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Singaporeans' education, wages, health have improved over the generations: MOF report

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Published Tue, Oct 22, 2019 · 09:50 PM

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COMPARED to earlier cohorts, Singaporeans in their 40s today are better educated, more able to find jobs and earn more, and live longer.

But they also have less family support, as fewer of them are married and families are smaller, a report by the Ministry of Finance published on Tuesday shows.

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