Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan
MP for Pioneer SMC
Question No. 744
To ask the Minister for Health for each of the years from 2010 to 2020 (a) how many people are working in the Intermediate and Long-Term Care sector; and (b) what is the breakdown for such persons in terms of whether they are in full-time or part-time employment, educational qualifications, age, gender and number who are Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans.
Written Answer
1 From 2010 to 2020, the overall number of staff1 in the Intermediate and Long Term Care (ILTC) sector2 increased fourfold, from around 3,200 to 16,550. The breakdown of staff by their age, gender and citizenship status across the years is provided in Table 1. The data from ILTC providers does not cover educational qualifications. Data on work arrangement (i.e. full-time or part-time) is available only for registered professionals using data from their respective professional boards3 from 2018 onwards.
Table 1: Number of staff in ILTC sector (2010 – 2020)4
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Breakdown |
Year |
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
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Work Arrangement (for registered professions only)5 |
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|
Full-Time |
Data unavailable across all registered professions |
5,850 |
6,140 |
6,240 |
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96% |
96% |
96% |
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|
Part-Time |
240 |
230 |
250 |
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|
4% |
4% |
4% |
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Sub-Total |
6,090 |
6,370 |
6,490 |
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|
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Sex |
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|
Male |
760 |
1,020 |
1,360 |
1,870 |
2,350 |
2,930 |
3,440 |
3,900 |
4,130 |
4,550 |
4,620 |
|
23.8% |
24.3% |
24.3% |
24.5% |
25.7% |
26.8% |
27.5% |
27.6% |
27.0% |
27.8% |
27.9% |
|
|
Female |
2,370 |
3,090 |
4,100 |
5,610 |
6,640 |
7,840 |
8,990 |
10,140 |
10,840 |
11,810 |
11,920 |
|
74.1% |
73.6% |
73.3% |
73.4% |
72.6% |
71.7% |
72.0% |
71.8% |
70.8% |
72.1% |
72.0% |
|
|
Incomplete data |
60 |
90 |
130 |
170 |
150 |
160 |
70 |
70 |
350 |
10 |
10 |
|
1.9% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.2% |
1.6% |
1.5% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
2.3% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
|
Age (as at end of the year) |
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|
Below 20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
10 |
20 |
40 |
40 |
0 |
|
0.3% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
|
|
20 to 29 |
870 |
1,280 |
1,870 |
2,690 |
3,300 |
3,850 |
4,140 |
4,260 |
4,620 |
4,590 |
3,890 |
|
27.2% |
30.5% |
33.5% |
35.2% |
36.1% |
35.2% |
33.1% |
30.2% |
30.2% |
28.0% |
23.5% |
|
|
30 to 39 |
900 |
1,120 |
1,390 |
1,840 |
2,200 |
2,680 |
3,270 |
3,990 |
5,060 |
5,970 |
6,560 |
|
28.1% |
26.7% |
24.9% |
24.1% |
24.0% |
24.5% |
26.2% |
28.3% |
33.0% |
36.5% |
39.6% |
|
|
40 to 49 |
490 |
600 |
790 |
1,040 |
1,260 |
1,440 |
1,680 |
1,920 |
2,240 |
2,440 |
2,570 |
|
15.3% |
14.3% |
14.1% |
13.6% |
13.8% |
13.2% |
13.5% |
13.6% |
14.6% |
14.9% |
15.5% |
|
|
50 to 59 |
450 |
540 |
650 |
840 |
990 |
1,100 |
1,240 |
1,400 |
1,650 |
1,860 |
1,950 |
|
14.1% |
12.9% |
11.6% |
11.0% |
10.8% |
10.1% |
9.9% |
9.9% |
10.8% |
11.4% |
11.8% |
|
|
60 and above |
190 |
240 |
330 |
470 |
590 |
690 |
830 |
960 |
1,150 |
1,350 |
1,470 |
|
5.9% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.3% |
6.6% |
6.8% |
7.5% |
8.2% |
8.9% |
|
|
Incomplete data |
290 |
400 |
540 |
750 |
790 |
1140 |
1330 |
1560 |
560 |
120 |
110 |
|
9.1% |
9.5% |
9.7% |
9.8% |
8.6% |
10.4% |
10.6% |
11.0% |
3.7% |
0.7% |
0.7% |
|
|
Citizenship Status |
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|
Singaporeans and Permanent Residents |
1,640 |
1,940 |
2,370 |
3,140 |
3,730 |
4,430 |
5,090 |
5,850 |
6,490 |
7,120 |
7,430 |
|
51% |
46% |
42% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
42% |
43% |
45% |
|
|
Foreigners |
1,560 |
2,260 |
3,220 |
4,500 |
5,420 |
6,500 |
7,400 |
8,270 |
8,830 |
9,250 |
9,120 |
|
49% |
54% |
58% |
59% |
59% |
59% |
59% |
59% |
58% |
57% |
55% |
|
|
Total |
3,200 |
4,200 |
5,590 |
7,640 |
9,150 |
10,930 |
12,490 |
14,120 |
15,320 |
16,370 |
16,550 |
|
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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