Q. For each of the following forms of intolerance, please indicate to what extent you think it is a problem in Australia.
| Total large/ moderate | A large problem | Moderate problem | Small
problem |
Not a problem at all | Don’t know | Sep 12
Total large/ moderate |
Jun 13
Total large/ moderate |
Feb 14
Total large/ moderate |
Aug 15
Total large/ moderate |
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| Racism against people from other countries | 62% | 25% | 37% | 27% | 7% | 5% | 71% | 69% | 64% | 60% | ||
| Racism against indigenous Australians | 58% | 25% | 33% | 28% | 8% | 5% | 54% | |||||
| Sexism | 57% | 21% | 36% | 30% | 8% | 5% | 45% | 52% | 51% | 47% | ||
| Religious intolerance | 57% | 24% | 34% | 27% | 9% | 5% | 65% | 54% | 51% | 53% | ||
| Homophobia | 53% | 20% | 33% | 32% | 10% | 5% | 50% | 51% | 47% | 47% | ||
| Ageism | 49% | 17% | 32% | 30% | 14% | 8% | 44% | 46% | 49% | 48% |
57% think that sexism is a major/moderate problem in Australia – up 10% since August last year – and 53% think homophobia is a major/moderate problem in Australia (up 6%).
62% (up 2%) think that racism against people from other countries is a major/moderate problem in Australia – and 58% (up 4%) think racism against indigenous Australians is a major/moderate problem.