According to a survey on racial and religious harmony in Singapore, 36.1 percent of respondents stated that in the last year, they had never felt upset by loud religious chanting, singing or praying in their neighborhood.
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 religious chanting, singing or praying in their neighborhood in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "In the past year, how often have you encountered and gotten upset by the following in your estate? -Religious chanting/singing/praying."
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Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (July 30, 2019). Respondents who had felt upset by religious chanting, singing or praying in their neighborhood in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046841/singapore-emotional-distress-verbal-religious-worship-in-neighborhood/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Respondents who had felt upset by religious chanting, singing or praying in their neighborhood in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019." Chart. July 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046841/singapore-emotional-distress-verbal-religious-worship-in-neighborhood/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). (2019). Respondents who had felt upset by religious chanting, singing or praying in their neighborhood in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046841/singapore-emotional-distress-verbal-religious-worship-in-neighborhood/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). "Respondents Who Had Felt Upset by Religious Chanting, Singing or Praying in Their Neighborhood in The Last Year in Singapore as of January 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046841/singapore-emotional-distress-verbal-religious-worship-in-neighborhood/
Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), Respondents who had felt upset by religious chanting, singing or praying in their neighborhood in the last year in Singapore as of January 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046841/singapore-emotional-distress-verbal-religious-worship-in-neighborhood/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Respondents who had felt upset by religious chanting, singing or praying in their neighborhood 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/1046841/singapore-emotional-distress-verbal-religious-worship-in-neighborhood/
