Subscribe
E-Paper
 |
| Nearly half of people surveyed are in support of the #MeToo movement. However, significant differences in the level of approval were seen among different groups according to age, gender and ideological stance. / Gettyimagebank |
By Kim Jae-heun
Nearly half of people surveyed are in support of the #MeToo movement. However, significant differences in the level of approval were seen among different groups according to age, gender and ideological stance.
According to results released Wednesday of a survey of 3,873 adults last year by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 53.7 percent of respondents said they support the movement. Those who were against the movement only accounted for 15.7 percent, with others taking a neutral stance on the issue.
By gender, women were more supportive of #MeToo than men, with 62.4 percent of women approving of the movement compared to just 45.2 percent of men.
By age, the older the respondent, the less supportive they were. Those in their 20s showed the highest approval with 58.4 percent, and the rate became lower among people in their 30s at 57 percent, those in their 40s at 55.6 percent, those in their 50s at 54.3 percent and those older, 49.8 percent.
People's ideological tendencies also affected their thoughts on the movement. Over 60 percent of liberal respondents supported #MeToo while only 47.8 percent of conservatives agreed with the movement. Those who said they are politically neutral had a 52.2 percent approval rate.
As to the effectiveness of the movement, 71.6 percent and 64.7 percent said it would help reduce sexual violence and sexual discrimination, respectively, when multiple answers were allowed.
