Singaporeans prefer to have just one child, instead of being childless, says study

Singaporeans’ preference for one child is similar to how respondents across the eight countries felt. -PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A new study has found that Singaporeans prefer having one child to not having any.

However, they do not prefer having two or more children – over just one child – if other areas of family life they value are not fulfilled, said Professor Jean Yeung, the study’s principal investigator for Singapore, which was one of eight countries involved in the study.