Attitudes to Discrimination in Scotland

ATTITUDES TO DISCRIMINATION IN SCOTLAND

APPENDIX THREE SURVEY QUESTIONS

[PrjDisS]

Generally speaking, do you think there is a great deal of prejudice in Scotland against disabled people, quite a lot, a little, or none at all?

	%
A great deal	4.5
Quite a lot	26.6
A little	45.4
None at all	17.4
Don't Know	6.1
Sample size	1665

[PrjWmnS]

And generally speaking, do you think there is a great deal of prejudice in Scotland against women, quite a lot, a little, or none at all?

	%
A great deal	1.9
Quite a lot	18.2
A little	45.5
None at all	31.0
Don't Know	3.4
Sample size	1665

[PrjBlas]

And what about people from different racial or ethnic backgrounds, such as black and Asian people? Do you think there is a great deal of prejudice in Scotland against them, quite a lot, a little, or none at all?

	%
A great deal	13.7
Quite a lot	42.3
A little	32.0
None at all	8.5
Don't Know	3.5
Sample size	1665

[PrjGMLS]

And what about gay men and lesbians? Do you think there is a great deal of prejudice in Scotland against them, quite a lot, a little, or none at all?

	%
A great deal	10.7
Quite a lot	38.0
A little	32.8
None at all	9.3
Don't Know	9.1
Sample size	1665

[EqualDis]

Now I want to ask about some changes that have been happening in Scotland over the years.

For each one, please tell me whether you think it has gone too far, or not gone far enough.

How about attempts to give equal opportunities to disabled people in Scotland?

	%
Gone much too far	0.3
Gone too far	2.3
About right	33.9
Not gone far enough	53.0
Not gone nearly far enough	4.8
Don't know	5.6
Sample size	1665

[EqualWmn]

And have attempts to give equal opportunities to women in Scotland gone too far or not gone far enough?

	%
Gone much too far	0.6
Gone too far	5.8
About right	48.4
Not gone far enough	38.6
Not gone nearly far enough	2.8
Don't know	3.9
Sample size	1665

[EqualBlA]

And have attempts to give equal opportunities to people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds in Scotland, such as black people and Asians, gone too far or not gone far enough?

	%
Gone much too far	2.7
Gone too far	15.4
About right	32.0
Not gone far enough	37.6
Not gone nearly far enough	3.5
Don't know	8.7
Sample size	1665

[EqualGML]

And have attempts to give equal opportunities to gay men and lesbians in Scotland gone too far or not gone far enough?

	%
Gone much too far	4.3
Gone too far	14.3
About right	38.3
Not gone far enough	23.7
Not gone nearly far enough	2.5
Don't know	16.9
Refused/Not answered	0.1
Sample size	1665

[CnclLang]

I'm now going to ask you about some things which some people say local councils in Scotland should be providing for their residents, but others believe are a waste of taxpayers' money.

Using this card please tell me whether you think local councils should publish information about their services in other languages for people who don't speak English very well, or do you think this is a waste of money?

	%
Councils should publish information about services in other languages	58.9
Publishing information about services in other languages is a waste of money	35.3
Depends	4.2
Don't know	1.6
Sample size	1665

[CnclWwrk]

And using this card please tell me whether you think councils should give money to organisations and groups in their area which help women find work, or do you think this is a waste of money?

	%
Councils should give money to groups which help women find work	62.0
Giving money to groups which help women find work is a waste of money	30.1
Depends	5.7
Don't know	2.3
Sample size	1665

[CnclGML]

And using this card please tell me whether you think councils should give money to organisations and groups in their area which offer support to gay men and lesbians, or do you think this is a waste of money?

	%
Councils should give money to groups which support gay men and lesbians,	29.7
Giving money to groups which support gay men and lesbians is a waste of money,	60.0
Depends	5.2
Don't know	5.0
Refused/Not answered	0.1
Sample size	1665

[SayMore]

On this card are some groups who some people think should have more say in decisions about how Scotland is run. How about you? Do you think any of these groups should have more say in how Scotland is run, or are things fine as they are?

PROBE: Any others?

	%
Disabled people	22.4
Women	13.7
Ethnic minorities	9.1
Gay men and lesbians	2.4
They should all have more say	11.1
Things are fine as they are	56.3
Sample size	1665

[MSPGend]

I'd now like you to think about the kind of person you would like to have as your local MSP, that is your Member of the Scottish Parliament. Leaving aside what party they were in, would you prefer to have a male MSP, a female MSP, or, would you not mind either way?

	%
a male MSP	3.7
a female MSP	2.5
or, would you not mind either way?	93.6
Don't know	0.1
Refused/Not answered	0.1
Sample size	1665

[MSPBlA]

Still leaving aside what party they were in, would you prefer to have a black or Asian MSP, a white MSP, or, would you not mind either way?

	%
a black or Asian MSP	0.5
a white MSP	10.7
or, would you not mind either way?	88.5
Don't know	0.2
Refused/Not answered	0.1
Sample size	1665

[MSPGML]

Still leaving aside what party they were in, would you prefer to have an openly gay or lesbian MSP,

an MSP who is not openly gay or lesbian, or, would you not mind either way?

	%
an openly gay or lesbian MSP	2.2
an MSP who is not openly gay or lesbian	17.5
or, would you not mind either way?	78.6
Don't know	1.5
Refused/Not answered	0.2
Sample size	1665

[MSPDis]

Still leaving aside what party they were in, would you prefer to have a disabled MSP, an MSP who is not disabled, or, would you not mind either way?

	%
a disabled MSP	1.1
an MSP who is not disabled	3.5
or, would you not mind either way?	94.8
Don't know	0.4
Refused/Not answered	0.1
Sample size	1665

[OmarEth]

Do you think that most people in Scotland would mind or not mind if one of their close relatives were to marry someone from a different racial or ethnic background?

IF 'WOULD MIND': A lot or a little?

	%
Would mind a lot	20.3
Would mind a little	32.0
Would not mind	36.3
Depends	5.8
Don't know	5.6
Sample size	1665

[SmarEth]

And you personally? Would you mind or not mind?

	%
Would mind a lot	7.1
Would mind a little	9.6
Would not mind	78.1
Depends	4.6
Don't know	0.7
Sample size	1665

[GayMRel]

Do you personally think it is wrong or not wrong for two men to have a sexual relationship?