This statistic displays the public opinions on whether transgender people hold a special place in society in Japan as of 2017. When asked whether they believed transgender people have a special place in society, only about three percent of the respondents taking part in the Ipsos survey said they strongly agree with the statement. On the other hand, 25 percent of the respondents in Japan reported to strongly disagree.
Share of individuals in Japan who agree that transgender people have a special place in society as of November 2017*
*Participants were asked to indicate whether they agreed or disagreed with the following statement about people who dress and live as one sex even though they were born another: "They have a special place in society".
Figures are nationally representative for the respective country.
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Ipsos North America. (January 29, 2018). Share of individuals in Japan who agree that transgender people have a special place in society as of November 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805735/japan-opinions-transgender-people-special-place-society/
Ipsos North America. "Share of individuals in Japan who agree that transgender people have a special place in society as of November 2017*." Chart. January 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805735/japan-opinions-transgender-people-special-place-society/
Ipsos North America. (2018). Share of individuals in Japan who agree that transgender people have a special place in society as of November 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805735/japan-opinions-transgender-people-special-place-society/
Ipsos North America. "Share of Individuals in Japan Who Agree That Transgender People Have a Special Place in Society as of November 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805735/japan-opinions-transgender-people-special-place-society/
Ipsos North America, Share of individuals in Japan who agree that transgender people have a special place in society as of November 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805735/japan-opinions-transgender-people-special-place-society/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
Share of individuals in Japan who agree that transgender people have a special place in society as of November 2017* [Graph], Ipsos North America, January 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805735/japan-opinions-transgender-people-special-place-society/