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Intolerance as a problem in Australia (continued)

24 Sep 2012

Q. For each of the following forms of intolerance, please indicate to what extent you think it is a problem in Australia:

Total –

A large problem

Exp. Racism

(n=127)

Exp.
Sexism

(n=110)

Exp.
Religious Intolerance

(n=67)

Exp. Ageism

(n=123)

Do not exp.

(n=701)

Male

Female

Racism

32%

51%

42%

35%

34%

28%

29%

35%

Sexism

12%

18%

32%

21%

16%

9%

9%

15%

Homophobia

18%

20%

38%

21%

24%

15%

16%

20%

Religious intolerance

31%

32%

40%

48%

36%

28%

28%

34%

Ageism

15%

16%

20%

23%

34%

11%

15%

15%

The table above shows the results from the previous question (‘a large problem’ only) by sub-samples of those that experience one or more of the forms of intolerance and gender.  Only those sub-samples with a sample size of 50 respondents or greater are shown.

Respondents that experience racism were far more likely to regard racism as a large problem (51%).

Those that experience sexism were more likely to see all forms of intolerance as a large problem: racism (42%), sexism (32%), homophobia (38%), religious intolerance (40%) and ageism (20%).

Those that experience religious intolerance were more likely to regard sexism (21%), religious intolerance (48%) and ageism (23%) to be a large problem.

Those had do not experience any form of intolerance were consistently less likely to regard them to be a large problem.

Male respondents were also consistently less likely to regard each form of intolerance to be a large problem, compared with female respondents, save for ageism where an equal portion of male and female respondents (15%) see ageism as a large problem.

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