This statistic shows the share of respondents who support Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code as of August 2018, by age group. During the survey period, when asked to what extent they supported or opposed Section 377A, 33 percent of the survey respondents aged 15-24 years replied that they supported the section, as opposed to 63 percent of respondents aged 55-65 years.
Share of respondents in Singapore who support Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code as of August 2018, by age group*
*Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code states:
“any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or
attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another
male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years."
Data includes the total sum of the share of respondents that strongly support and somewhat support Section 377A.
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Ipsos. (September 10, 2018). Share of respondents in Singapore who support Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code as of August 2018, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947640/singapore-share-of-respondents-supporting-section-377a/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Singapore who support Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code as of August 2018, by age group*." Chart. September 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947640/singapore-share-of-respondents-supporting-section-377a/
Ipsos. (2018). Share of respondents in Singapore who support Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code as of August 2018, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947640/singapore-share-of-respondents-supporting-section-377a/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in Singapore Who Support Section 377a of The Singapore Penal Code as of August 2018, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947640/singapore-share-of-respondents-supporting-section-377a/
Ipsos, Share of respondents in Singapore who support Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code as of August 2018, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947640/singapore-share-of-respondents-supporting-section-377a/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Share of respondents in Singapore who support Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code as of August 2018, by age group* [Graph], Ipsos, September 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/947640/singapore-share-of-respondents-supporting-section-377a/
