Public torn over expanding military service exemptions for athletes: poll
Social affairsJul 16, 2018
South Koreans are torn over expanding military service exemptions for athletes, a poll showed Monday.In a survey of 500 adults by Realmeter, 47.6 percent said they were for creating more ways for male athletes to be exempt from conscription. The poll showed that 43.9 percent said they were against such measures, while 8.5 percent said they didn't lean one way or the other.The survey, conducted last Thursday, had a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points and a 95 percent confidence level. (Yonha