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Chinese Singaporeans more likely to worry about immigration: survey

  • A survey by IPS examines how residents in the city state perceive the consequences if fault lines such as race, religion and immigration are mismanaged
  • The study also found that millennials felt that mismanaging LGBT issues could result in polarisation in society

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Singaporeans who are better-educated or younger are more sensitive to potential fallout from any mismanagement of racial and religious issues compared to their older and less-educated fellow citizens, a study has found.
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The study also found that Chinese respondents felt more likely than other groups in Singapore to experience an erosion in their national identity and loss of trust in the government if immigration issues were not managed properly.

Released on Tuesday by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), the working paper, called Fault lines in Singapore: Public Opinion on their Realities, Management and Consequences, examines five fault lines in Singapore and how residents here perceive the consequences if these fault lines are mismanaged.

The five fault lines are: race, religion, immigration, socio-economic status, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) matters.

Dr Mathew Mathews, an IPS senior research fellow who led the study, said that these fault lines were identified based on their mentions in public discussions such as in the media and in forums.

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The study surveyed 4,015 Singaporean citizens and permanent residents from August last year to January this year.

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