Influential Factors of Perception on Enactment of Civil Partnership Act among Gyeonggi-do Residents

The purpose of this study was to explore factors that could influence the perception on enactment of the Civil Partnership Act. Participants were 2,053 individuals aged 15 to 65 years old who were Gyeonggi-do residents. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlations, and multiple regression analysis were performed using Stata 17.0. As results, the perception of enactment of the Civil Partnership Act was generally close to being in favor, with an average score of 2.9 out of 4.0. The extent to which an individual was for enactment of the Civil Partnership Act was explained by one’s sociodemographic characteristics including gender, perceived socioeconomic status, religion, marital status, and presence of children. In addition, gender role stereotypes and perception of several family functions including emotional function, reproductive function, leisure function were shown as the significant factors. These results suggest that recognizing and reconciling the differences among groups based on individuals’ sociodemographic characteristics and perception of gender and family functions in order to reach a social consensus on enactment of the Civil Partnership Act. This study also implies that diverse and multifaceted approaches are needed to build social consensus.