This statistic shows the results of a survey asking South Koreans about their familiarity with transgender people as of November 2017. During the survey period, 47 percent of respondents answered that they have seen transgender people but did not know them in person.
Familiarity with 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). Familiarity with transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805185/south-korea-familiarity-with-transgender-people/
Ipsos. "Familiarity with transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017." Chart. January 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805185/south-korea-familiarity-with-transgender-people/
Ipsos. (2018). Familiarity with transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805185/south-korea-familiarity-with-transgender-people/
Ipsos. "Familiarity with Transgender People in South Korea as of November 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805185/south-korea-familiarity-with-transgender-people/
Ipsos, Familiarity with transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805185/south-korea-familiarity-with-transgender-people/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Familiarity with transgender people in South Korea as of November 2017 [Graph], Ipsos, January 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805185/south-korea-familiarity-with-transgender-people/
