Singapore: people supporting Section 377A of the Penal Code 2018

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*

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Release date

September 2018

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Region

Singapore

Survey time period

July 30 to August 2, 2018

Number of respondents

750 respondents

Age group

15-65 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*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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