24 September 2012, 240912, ageism, homophobia, problems in australia, Racism, religious intolerance, 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 |
Total small/not |
A large problem |
Moderate problem |
Small problem |
Not a problem at all |
Don’t know |
|
| Racism |
71% |
27% |
32% |
39% |
21% |
6% |
2% |
| Religious intolerance |
65% |
32% |
31% |
34% |
23% |
9% |
2% |
| Homophobia |
50% |
45% |
18% |
32% |
33% |
12% |
5% |
| Sexism |
45% |
53% |
12% |
33% |
40% |
13% |
2% |
| Ageism |
44% |
49% |
15% |
29% |
33% |
16% |
8% |
The vast majority of respondents (71%) regard racism to be either a large or moderate problem in Australia, followed by 65% who believe religious intolerance to be a problem.
Fifty percent (50%) of respondents regard homophobia to be a large or moderate problem in Australia.
After racism, religious intolerance and homophobia, 45% of respondents view sexism as either a large or moderate problem in Australia. The majority of respondents see it as either a small problem or not a problem at all (53%).