This statistic shows the opinion on the transgender people in South Korean society as of November 2017. During the survey period, 44 percent of respondents found South Korea was becoming more tolerant toward transgender people, whereas 23 percent thought that the society has gone too far in allowing people to dress and live as one sex even though they were born another.
Attitudes toward transgender people in South Korean society as of November 2017
Transgender people in this statistic not only refers to those who had sex reassignment surgery but also includes those who dress and live as one sex even though they were born another; for instance, someone who was considered male at birth may feel they are actually female and so dresses and lives as a woman, and the other way around.
The survey was developed by Ipsos in partnership with the Williams Institute and BuzzFeed News.
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Ipsos. (January 29, 2018). Attitudes toward transgender people in South Korean society as of November 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657648/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-and-society/
Ipsos. "Attitudes toward transgender people in South Korean society as of November 2017." Chart. January 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657648/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-and-society/
Ipsos. (2018). Attitudes toward transgender people in South Korean society as of November 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657648/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-and-society/
Ipsos. "Attitudes toward Transgender People in South Korean Society as of November 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657648/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-and-society/
Ipsos, Attitudes toward transgender people in South Korean society as of November 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657648/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-and-society/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Attitudes toward transgender people in South Korean society as of November 2017 [Graph], Ipsos, January 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/657648/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-and-society/
