ageism, homophobia, intolerance, Racism, Religion, sexism
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 | Large prob. | Mod. prob. | Small prob. | Not a prob. | Don’t know | Sep 12 Total large/ mod. | Jun 13 Total large/ mod. | Feb 14 Total large/ mod. | Jun 15 Total large/ mod. | |||
| Racism against people from other countries | 60% | 22% | 38% | 28% | 9% | 4% | 71% | 69% | 64% | 58% | ||
| Racism against indigenous Australians | 54% | 19% | 35% | 29% | 12% | 4% | 51% | |||||
| Sexism | 47% | 14% | 33% | 38% | 10% | 6% | 45% | 52% | 51% | 44% | ||
| Homophobia | 47% | 13% | 34% | 32% | 13% | 7% | 50% | 51% | 47% | 42% | ||
| Religious intolerance | 53% | 18% | 35% | 30% | 11% | 5% | 65% | 54% | 51% | 56% | ||
| Ageism | 48% | 17% | 31% | 33% | 12% | 8% | 44% | 46% | 49% | 49% |
47% think homophobia is a major/moderate problem in Australia – up 5% since June.
60% think that racism against people from other countries is a major/moderate problem in Australia – and 54% think racism against indigenous Australians is a major/moderate problem. These figures have not changed substantially since June.
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 |
|
Jun 13 Total large/ moder ate |
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Mar 15 Total large/ moder ate |
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Racism against people from other countries |
58% |
22% |
36% |
28% |
8% |
5% |
|
69% |
|
67% |
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Racism against indigenous Australians |
51% |
20% |
31% |
32% |
12% |
5% |
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Sexism |
44% |
13% |
31% |
38% |
11% |
6% |
|
52% |
|
47% |
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|
Homophobia |
42% |
14% |
28% |
35% |
15% |
8% |
|
51% |
|
45% |
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|
Religious intolerance |
56% |
20% |
36% |
28% |
10% |
6% |
|
54% |
|
61% |
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Ageism |
49% |
17% |
32% |
31% |
12% |
8% |
|
46% |
|
45% |
56% think that religious intolerance is a major/moderate problem in Australia – down 5% since March.
58% think that racism against people from other countries is a major/moderate problem in Australia – and 51% think racism against indigenous Australians is a major/moderate problem.
These figures have not changed substantially since March.
Note – “racism” has been split into racism against people from other countries and racism against indigenous Australians.
ageism, experience of intolerance, homophobia, intolerance, Racism, religious intolerance, sexism
Q. Have you personally experienced or witnessed any of the following forms of intolerance in the past 12 months?
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|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
Total Jun 13 |
| Racism |
36% |
37% |
35% |
47% |
33% |
26% |
39% |
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| Sexism |
29% |
25% |
33% |
41% |
26% |
19% |
29% |
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| Religious intolerance |
28% |
27% |
28% |
35% |
27% |
19% |
29% |
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| Ageism |
26% |
23% |
28% |
22% |
25% |
30% |
24% |
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| Homophobia |
24% |
25% |
22% |
36% |
19% |
15% |
26% |
36% say they have experienced or witnessed racism in the past 12 months, while about one quarter have experienced or witnessed each of the other forms of intolerance. These figures have changed little since this question was last asked in June last year.
Younger people were much more likely to have experienced/witnessed racism, homophobia, sexism and religious intolerance. 30% of those aged 55+ say they have experienced/witnessed ageism. 33% of women say they have experienced/witnessed sexism.
11 June 2013, 110613, ageism, homophobia, intolerance, Racism, religious intolerance, sexism
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+ |
|
| Racism |
39% |
37% |
41% |
51% |
38% |
26% |
|
| Religious intolerance |
29% |
28% |
29% |
37% |
29% |
18% |
|
| Sexism |
29% |
26% |
32% |
38% |
28% |
21% |
|
| Homophobia |
26% |
24% |
28% |
40% |
24% |
14% |
|
| Ageism |
24% |
23% |
24% |
19% |
24% |
30% |
39% say they have experienced or witnessed racism in the past 12 months, while about one quarter have experienced or witnessed each of the other forms of intolerance. Younger people were much more likely to have experienced/witnessed racism, homophobia, sexism and religious intolerance. 30% of those aged 55+ say they have experienced/witnessed ageism.
24 September 2012, 240912, ageism, homophobia, intolerance, personal experience, Racism, religious intolerance, sexism
Q. Do you personally experience one or more of the following forms of intolerance?
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%[1] |
|
| Racism |
12% |
| Ageism |
12% |
| Sexism |
11% |
| Religious intolerance |
6% |
| Homophobia |
4% |
| None of the above |
67% |
The vast majority of respondents do not experience intolerance (67%).
Of the forms of intolerance listed, 12% of respondents experience racism, 12% experience ageism and 11% experience sexism.
Smaller portions of respondents experience religious intolerance (6%) and homophobia (4%).
[1]Total will exceed 100% as respondents were able to select one or more of the forms of intolerance.
24 September 2012, 240912, ageism, Greens party, homophobia, intolerance, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Racism, religious intolerance, sexism
Q. In your view, which party is better at dealing with the various forms of intolerance?
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Labor |
Liberal |
Greens |
Other |
Don’t know |
|
| Racism |
17% |
23% |
11% |
2% |
46% |
| Sexism |
19% |
19% |
12% |
2% |
47% |
| Homophobia |
13% |
17% |
21% |
3% |
45% |
| Religious intolerance |
16% |
22% |
9% |
3% |
50% |
| Ageism |
16% |
20% |
8% |
3% |
52% |
With the exception of sexism, when compared to Labor, the Liberals are consistently regarded by respondents as being the party that is better at dealing with racism (23% Liberal, 17% Labor), homophobia (13% Labor, 17% Liberal), religious intolerance (16% Labor, 22% Liberal) and ageism (16% Labor, 20% Liberal).
On sexism, both the major parties are equally regarded as the party that is better at dealing with it (19% each).
The Greens are regarded as the best party to deal with homophobia (21%).
There were a high portion of don’t knows in this question, with either a majority or close to a majority of respondents selecting this option for each form of intolerance.