Darryn Turbocharged August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 Given that Singaporeans are being exhorted to have more babies, I was curious how many children can be attributed to our leaders. I found out that Singapore's parliament is pretty fertile - from the info I have to hand there are 2.01 children per parliamentarian. That's 199 in all. Well done folks :-) I also found out that 89 of the 99 MPs are married (counting widowers), And of those that list their religion 24 are Christian, 10 are Catholic / Roman Catholic 6 are Free Thinkers 12 Follow Islam, 8 are Buddhist 1 Taoist 1 Hindu. 1 "Chinese folk" The remaining 34 are not specified (if they follow a religion at all) Note: I compiled the info from gov.sg by looking at the individual MP Curriculum Vitae - I hope that I haven't made any transcription or counting errors. If I have, I very sincerely apologise. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahtong 1st Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 Don't know why you have to point out religion because one group is severely over represented while the majority group is greatly under represented. TGIF ... really no mood for heavy discussions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee 1st Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 duh.. what's fertility got to do with one's belief and percentage represented? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Hypersonic August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 It's not their water. It's more that they are not representative of a typical singaporean. One even thought that mee siam comes with hum...They don't share the same problems or have minimal impact from problems faced by us, e.g. high inflation, high property, enrolling into choice primary school, medical cost..etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged August 3, 2012 Author Share August 3, 2012 Don't know why you have to point out religion because one group is severely over represented while the majority group is greatly under represented. TGIF ... really no mood for heavy discussions What's wrong with it? I went to see how many were married, and how many kids there were - a lot of the CV also listed religion, so I made a note of it... I was also surprised to see the numbers - but then, who really cares? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged August 3, 2012 Author Share August 3, 2012 I must say that Mr. Zainal (http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/zainal-bin-sapari) deserves the energetic sharp shooter award - he certainly leads the field with 6 kids. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westkid 2nd Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 count per child per capita income they are under-fertile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necroist Neutral Newbie August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 There's actually a google doc out there that already compiled the data. Data is released under Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution (Non-commercial) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key...dkNGeFNCT2JVV2c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahtong 1st Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 What's wrong with it? I went to see how many were married, and how many kids there were - a lot of the CV also listed religion, so I made a note of it... I was also surprised to see the numbers - but then, who really cares? I care but then I don't consider myself the typical "Sinkee" You are a smart guy so I am sure you also know the implications. No need for me to say further about the socio-economical can of worms it can open. Bad climate for it anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 What's wrong with it? I went to see how many were married, and how many kids there were - a lot of the CV also listed religion, so I made a note of it... I was also surprised to see the numbers - but then, who really cares? its better if after the religion one. you make a demograph of how many got 1 child,2 children or 3 children Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged August 3, 2012 Author Share August 3, 2012 There's actually a google doc out there that already compiled the data. Data is released under Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution (Non-commercial) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key...dkNGeFNCT2JVV2c Would be interesting to see that completed and updated further - with the info aggregated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necroist Neutral Newbie August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 I think anybody can contribute and edit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged August 3, 2012 Author Share August 3, 2012 I care but then I don't consider myself the typical "Sinkee" You are a smart guy so I am sure you also know the implications. No need for me to say further about the socio-economical can of worms it can open. Bad climate for it anyway. I know exactly where you are coming from - I was very surprised to see the compilation myself. It does seem to be a bit out of whack with the general population - would also be interesting to do it by party. It would be interesting to have somebody more knowledgeable than me at stats and anthropology look at the distribution and see if it is a) just an aberration / within normal expected range b) there is a systemic bias at play that needs to be thought about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezg1 5th Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 I must say that Mr. Zainal (http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/zainal-bin-sapari) deserves the energetic sharp shooter award - he certainly leads the field with 6 kids. ...i believe he earn more than 10k...my neighbour as a co driver for DHL...pay propbly less than 2k ....4 kids Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenonWhite 1st Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 Don't know why you have to point out religion because one group is severely over represented while the majority group is greatly under represented. TGIF ... really no mood for heavy discussions No wonder when the majority group make certain comments and remarks against the minor one, they can get away scot free.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 ...i believe he earn more than 10k...my neighbour as a co driver for DHL...pay propbly less than 2k ....4 kids er.. the 6 are the official one. we dont know if got unofficial one or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged August 3, 2012 Author Share August 3, 2012 er.. the 6 are the official one. we dont know if got unofficial one or not Wah lau! Like that also can dare to say. LHL - he's not so far behind with four.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleknown Clutched August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 Good pay, good life, 3 maids, so more children. Plus they know their children will inherit Singapore. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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