Equality and Human Rights Commission (2018), Developing a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination in Britain.

Country

United Kingdom

Title

Equality and Human Rights Commission (2018), Developing a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination in Britain.

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Year

2018

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

UK, Equality and Human Rights Commission

Main Thematic Focus

Discrimination

Target Population

Ethnic minorities Religious minorities

Key findings

The report measures prejudice and discrimination faced by groups with protected characteristics (age, disability, race, sex, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, and gender reassignment).

The report findings show, inter alia:
• 42% of people in Britain had experienced some form in prejudice in the last year;
• Experience of prejudice was higher in minority groups, for example 70% of Muslims surveyed had experienced religion-based prejudice;
• Around a third of British adults surveyed felt that efforts to provide equal opportunities to immigrants (37%) and Muslims (33%) had gone “too far”.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

Quantitative

Survey

Sample details and representativeness

2,853 adults surveyed.

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