ageism, forms of intolerance, homophobia, 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/ mod |
|
A large problem |
Mod problem |
Small problem |
Not a problem at all |
Don’t know |
|
Sept 12 Total large/ mod |
Jun 13 Total large/ mod |
Feb 14 Total large/ mod |
|
| Racism |
67% |
30% |
37% |
23% |
6% |
4% |
71% |
69% |
64% |
||
| Religious intolerance |
61% |
28% |
33% |
25% |
9% |
5% |
65% |
54% |
51% |
||
| Sexism |
47% |
16% |
31% |
36% |
12% |
5% |
45% |
52% |
51% |
||
| Ageism |
45% |
17% |
28% |
33% |
13% |
9% |
44% |
46% |
49% |
||
| Homo-phobia |
45% |
15% |
30% |
32% |
15% |
8% |
50% |
51% |
47% |
67% think that racism is a major/moderate problem in Australia – up 3% compared to when this question was previously asked in February last year. 61% think that religious intolerance is a major/moderate problem – up 10% since last February.
Those most likely to think racism a major/moderate problem were women (73%) and Greens voters (80%).
Those most likely to think religious intolerance a major/moderate problem were women (73%) and incomes under $600pw (69%).
Those most likely to think sexism a major/moderate problem were women (68%) and Greens voters (67%).
Those most likely to think homophobia a major/moderate problem were Greens voters (67%), Labor voters (53%) and aged 18-24 (57%).
58% of those aged 55+ think ageism is a major/moderate problem.
ageism, homophobia, intolerance in australia, 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+ |
|
Total Jun 13 |
Total Feb 14 |
| Racism |
33% |
35% |
32% |
45% |
32% |
21% |
39% |
36% |
||
| Sexism |
26% |
21% |
32% |
32% |
25% |
20% |
29% |
29% |
||
| Religious intolerance |
26% |
25% |
27% |
36% |
24% |
17% |
29% |
28% |
||
| Ageism |
22% |
21% |
24% |
20% |
18% |
32% |
24% |
26% |
||
| Homophobia |
19% |
18% |
20% |
27% |
17% |
12% |
26% |
24% |
33% say they have experienced or witnessed racism in the past 12 months, while about one quarter have experienced or witnessed sexism and religious intolerance. These figures have dropped a little since this question was last asked in February last year.
Younger people (aged 18-34) were more likely to have experienced/witnessed racism (45%), homophobia (27%), sexism (32%) and religious intolerance (36%). 32% of those aged 55+ say they have experienced/witnessed ageism. 32% of women say they have experienced/witnessed sexism.
ageism, homophobia, intolerance 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 |
|
A large problem |
Moderate problem |
Small problem |
Not a problem at all |
Don’t know |
|
Sept 12 Total large/ moderate |
Jun 13 Total large/ moderate |
|
| Racism |
64% |
25% |
39% |
29% |
6% |
2% |
71% |
69% |
||
| Religious intolerance |
51% |
18% |
33% |
32% |
14% |
4% |
65% |
54% |
||
| Sexism |
51% |
15% |
36% |
37% |
10% |
3% |
45% |
52% |
||
| Ageism |
49% |
15% |
34% |
31% |
13% |
8% |
44% |
46% |
||
| Homophobia |
47% |
16% |
31% |
36% |
13% |
5% |
50% |
51% |
64% think that racism is a major/moderate problem in Australia – down a little compared to when this question was previously asked in June last year. Just over half believe that religious intolerance and sexism are major/moderate problems.
Those most likely to think racism a major/moderate problem were women (68%), Greens voters (85%) and Labor voters (71%).
Those most likely to think sexism a major/moderate problem were women (58%) and Greens voters (70%).
Those most likely to think homophobia a major/moderate problem were women (54%), Greens voters (77%), Labor voters (54%) and aged 18-34 (56%).
54% of those aged 55+ think ageism is a major/moderate problem.
There were no substantial differences between groups on views about religious intolerance.
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?
|
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
Total Jun 13 |
| Racism |
36% |
37% |
35% |
47% |
33% |
26% |
39% |
||
| Sexism |
29% |
25% |
33% |
41% |
26% |
19% |
29% |
||
| Religious intolerance |
28% |
27% |
28% |
35% |
27% |
19% |
29% |
||
| Ageism |
26% |
23% |
28% |
22% |
25% |
30% |
24% |
||
| 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?
|
%[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, 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%).
24 September 2012, 240912, ageism, homophobia, intolerance 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 – 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.