According to a survey on racial and religious harmony in Singapore, 92.7 percent of respondents aged between 18 to 25 years old in Singapore stated that they had close friends who were also Singaporean Chinese. 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.
Share of respondents who had close friends from other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019, by age group
According to the survey, "Respondents were then posed the statement, “Thinking of about close friends, how many of them are: ___ (please enter 0 where you do not have friends
in any of these categories)”. They were then shown a list of different racial groups (Singaporean Chinese, Singaporean Malay, Singaporean Indian, Singaporean Eurasian, and Other Race). Respondents had to note in writing, how many close friends from a particular racial group they had."
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Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (July 30, 2019). Share of respondents who had close friends from other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044750/singapore-share-of-respondents-close-friends-of-other-ethnicities-by-age-group/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Share of respondents who had close friends from other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019, by age group." Chart. July 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044750/singapore-share-of-respondents-close-friends-of-other-ethnicities-by-age-group/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (2019). Share of respondents who had close friends from other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044750/singapore-share-of-respondents-close-friends-of-other-ethnicities-by-age-group/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Share of Respondents Who Had Close Friends from Other Ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044750/singapore-share-of-respondents-close-friends-of-other-ethnicities-by-age-group/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), Share of respondents who had close friends from other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044750/singapore-share-of-respondents-close-friends-of-other-ethnicities-by-age-group/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of respondents who had close friends from other ethnicities in Singapore as of January 2019, by age group [Graph], Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), July 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044750/singapore-share-of-respondents-close-friends-of-other-ethnicities-by-age-group/
