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Experience of forms of intolerance

Jun 10, 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	Total Mar 15
Racism against people from other countries	28%	24%	32%	33%	28%	22%	39%	36%	33%
Racism against indigenous Australians	19%	17%	21%	24%	18%	15%	39%	36%	33%
Sexism	23%	17%	30%	26%	26%	17%	29%	29%	26%
Homophobia	19%	16%	21%	24%	20%	11%	26%	24%	19%
Religious intolerance	26%	23%	30%	31%	27%	20%	29%	28%	26%
Ageism	23%	19%	26%	19%	22%	28%	24%	26%	22%

28% say they have experienced or witnessed racism against people from other countries in the past 12 months, while about one quarter have exintoperienced or witnessed sexism, ageism and religious intolerance.

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