Examples of NE Posters

• What do you observe about Singapore’s Demography?Singapore is a multi-racial country. We must uphold racial and religious harmony.

• Name the major ethnic groups.The major ethnic groups are the Chinese, Malays and Indians.

Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

Population of Singapore ('000)

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1970 1980 1990 2000 2004

Population ofSingapore

1. What is the population of Singapore in 2004?

2. Which period of time did Singapore experienced the most rapid population growth? What do you think is the reason?

Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

1. What do you notice about the trend of proportion of singles in Singapore?

2. What do you think are the causes?

Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

Proportion Singles Among ResidentsAged 35-39 Years (%)

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25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2004

Male

Female

1. Looking the fertility rate in 2004. On the average, how many children are born for every 10,000 women?

2. What can you say about the trend? What do you think causes the trend?

3. Look the website on baby bonus - www.babybonus.gov.sg. Do you think it will work?

Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

1970

1990

2004

Total Fertility Rate Per Resident Female

Total Fertility Rate PerResident Female

3.07 1.82 1.83 1.6 1.24

1970 1980 1990 2000 2004

2005 TV Viewership

12%

51%6%

10%

3%

18% Channel 5

Channel 8

Suria

Central

CNA

Channel U

1. Why is it important to have TV channels in different languages in Singapore?

2. Why do you think there is no channel for Chinese dialects?

Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

1. Peter says that there are 80 more mobile phone subscribers in 2004 than 2003. Is he correct?

2. Singapore has a population of 4.2 million in 2004. How many mobile phone subscribers are there in 2004?

3. Singapore is rated the most competitive Telecommunication Hub in the region in 2001. Would you expect the number of mobile phone users to be higher or lower in another country in the region? Why?

Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

372

608692

778831

911

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

No. of Mobile Phone Subscribers Per 1000 People

Resources• You may use MS Excel to generate statistical

diagrams

• Useful Websites: http://www.singstat.gov.sg

• www.youthresearch.org.sg/facts.asp http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=304421