According to a survey from 2021, 76 percent of the respondents in Singapore were accepting of the school closures in order to prevent COVID-19 transmissions. In comparison, 38 percent of the respondents in South Korea accepted the school closures due to COVID-19.
Acceptability of school closures to prevent COVID-19 transmission in Asia Pacific in 2021, by country
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approximately 1,000 respondents from Australia, China, and Japan, and 500 respondents from Singapore, Malaysia, India, and South Korea
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "To what extent, if at all, do you think that school closures are/were an acceptable or unacceptable price to pay for reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus in your country?"
The respondents in Malaysia were aged 18 to 74 and in Singapore aged 18 to 65.
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Ipsos. (July 15, 2021). Acceptability of school closures to prevent COVID-19 transmission in Asia Pacific in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251886/apac-opinion-on-school-closures-due-to-covid-19-by-country/
Ipsos. "Acceptability of school closures to prevent COVID-19 transmission in Asia Pacific in 2021, by country." Chart. July 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251886/apac-opinion-on-school-closures-due-to-covid-19-by-country/
Ipsos. (2021). Acceptability of school closures to prevent COVID-19 transmission in Asia Pacific in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251886/apac-opinion-on-school-closures-due-to-covid-19-by-country/
Ipsos. "Acceptability of School Closures to Prevent Covid-19 Transmission in Asia Pacific in 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251886/apac-opinion-on-school-closures-due-to-covid-19-by-country/
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