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Experience of forms of intolerance

3 Mar 2015

Q. Have you personally experienced or witnessed any of the following forms of intolerance in the past 12 months? 

 

Total

 

Men

Women

Aged 18-34

Aged 35-54

Aged 55+

 

Total Jun 13

Total Feb 14

Racism

33%

35%

32%

45%

32%

21%

39%

36%

Sexism

26%

21%

32%

32%

25%

20%

29%

29%

Religious intolerance

26%

25%

27%

36%

24%

17%

29%

28%

Ageism

22%

21%

24%

20%

18%

32%

24%

26%

Homophobia

19%

18%

20%

27%

17%

12%

26%

24%

 

33% say they have experienced or witnessed racism in the past 12 months, while about one quarter have experienced or witnessed sexism and religious intolerance. These figures have dropped a little since this question was last asked in February last year.

Younger people (aged 18-34) were more likely to have experienced/witnessed racism (45%), homophobia (27%), sexism (32%) and religious intolerance (36%). 32% of those aged 55+ say they have experienced/witnessed ageism. 32% of women say they have experienced/witnessed sexism.

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