Akkermans, M. and Kloosterman, R. (2022), Experienced Discrimination. Statistical Trends (Gediscrimineerd gevoeld? Statistische trends), The Hague, Statistics Netherlands.

Country

Netherlands

Title

Akkermans, M. and Kloosterman, R. (2022), Experienced Discrimination. Statistical Trends (Gediscrimineerd gevoeld? Statistische trends), The Hague, Statistics Netherlands.

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Year

2022

Type of publication

Survey - quantitative research

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Public authority

Institution

The Netherlands, Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Main Thematic Focus

Discrimination

Target Population

Migrants

Key findings

11 % of the respondents say they have felt discriminated against in the past 12 months. This amounts to more than 1.6 million people. More than one in three respondents (36%) who felt discriminated against in the past 12 months say this was because of their race. 22 % of the respondents of Moroccan origin felt discriminated against on the grounds of their race or skin colour in 2021. This amounts to 63,7 % of the respondents in this group who experienced discrimination in 2021. 18,3 % of the respondents of Turkish origin felt discriminated against on the grounds of their race in 2021. This amounts to 53,4 % of the respondents in this group who experienced discrimination in 2021. The differences in experienced discrimination by religion or belief are relatively large. Among Muslims, 18 % felt discriminated against because of their religion and 16 % among Jews. Among Hindus, 4 % and 2 % among Buddhists experienced discrimination. Less than 1 % of Roman Catholics and those without religion or philosophy of life felt discriminated against on the grounds of religion or philosophy of life (or not having one) in 2021. Among Muslims with discrimination experiences, more than 6 in 10 said it was on the grounds of their religion. Of those with a Protestant or another Christian faith who felt discriminated against in 2021, over 2 in 10 said this.

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

In this article Statistics Netherlands published its finding about discrimination from the 13th edition of The Netherlands’ Safety Monitor (Veiligheidsmonitor). This monitor monitors the attitudes and experiences of the general population of the Netherlands regarding habitability and safety of the neighbourhood, fear and prevention of crime, victimisation and the attitudes towards the police and municipality. The 13th edition of this monitor is based on aa survey conducted among 173,473 residents of the Netherlands of 15 years and older in the period 4 August 2021 – 31 October 2021. In this edition for the first time respondents were asked whether they had felt discriminated against in the past 12 months.

Sample details and representativeness

Survey among representative sample of 73,473 residents of the Netherlands of 15 years and older in the period 4 August 2021 – 31 October 2021.

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