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. 2021 Dec;50(12):2451–2460. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v50i12.7927

Table 2:

Patterns of living arrangement of elderly people (%)

The patterns of arrangement 1998 1999 2014
Alone 5.2 8.9 13.3
With Spouse + children + other family members 92.5 91.1 85.0
With other people 2.3 - 1.7

In Singapore as a comparison, 61.3% of elderly people were living with spouses and children, or with children only (33).