Average household income SGD$10,500.00

[Leongsam]

Just as a clarification there are many measures of central tendency. The average as understood by most people is the arithmetic mean. There are also other kind of means as Belgarath pointed out, namely the geometric and harmonic mean.

Everyone uses statistics to suit themselves. However, regardless of what the stats say, nothing alters the fact that people are responsible for their own outcomes.

Take life expectancy for example the fact that average life expectancy for a male Singaporean is something like 83 years does not alter the fact that as individuals, we need to take charge of how we take care of ourselves. No amount of statistical manipulation is going to help someone who is obese and diabetic reach a ripe old age.

Same applies to incomes. The statistics don't determine how much you earn. YOU determine how much you earn based on the choices you make in life.

 

[OverTheCounter]

Everyone uses statistics to suit themselves.

Economic opportunities for me increase if the overall population is doing well. The only time when I won't care about how the local population is doing is if I derive the majority of my income from overseas.

In any case I am addressing is the quality of governance and the best I can say is that the pap "can do better".

 

[Papsmearer]

Everyone uses statistics to suit themselves. However, regardless of what the stats say, nothing alters the fact that people are responsible for their own outcomes.

Take life expectancy for example the fact that average life expectancy for a male Singaporean is something like 83 years does not alter the fact that as individuals, we need to take charge of how we take care of ourselves. No amount of statistical manipulation is going to help someone who is obese and diabetic reach a ripe old age.

Same applies to incomes. The statistics don't determine how much you earn. YOU determine how much you earn based on the choices you make in life.

More typical illogical full of shit argument from a PAP cocksucker. If u follow your logic of people being responsible for their own health, than which male will chose to do NS for 2 years and risk their limbs, life and health? They have no choice, asshole.

 

[Leongsam]

More typical illogical full of shit argument from a PAP cocksucker. If u follow your logic of people being responsible for their own health, than which male will chose to do NS for 2 years and risk their limbs, life and health? They have no choice, asshole.

NS is safer than a boy scout camp. Minimising the risk further is a simple manner of keeping fit before enlistment. Those who jog and exercise regularly will find NS to be a breeze and an uplifting experience that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.

 

[virus]

if white horse defers for 20 years n ended up washing test tubes it is indeed safer. kfc is not your average or median example at best. twit.

 

[zhihau]

Just as a clarification there are many measures of central tendency. The average as understood by most people is the arithmetic mean. There are also other kind of means as Belgarath pointed out, namely the geometric and harmonic mean.

Is that the same as normalizing a standard bell curve?

 

[iluvgst]

I cannot see the rationale or purpose of ST publishing a figure of $10,500 as the average income. It will make the majority of households feel unhappy as the median household income is around $7k. Maybe the article's purpose was to make their political masters feel happy about a job well done in narrowing the income gap.

 

[zhihau]

Maybe the article's purpose was to make their political masters feel happy about a job well done in narrowing the income gap.

Are we looking at an increment in the Ministars salary anytime soon?

 

[Froggy]

Now your phone is ok with no problem?

Yes about midnight all's well. Thank you.

 

[OverTheCounter]

Yes about midnight all's well. Thank you.

As long as you oppose pap, your phone will be okay. If you praise Lee, your phone will kenna again.

 

[virus]

I cannot see the rationale or purpose of ST publishing a figure of $10,500 as the average income. It will make the majority of households feel unhappy as the median household income is around $7k. Maybe the article's purpose was to make their political masters feel happy about a job well done in narrowing the income gap.

and just within a week, they were grasping about 300,000 needy families. so their household income must be $9999 per month just below the average.

 

[OverTheCounter]

I cannot see the rationale or purpose of ST publishing a figure of $10,500 as the average income. It will make the majority of households feel unhappy as the median household income is around $7k. Maybe the article's purpose was to make their political masters feel happy about a job well done in narrowing the income gap.

Yes yes yes yes! !! These idiot want to make their political Masters feel good, they didn't realize they angered the common man!

 

[enterprise2]

As statistics goes?? It doesn't add up!!! Like that, my household below this. I gonna ask for special assistance !!

 

[Poomer]

and just within a week, they were grasping about 300,000 needy families. so their household income must be $9999 per month just below the average.

I guess it's time to ship out the poor to our hinterlands aka. JB, and bring in another 300,000 FT families, so that ST can post these rosy figures to masturbate and bring a sense of euphoria to their political masters.

 

[halsey02]

How many working adult per household?

That will be four....but deduct paying taxes like GST, CPF, Income Tax, then loans like HDB, Car, Credit Cards....& whatever there is balance that is the real income..on paper, $10,500 ...in reality....maybe $500

 

[sleaguepunter]

One of my Malay neighbor has 7 working adults in their 4rm flat. They shd have no problem reaching average household income.

 

[AttilaTheHun]

What? $10,500 average household income is a joke!!

Only poor sinkies losers thinks that $10,500 is a lot.

I earn that amount in a few days.

 

[jw5]

It's because the term "average" here means mean, if you know what I mean.

how can the median income be 1700 and average household income be 10.7k?r u saying theres 6 working adults living in one household?

 

[Papsmearer]

What? $10,500 average household income is a joke!!

Only poor sinkies losers thinks that $10,500 is a lot.

I earn that amount in a few days.

You must be demanding a lot of money for your asshole. How much a shot you charge?

 

[winnipegjets]

Same applies to incomes. The statistics don't determine how much you earn. YOU determine how much you earn based on the choices you make in life.

How to take care of your own income when the government open the country to millions of foreigners who are willing to work for pittance? The government decides how much we earn. That's the reality.