| 1 Marriage is permanent |
| 2 Marriage may be broken only under serious circumstances |
| 3 Marriage can be broken by simple agreement of the two partners |
| 8 Other (Please specify: ___________________________________________) |
| 9 DK |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||
| total | 57.6 | 31.5 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 4.5 | |
| gender | Male | 59.1 | 29.6 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| Female | 56.4 | 33 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 4.4 | |
| Age | 20-24yrs | 38.1 | 52.6 | 3.1 | 1 | 5.2 |
| 25-29yrs | 52.4 | 33 | 11.7 | 1 | 1.9 | |
| 30-34yrs | 50.8 | 38.6 | 8.3 | - | 2.3 | |
| 35-39yrs | 60.6 | 30 | 5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | |
| 40-44yrs | 55 | 32.9 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 6.7 | |
| 45-49yrs | 60.3 | 24.8 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 5.8 | |
| 50-54yrs | 57.5 | 31 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 4.6 | |
| 55-59yrs | 71.4 | 21.4 | 3.6 | - | 3.6 | |
| 60-64yrs | 82.1 | 12.8 | - | - | 5.1 | |
| 65-69yrs | 75 | 17.5 | - | - | 7.5 | |
| 70yrs- | 66 | 24.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 5.7 | |
| Race | Chinese | 53.5 | 34.9 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| Malay | 69.6 | 20.8 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | |
| Indian | 76.1 | 17.4 | 5.4 | - | 1.1 | |
| Others | 59.3 | 29.6 | 7.4 | 3.7 | - |