Japan: opinions on transgender people's sex reassignment surgery 2017

This statistic displays the opinions on whether transgender people should be allowed to have surgery so their body matches their identity in Japan as of 2017. When asked whether they believed transgender people should be allowed to undergo sex reassignment surgery (SRS), 20 percent of the respondents taking part in the Ipsos survey said they strongly agreed with the statement. On the other hand, only four percent of the respondents in Japan reported to strongly disagree.

Share of individuals in Japan who agree that transgender people should be allowed to have surgery so their body matches their identity as of November 2017*

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Release date

January 2018

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

October 24 to November 7, 2017

Number of respondents

1,000+

Age group

16-64 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*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 should be allowed to have surgery so their body matches their identity".
Figures are nationally representative for the respective country.

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