MDDI's Response on Collecting and Analysing Income Levels of Respondents in Future Digital Parenting Surveys

Parliament Sitting on 5 November 2025

Question for oral answer

43. Mr Ng Shi Xuan asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information whether it will collect and analyse the income levels of respondents in subsequent Digital Parenting Surveys to ensure that the results are representative of our Singapore resident parent population in terms of income level.

Answer

Income is a sensitive variable that respondents typically choose not to disclose. Unevenness in responses does not help data analysis. Survey designers must thus consider their usefulness to overall representativeness of the findings, or if proxies like educational attainment suffice. For the Digital Parenting Survey, findings suggest that parents with secondary and lower educational qualification were less likely to have checked their child’s online activities or take action to guide their child’s digital activities.

*Converted to written answer