737 |
26.924 |
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| 2001 <= x <= 3000 |
300,800 |
18.726 |
690,000 |
42.956 |
1,217,100 |
75.770 |
5.207 |
11.944 |
21.068 |
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| 3001 <= x <= 4000 |
234,700 |
14.611 |
924,700 |
57.567 |
916,300 |
57.044 |
4.063 |
16.007 |
15.861 |
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| 4001 <= x <= 5000 |
166,600 |
10.372 |
1,091,300 |
67.939 |
681,600 |
42.433 |
2.884 |
18.890 |
11.799 |
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| 5001 <= x <= 10000 |
368,400 |
22.935 |
1,459,700 |
90.873 |
515,000 |
32.061 |
6.377 |
25.267 |
8.915 |
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| 10001 <= x <=
20000 |
118,700 |
7.390 |
1,578,400 |
98.263 |
146,600 |
9.127 |
2.055 |
27.322 |
2.538 |
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| x > 20000 |
27,900 |
1.737 |
1,606,300 |
100.000 |
27,900 |
1.737 |
0.483 |
27.805 |
0.483 |
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| Subtotal |
1,606,300 |
100.000 |
1,606,300 |
100.000 |
1,606,300 |
100.000 |
27.805 |
27.805 |
27.805 |
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| Average
Family Size |
4.01 |
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| Monthly Income (MYR$) |
Indian |
Range% |
DA |
DA% |
UA |
UA% |
MY% |
MY-DA% |
MY-UA% |
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| x >= 1000 |
29,000 |
5.827 |
29,000 |
5.827 |
497,700 |
100.000 |
0.502 |
0.502 |
8.615 |
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| 1001 <= x <= 2000 |
125,300 |
25.176 |
154,300 |
31.003 |
468,700 |
94.173 |
2.169 |
2.671 |
8.113 |
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| 2001 <= x <= 3000 |
121,500 |
24.412 |
275,800 |
55.415 |
343,400 |
68.997 |
2.103 |
4.774 |
5.944 |
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| 3001 <= x <= 4000 |
73,300 |
14.728 |
349,100 |
70.143 |
221,900 |
44.585 |
1.269 |
6.043 |
3.841 |
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| 4001 <= x <= 5000 |
44,800 |
9.001 |
393,900 |
79.144 |
148,600 |
29.857 |
0.775 |
6.818 |
2.572 |
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| 5001 <= x <= 10000 |
76,800 |
15.431 |
470,700 |
94.575 |
103,800 |
20.856 |
1.329 |
8.148 |
1.797 |
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| 10001 <= x <=
20000 |
23,400 |
4.702 |
494,100 |
99.277 |
27,000 |
5.425 |
0.405 |
8.553 |
0.467 |
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| x > 20000 |
3,600 |
0.723 |
497,700 |
100.000 |
3,600 |
0.723 |
0.062 |
8.615 |
0.062 |
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| Subtotal |
497,700 |
100.000 |
497,700 |
100.000 |
497,700 |
100.000 |
8.615 |
8.615 |
8.615 |
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| Average
Family Size |
3.88 |
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| Monthly Income (MYR$) |
Indigenous |
Range% |
DA |
DA% |
UA |
UA% |
MY% |
MY-DA% |
MY-UA% |
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| x >= 1000 |
36,800 |
27.381 |
36,800 |
27.381 |
134,400 |
100.000 |
0.637 |
0.637 |
2.326 |
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| 1001 <= x <= 2000 |
48,600 |
36.161 |
85,400 |
63.542 |
97,600 |
72.619 |
0.841 |
1.478 |
1.689 |
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| 2001 <= x <= 3000 |
17,800 |
13.244 |
103,200 |
76.786 |
49,000 |
36.458 |
0.308 |
1.786 |
0.848 |
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| 3001 <= x <= 4000 |
9,900 |
7.366 |
113,100 |
84.152 |
31,200 |
23.214 |
0.171 |
1.958 |
0.540 |
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| 4001 <= x <= 5000 |
7,100 |
5.283 |
120,200 |
89.435 |
21,300 |
15.848 |
0.123 |
2.081 |
0.369 |
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| 5001 <= x <= 10000 |
13,400 |
9.970 |
133,600 |
99.405 |
14,200 |
10.565 |
0.232 |
2.313 |
0.246 |
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| 10001 <= x <=
20000 |
800 |
0.595 |
134,400 |
100.000 |
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0.595 |
0.014 |
2.326 |
0.014 |
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| x > 20000 |
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0.000 |
134,400 |
100.000 |
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0.000 |
0.000 |
2.326 |
0.000 |
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| Subtotal |
134,400 |
100.000 |
134,400 |
100.000 |
134,400 |
100.000 |
2.326 |
2.326 |
2.326 |
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| Average
Family Size |
22.24 |
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| Monthly Income (MYR$) |
Others |
Range% |
DA |
DA% |
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UA% |
MY% |
MY-DA% |
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| x >= 1000 |
78,800 |
16.088 |
78,800 |
16.088 |
489,800 |
100.000 |
1.364 |
1.364 |
8.478 |
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| 1001 <= x <= 2000 |
207,200 |
42.303 |
286,000 |
58.391 |
411,000 |
83.912 |
3.587 |
4.951 |
7.114 |
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| 2001 <= x <= 3000 |
89,900 |
18.354 |
375,900 |
76.746 |
203,800 |
41.609 |
1.556 |
6.507 |
3.528 |
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| 3001 <= x <= 4000 |
44,600 |
9.106 |
420,500 |
85.851 |
113,900 |
23.254 |
0.772 |
7.279 |
1.972 |
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| 4001 <= x <= 5000 |
24,600 |
5.022 |
445,100 |
90.874 |
69,300 |
14.149 |
0.426 |
7.705 |
1.200 |
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| 5001 <= x <= 10000 |
36,500 |
7.452 |
481,600 |
98.326 |
44,700 |
9.126 |
0.632 |
8.337 |
0.774 |
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| 10001 <= x <=
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6,700 |
1.368 |
488,300 |
99.694 |
8,200 |
1.674 |
0.116 |
8.452 |
0.142 |
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| x > 20000 |
1,500 |
0.306 |
489,800 |
100.000 |
1,500 |
0.306 |
0.026 |
8.478 |
0.026 |
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| Subtotal |
489,800 |
100.000 |
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100.000 |
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100.000 |
8.478 |
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| Average
Family Size |
4.33 |
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| Total Malaysia Family |
5,777,000 |
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| MY Average Family Size |
4.70 |
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| Ethnic Family (2007) |
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AFS |
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| Malaya |
3,048,800 |
52.77 |
4.49 |
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| Chinese |
1,606,300 |
27.81 |
4.01 |
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| Indian |
497,700 |
8.62 |
3.88 |
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| Indigenous |
134,400 |
2.33 |
22.24 |
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| Others |
489,800 |
8.48 |
4.33 |
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| Total |
5,777,000 |
100.00 |
4.70 |
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| Malaysia Mean
Ethnic Family Monthly Income Distribution (2007) |
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Source: 9MP Mid-Term Review Highlights, The
Star Online, 26Jun08 [Accessed 26Jun08]. |
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| In Klang
Valley, poor family has income less than MYR$2000. |
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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/26/nation/20080626133019&sec=nation |
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| Ethnic/Area Group (MYR$) |
2004 |
2007 |
Change% |
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N.B. (Nota Bene): |
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| Malaya |
2,711 |
3,156 |
16.41 |
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Average Malaya family monthly income is
ceilinged to MYR$4000 for the income group of (4001 <= x <= 5000). |
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| Chinese |
4,437 |
4,853 |
9.38 |
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Average Chinese family monthly income is
floored to MYR$5000 for the income group of (5001 <= x <= 10000). |
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| Indian |
3,456 |
3,799 |
9.92 |
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| Urban |
3,956 |
4,356 |
10.11 |
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| Rural |
1,875 |
2,283 |
21.76 |
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For family monthly income above the average,
the number of Malaya family is more than the number of Chinese family. |
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| Singapore Mean
Ethnic Monthly Household Income Distribution (2005) |
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Source:
SG Ethnic Household Income (chap 3): Gap & Policy effectiveness compared
with MY?, |
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poor family has income less than SGD$1500. |
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General
Household Survey 2005, Department of Statistics, |
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Ministry of Trade and Industry, Republic of Singapore, 26Jun08 [26Jun08]. |
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| Monthly Income (SGD$) |
2000 |
2000% |
2005 |
2005% |
Change% |
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http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/popn/ghsr2.html |
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| With no
working person |
80,100 |
8.68 |
106,400 |
10.14 |
32.83 |
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http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/popn/ghsr2/chap3.pdf |
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| x < 1000 |
36,200 |
3.92 |
50,600 |
4.82 |
39.78 |
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| 1000 <= x <= 1999 |
128,900 |
13.96 |
130,800 |
12.47 |
1.47 |
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| 2000 <= x <= 2999 |
136,100 |
14.74 |
133,500 |
12.73 |
-1.91 |
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| 3000 <= x <= 3999 |
121,300 |
13.14 |
120,200 |
11.46 |
-0.91 |
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| 4000 <= x <= 4999 |
95,200 |
10.31 |
97,900 |
9.33 |
2.84 |
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| 5000 <= x <= 5999 |
75,400 |
8.17 |
82,500 |
7.87 |
9.42 |
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| 6000 <= x <= 6999 |
57,500 |
6.23 |
65,700 |
6.26 |
14.26 |
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| 7000 <= x <= 7999 |
42,200 |
4.57 |
52,100 |
4.97 |
23.46 |
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| 8000 <= x <= 8999 |
32,400 |
3.51 |
41,100 |
3.92 |
26.85 |
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| 9000 <= x <= 9999 |
23,400 |
2.53 |
29,700 |
2.83 |
26.92 |
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| x >= 10000 |
94,600 |
10.25 |
138,300 |
13.19 |
46.19 |
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| Total |
923,300 |
100.00 |
1,048,800 |
100.00 |
13.59 |
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| Average
Household Income |
4,940 |
|
5,400 |
|
9.31 |
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| Median
Household Income |
3,610 |
|
3,830 |
|
6.09 |
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| Singapore Ethnic Group |
Average |
Median |
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| Household Income (SGD$) |
2000 |
2005 |
2000 |
2005 |
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| Chinese |
5,220 |
5,630 |
3,850 |
4,000 |
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| Malaya |
3,150 |
3,440 |
2,710 |
2,830 |
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| Indian |
4,560 |
5,170 |
3,390 |
3,730 |
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| Others |
7,250 |
8,500 |
4,780 |
5,590 |
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| Total |
4,940 |
5,400 |
3,610 |
3,830 |
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| Singapore Household Size |
2000 |
2005 |
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| Chinese |
3.6 |
3.5 |
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| Malaya |
4.2 |
4.1 |
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| Indian |
3.7 |
3.7 |
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| Others |
3.4 |
3.4 |
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| Total |
3.7 |
3.6 |
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| Malaysia
Context for the Policy Success Rate towards Better Gini Coefficient for
Flat-wards Wealth Sharing among the Residents |
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| Income
Difference% between Chinese and Malay in Year 2004 = MYR$ (4437 - 2711) /
MYR$ 2711 * 100% = 63.67% |
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| Income
Difference% between Chinese and Malay in Year 2007 = MYR$ (4853 - 3156) /
MYR$ 3156 * 100% = 53.77% |
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| Singapore
Context for the Policy Success Rate towards Better Gini Coefficient for
Flat-wards Wealth Sharing among the Residents |
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| Income
Difference% between Chinese and Malay in Year 2000 = SGD$ (3850 - 2710) /
SGD$ 2710 * 100% = 42.07% |
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| Income
Difference% between Chinese and Malay in Year 2005 = SGD$ (4000 - 2830) /
SGD$ 2830 * 100% = 41.34% |
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| Copyright 2008
Kok-Wah Lee @ XpreeLi |
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| E. & O.
E., + E. = Errors and Omissions Exempted, plus Estimations |
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