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. (n=110) |
Exp. (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.