This statistic presents the opinion on the rights of transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017. During the survey period, 59 percent of respondents stated that "they should be allowed to have surgery so their body matches their identity".
Opinion on the rights of transgender people in South Korea 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). Opinion on the rights of transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/802981/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-rights/
Ipsos. "Opinion on the rights of transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017." Chart. January 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802981/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-rights/
Ipsos. (2018). Opinion on the rights of transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802981/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-rights/
Ipsos. "Opinion on The Rights of Transgender People in South Korea as of November 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/802981/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-rights/
Ipsos, Opinion on the rights of transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/802981/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-rights/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Opinion on the rights of transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017 [Graph], Ipsos, January 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/802981/south-korea-opinion-on-transgender-people-rights/