1 in 2 of Gen Y wants to emigrate
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SINGAPORE: One in two young Singaporeans have little intention of moving overseas. They are rooted by strong family ties, national pride, and have confidence in the country's economic future.
This finding emerged from a study conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies, involving more more than 2,013 Singaporeans between 19 and 30 years old.
The respondents were interviewed in door-to-door surveys over three months, from December 2009 to March 2010.
Friends, family and home ownership are the main reasons identified by young Singaporeans when asked what keeps them rooted to the country.
The respondents were asked to pick the reasons from 26 items such as quality of life, finance and career, social bonding and well-being and socio-political considerations.
When Channel NewsAsia took to the streets, many cited similar considerations.
"I don't think I'm moving out of Singapore because of friends and family here," said a young Singaporean.
"Singapore is a good to live in, with a lot of opportunities to excel in life...there's (also) no natural disaster in Singapore, like what happened to Japan," said another.
But others felt emigration represented a better life, citing Singapore's high cost of living and hectic lifestyle as possible reasons for migrating.
The Institute of Policy Studies' survey found that young Singaporeans fell into four broad categories. There is the "Heartland Stayer" - unlikely to emigrate and has strong ties and national pride. Similarly, the "Cosmopolitan Stayer" has low intention of leaving and is rooted in Singapore. However, this group views emigration favourably and has the ability to leave.
There is also the "Explorer" group - the one most likely to emigrate. They have strong family ties but doesn't feel connected to Singapore. And then there is the "Disengaged" have the weakest family bonds and lowest national pride. They also have no strong opinion on emigration, and have a lower ability to migrate.
The Institute of Policy Studies said the survey findings showed that young Singaporeans are not a homogenous group and a one-size-fits-all policy will not work. This makes it challenging for policymakers to engage them on the issue of rootedness as different factors appeal to different segments. But one area that can be looked into is the issue of work-life balance, which emerged as an important anchor.
Dr Leong Chan Hoong, lead researcher and research fellow with the Institute of Policy Studies, said: "They find that this work-life balance is lacking in Singapore. As a result, some of them consider migrating abroad to achieve that. So it is important for policymakers to pay attention to this area and more importantly, to see whether that attitude, that perception changes over time."
The institute hopes to conduct another survey in two to three years.
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Relax.
It's just one in two.
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No idea why the title and the article is so different.
Really.
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Hey! Its one in two, not one in five. I want my money back!
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haha, sometimes ST & CNA does have diff styles of reporting..
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Hey! Its one in two, not one in five. I want my money back!
It has become standard practice that title and content reported in the state media is usually not closely related.
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CNA puts the title in a nicer way "One in two strongly rooted" instead of "One in two wants to emigrate"
Your cup is either half empty or half full.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1120591/1/.html
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I don't think that most of them will emigrate though. They just want to, and they think about it, but in the end they just carry on living in their mothers' HDB pigeon holes.
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I don't think that most of them will emigrate though. They just want to, and they think about it, but in the end they just carry on living in their mothers' HDB pigeon holes.
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Originally posted by Siliconchip:
I don't think that most of them will emigrate though. They just want to, and they think about it, but in the end they just carry on living in their mothers' HDB pigeon holes.
Times are bad.
And it will get worse.
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The Straits Times reports 1 in 5 Gen Y Singaporeans wants to emigrate. They are either from the explorer group or the cosmopolitian stayer.
Please read properly.
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But the report miss out a crucial part... It is not as easy as you want to emigrate the other country wants you. The visas for countries such as US, UK, Australia and New Zealand have tightened considerable these years.
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This says quite alot about our youth and the failure of the govt in that its citizens do not feel part of the country anymore. so where did we go wrong..?
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Stupid goverment, Thats why everyone want to Lari from this Country.
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Originally posted by TooFree:
The Straits Times reports 1 in 5 Gen Y Singaporeans wants to emigrate. They are either from the explorer group or the cosmopolitian stayer.
Please read properly.
Now I am totally confused.1 in 5 or 1 in 2?????
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I talked to some of my friends who went to other countries to work.
This is the feedback I get from them.
1) Income tax: Spore is one of the lowest income tax compare to most of the countries. I have a friend station at Europe, 30% of the income tax (for expat) went to the govt (hope I did not heard wrongly)
2) Transportation: Spore transportation is consider best. Not talking about crowded, fares expensive, no air con etc.... When probe further, one of my friend told me : NO STRIKE. He ever woke up in the moring and went to the subway to find out that they on strike. All cursing as they unable to get into the office.
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Originally posted by QX179R:
SINGAPORE: One in two young Singaporeans have little intention of moving overseas. They are rooted by strong family ties, national pride, and have confidence in the country's economic future.
This finding emerged from a study conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies, involving more more than 2,013 Singaporeans between 19 and 30 years old.
The respondents were interviewed in door-to-door surveys over three months, from December 2009 to March 2010.
Friends, family and home ownership are the main reasons identified by young Singaporeans when asked what keeps them rooted to the country.
The respondents were asked to pick the reasons from 26 items such as quality of life, finance and career, social bonding and well-being and socio-political considerations.
When Channel NewsAsia took to the streets, many cited similar considerations.
"I don't think I'm moving out of Singapore because of friends and family here," said a young Singaporean.
"Singapore is a good to live in, with a lot of opportunities to excel in life...there's (also) no natural disaster in Singapore, like what happened to Japan," said another.
But others felt emigration represented a better life, citing Singapore's high cost of living and hectic lifestyle as possible reasons for migrating.
The Institute of Policy Studies' survey found that young Singaporeans fell into four broad categories. There is the "Heartland Stayer" - unlikely to emigrate and has strong ties and national pride. Similarly, the "Cosmopolitan Stayer" has low intention of leaving and is rooted in Singapore. However, this group views emigration favourably and has the ability to leave.
There is also the "Explorer" group - the one most likely to emigrate. They have strong family ties but doesn't feel connected to Singapore. And then there is the "Disengaged" have the weakest family bonds and lowest national pride. They also have no strong opinion on emigration, and have a lower ability to migrate.
The Institute of Policy Studies said the survey findings showed that young Singaporeans are not a homogenous group and a one-size-fits-all policy will not work. This makes it challenging for policymakers to engage them on the issue of rootedness as different factors appeal to different segments. But one area that can be looked into is the issue of work-life balance, which emerged as an important anchor.
Dr Leong Chan Hoong, lead researcher and research fellow with the Institute of Policy Studies, said: "They find that this work-life balance is lacking in Singapore. As a result, some of them consider migrating abroad to achieve that. So it is important for policymakers to pay attention to this area and more importantly, to see whether that attitude, that perception changes over time."
The institute hopes to conduct another survey in two to three years.
-CNA/ac
And u wuld think that living in Australia is cheaper than Singapore? Think again.. -
wonders......there are cheap places in big countries like malaysia or europe......at least there is a glimmer of hope.
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http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/04/press-muse-boilerplate-nationalism/
Our newspapers are the best.
Really.
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"Just over half, or 53.2 per cent, of the youths interviewed had a low intention to emigrate"
did pap asked themself why 46.8% wan to migrate?
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Originally posted by Icerage:
"Just over half, or 53.2 per cent, of the youths interviewed had a low intention to emigrate"
did pap asked themself why 46.8% wan to migrate?
Why the need to ask?
Just replace them with foreigners lor.
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Originally posted by QX179R:
SINGAPORE: One in two young Singaporeans have little intention of moving overseas. They are rooted by strong family ties, national pride, and have confidence in the country's economic future.....
-CNA/acso the other half have intention to leave?
that's 50% of the Gen-Y population
what a nice way to put across the message
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That's the way shit times reports.
"Ministers well received."
"Singaporeans say Budget is encouraging."
"2 in 3 young singaporeans have no intention to migrate."
"Most singaporeans say healthcare is affordable."
"Singaporeans say YOG is a success."
Just interview a few hundred people and without disclosing more details, they make some sweeping statements. This is not journalism. It's just partisan crap.
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read somewhere.....
dats lhl son oso wont come back stay in sg after graduate.
n oso
gct's dotter migrate other country lor.
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GCT's daughter had to leave because the husband is a brit. She's not in the category of quitter to me. I can work in sg but I dont want to. So I'm a quitter. However, being a quitter doesnt make me less concerned about what's happening in spore.