According to a survey on racial and religious harmony in Singapore, 87.1 percent of respondents stated that they were comfortable with having a new Singaporean citizen of Malay ethnicity as their colleague in the same occupation. By comparison, acceptance of having a local-born Malay as a colleague was at 91.5 percent.
Singapore is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, with citizens categorized into four main ethnic groups, known as CMIO: Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Others. Those categorized under the "Others" include Eurasians, Caucasians, Arabs, and Filipinos, among others. Those from an ethnic Chinese background make up the majority of the population in Singapore.
Respondents' level of comfort towards naturalized citizens of other ethnicities in the following social roles in Singapore as of January 2019*
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New Singaporean Chinese originally from China
New Singaporean Indian originally from India
New Singaporean Malay originally from the region
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Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (July 30, 2019). Respondents' level of comfort towards naturalized citizens of other ethnicities in the following social roles in Singapore as of January 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044257/singapore-comfort-mingling-with-naturalized-citizens-of-other-ethnicities/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Respondents' level of comfort towards naturalized citizens of other ethnicities in the following social roles in Singapore as of January 2019*." Chart. July 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044257/singapore-comfort-mingling-with-naturalized-citizens-of-other-ethnicities/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (2019). Respondents' level of comfort towards naturalized citizens of other ethnicities in the following social roles in Singapore as of January 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044257/singapore-comfort-mingling-with-naturalized-citizens-of-other-ethnicities/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Respondents' Level of Comfort towards Naturalized Citizens of Other Ethnicities in The following Social Roles in Singapore as of January 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044257/singapore-comfort-mingling-with-naturalized-citizens-of-other-ethnicities/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), Respondents' level of comfort towards naturalized citizens of other ethnicities in the following social roles in Singapore as of January 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044257/singapore-comfort-mingling-with-naturalized-citizens-of-other-ethnicities/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Respondents' level of comfort towards naturalized citizens of other ethnicities in the following social roles in Singapore as of January 2019* [Graph], Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), July 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044257/singapore-comfort-mingling-with-naturalized-citizens-of-other-ethnicities/
