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SURVEY FINDINGS
WHAT DO SINGAPOREANS THINK OF BUSKERS?
93%
Half
have seen a busker,
mostly in town areas
think buskers beg for money...
... and sell lottery tickets and tissue paper
AWARENESS
80%
think buskers do it to
earn money,
Only 56%
say it's for passion,
feel it's to showcase
one's talent
And 68%
Up to 40%
Over a
quarter
PERCEPTIONS
consider busking a
"low art form"
felt buskers were
basically just beggars
More than half
say busking isn't
a "real job"
85%
don't think busking can
provide a steady income
Two-
thirds
believe busking
is unsustainable
in the long run
54%
feel Singaporeans just don't appreciate buskers in general
BEHAVIOUR
51%
do not donate
to buskers
36%
seldom or never stop to
listen to or watch buskers
*findings are based on a survey of 50 Singaporeans aged 22 to 57
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