According to a survey on racial and religious harmony in Singapore, 90.2 percent of respondents stated that they were comfortable with having a local-born Chinese as their close friend. 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 having a personal relationship with local-born citizens of other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019*
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Local-born Chinese
Local-born Malay
Local-born Indian
Local-born Eurasian
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Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (July 30, 2019). Respondents' level of comfort towards having a personal relationship with local-born citizens of other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044278/singapore-comfort-personal-relationship-with-other-ethnicities/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Respondents' level of comfort towards having a personal relationship with local-born citizens of other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019*." Chart. July 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044278/singapore-comfort-personal-relationship-with-other-ethnicities/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (2019). Respondents' level of comfort towards having a personal relationship with local-born citizens of other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044278/singapore-comfort-personal-relationship-with-other-ethnicities/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Respondents' Level of Comfort towards Having a Personal Relationship with Local-born Citizens of Other Ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044278/singapore-comfort-personal-relationship-with-other-ethnicities/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), Respondents' level of comfort towards having a personal relationship with local-born citizens of other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044278/singapore-comfort-personal-relationship-with-other-ethnicities/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Respondents' level of comfort towards having a personal relationship with local-born citizens of other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019* [Graph], Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), July 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044278/singapore-comfort-personal-relationship-with-other-ethnicities/