According to a survey on racial and religious harmony in Singapore, 45.7 percent of respondents stated that in the last year, they had never felt upset by something they saw on social or mainstream media that insulted their racial or religious customs.
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. Singapore is also one of the world's most religiously diverse societies, with ten officially recognized religions.
Respondents who had felt upset by insulting media portrayals of racial or religious customs in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "In the last year, how often have
you felt upset because of the following? -Something you watched on social or mainstream media insulted your racial or religious customs."
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Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (July 30, 2019). Respondents who had felt upset by insulting media portrayals of racial or religious customs in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046787/singapore-emotional-distress-insulting-media-portrayals-racial-religious-customs/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Respondents who had felt upset by insulting media portrayals of racial or religious customs in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019." Chart. July 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046787/singapore-emotional-distress-insulting-media-portrayals-racial-religious-customs/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (2019). Respondents who had felt upset by insulting media portrayals of racial or religious customs in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046787/singapore-emotional-distress-insulting-media-portrayals-racial-religious-customs/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Respondents Who Had Felt Upset by Insulting Media Portrayals of Racial or Religious Customs in The Last Year in Singapore as of January 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046787/singapore-emotional-distress-insulting-media-portrayals-racial-religious-customs/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), Respondents who had felt upset by insulting media portrayals of racial or religious customs in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046787/singapore-emotional-distress-insulting-media-portrayals-racial-religious-customs/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Respondents who had felt upset by insulting media portrayals of racial or religious customs in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019 [Graph], Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), July 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046787/singapore-emotional-distress-insulting-media-portrayals-racial-religious-customs/
