SOL: Community Relations

Community Relations: Equality

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% saying Catholics are more likely to get a job
% saying Protestants are more likely to get a job
% saying that, in general, Protestants are treated better
% saying that, in general, Catholics are treated better
% who 'strongly agree' that There is always talk about the rights of Protestants but never about the rights of Catholics
% who 'strongly agree' that There is always talk about the rights of Catholics but never about the rights of Protestants
% who 'strongly agree' that It should be a top priority for government to make sure that Protestants and Catholics are treated equally
% who feel that unionists have benefited 'a lot' or 'a little' more than nationalists from the Good Friday Agreement
% who feel that nationalists have benefited 'a lot' or 'a little' more than unionists from the Good Friday Agreement
% who feel that unionists and nationalists have benefited equally from the Good Friday Agreement
% who feel that Protestants have benefited 'a lot' or 'a little' more than Catholics from the Good Friday Agreement
% who feel that Catholics have benefited 'a lot' or 'a little' more than Protestants from the Good Friday Agreement
% who feel that Protestants and Catholics have benefited equally from the Good Friday Agreement
% who feel that Catholics are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that Protestants are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that gays/lesbians/bisexuals are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that disabled people are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that elderly people are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that Travellers are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that other ethnic minorities are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that women are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that men are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that children are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups
% who feel that transgender people are generally treated unfairly compared with other groups

Variable: JBRLGCH2

Question: Thinking now about employment. On the whole, do you think that Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland who apply for the same jobs have the same chance of getting a job or are their chances of getting a job different? IF DIFFERENT OR DON'T KNOW - Which group is more likely to get a job - Protestants or Catholics?

% saying Protestants and Catholics don't have the same chance of getting a job and Catholics are more likely to get a job

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	9	-	13	12	11	10	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	9	-	11	11	10	14	11	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	9	-	13	12	9	13	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	13	-	12	10	14	15	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	7	-	11	15	11	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	9	-	11	7	11	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	15	-	18	17	18	20	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	0	-	2	1	0	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	8	-	15	14	12	14	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	9	-	12	12	11	12	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: JBRLGCH2

% saying Protestants and Catholics don't have the same chance of getting a job and Protestants are more likely to get a job

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	36	-	32	24	29	26	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	27	-	25	24	27	20	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	43	-	36	32	32	28	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	39	-	25	31	30	25	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	27	-	28	20	31	22	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	19	-	20	17	17	18	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	13	-	10	11	13	8	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	59	-	58	50	51	45	45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	27	-	19	19	25	18	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	31	-	28	24	28	23	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: EQUALRLG

Question: Do you think that, in general, Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland are treated equally? IF NO OR IT DEPENDS - Who do you think is usually treated better - Protestants or Catholics?

% saying that, in general, Protestants are treated better

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	20	15	-	-	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	20	15	-	-	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	21	21	-	-	36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	28	15	-	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	19	15	-	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	12	11	-	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	5	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	37	-	42	34	-	-	56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	13	17	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	20	15	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: EQUALRLG

% saying that, in general, Catholics are treated better

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	9	16	-	-	28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	10	-	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	13	10	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	7	13	-	-	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	10	13	-	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	8	14	-	-	32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	17	18	-	-	41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	15	13	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	13	-	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: RIGTPROT

Question: How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement? There is always talk about the rights of Protestants but never about the rights of Catholics.

% who 'strongly agree' that There is always talk about the rights of Protestants but never about the rights of Catholics

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: RIGTCATH

Question: How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement? There is always talk about the rights of Catholics but never about the rights of Protestants.

% who 'strongly agree' that There is always talk about the rights of Catholics but never about the rights of Protestants

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	12	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	11	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	16	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	9	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	10	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	11	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	19	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	10	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	12	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: PRIOREQ

Question: How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It should be a top priority for government to make sure that Protestants and Catholics are treated equally.

% who 'strongly agree' that It should be a top priority for government to make sure that Protestants and Catholics are treated equally

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54	-	47	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	51	-	52	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47	-	55	45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	-	51	43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	-	47	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58	-	47	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	48	-	42	38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	-	63	66	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	48	-	39	37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	52	-	50	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: GOODFRI

Question: Thinking back to the Good Friday Agreement now, would you say that it has benefited unionists more than nationalists, nationalists more than unionists, or that unionists and nationalists have benefited equally?

% who feel that unionists have benefited 'a lot' or 'a little' more than nationalists from the Good Friday Agreement

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	2	2	2	2	3	2	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	3	3	3	4	2	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	3	5	5	7	3	5	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	4	2	4	4	4	3	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	2	2	2	3	1	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	2	1	2	2	2	2	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	7	1	3	4	2	3	4	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	3	2	3	3	2	3	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: GOODFRI

% who feel that nationalists have benefited 'a lot' or 'a little' more than unionists from the Good Friday Agreement

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	39	42	46	44	51	54	57	-	56	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	34	34	37	39	40	44	42	-	41	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	37	34	32	38	37	41	33	-	39	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	38	38	42	43	46	48	48	-	42	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	32	40	42	41	45	51	49	-	53	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	40	39	47	42	51	51	56	-	54	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	51	59	56	63	63	70	72	-	66	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	15	11	14	20	21	22	19	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	34	44	41	24	40	41	32	-	39	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	36	38	41	41	45	49	49	-	48	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: GOODFRI

% who feel that unionists and nationalists have benefited equally from the Good Friday Agreement

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	44	49	39	33	33	31	29	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56	48	52	40	30	38	32	32	-	32	-	-	-	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58	44	50	39	24	36	28	39	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	46	50	39	30	34	31	32	-	39	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	50	51	42	33	40	32	32	-	32	-	-	-	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54	46	49	36	35	31	34	25	-	26	-	-	-	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	33	32	29	19	19	18	17	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	66	74	61	47	55	50	47	-	43	-	-	-	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56	51	42	34	29	39	36	45	-	29	-	-	-	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54	46	50	39	31	36	32	31	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Variable: BENFCHNG

Question: And thinking about all the political changes that have taken place in Northern Ireland since 1998, would you say that they have benefited Catholics more than Protestants, Protestants more than Catholics or have Protestants and Catholics benefited equally?

% who feel that Protestants have benefited 'a lot' or 'a little' more than Catholics from the Good Friday Agreement

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-

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Variable: BENFCHNG

% who feel that Catholics have benefited 'a lot' or 'a little' more than Protestants from the Good Friday Agreement

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	-	-	-

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Variable: BENFCHNG

% who feel that Protestants and Catholics have benefited equally from the Good Friday Agreement

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	49	-	-	-
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	52	-	-	-

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	52	-	-	-
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	-	-	-
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	-
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	51	-	-	-

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	-
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57	-	-	-

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	51	-	-	-

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Variable: EQNOW1

Question: Equality laws have been drawn up in Northern Ireland to make sure that everyone is treated equally. In your view, are any of the groups on this card generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups?

% who feel that Catholics are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	5	-	9	5	5	-	7	4	5	11
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	2	-	7	4	4	-	4	6	3	8

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	5	-	12	7	4	-	6	5	2	11
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	4	-	9	2	10	-	3.	6	8	13
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	4	-	4	5	4	-	7	5	3	8
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	2	-	4	3	3	-	4	5	3	7

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	3	2	4	-	4	3	2	5
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	6	-	13	8	6	-	7	6	6	13
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	10	6	6	-	6	8	3	11

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	4	-	8	4	5	-	5	5	4	9

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Variable: EQNOW2

% who feel that Protestants are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	8	-	11	14	7	-	6	6	5	11
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	5	-	7	7	3	-	4	6	3	8

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	6	-	9	13	3	-	8	4	2	13
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	8	-	10	7	9	-	3	9	4	12
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	6	-	9	9	4	-	5	6	5	6
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	5	-	7	11	5	-	4	4		8
																						5
Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	9	-	11	15	8	-	6	8	5	11
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	5	3	1	-	3	3	3	7
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	4	-	11	8	4	-	5	8	4	12

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	6	-	9	10	5	-	5	6	4	9

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Variable: EQNOW3

% who feel that gays/lesbians/bisexuals are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	17	-	35	24	30	-	31	37	33	37
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	23	-	37	32	33	-	35	44	41	42

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	-	32	-	48	38	43	-	37	52	42	49
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	23	-	39	32	32	-	35	41	40	43
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	22	-	37	31	34	-	35	41	38	38
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	11	-	24	12	17	-	27	32	32	32

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	14	-	28	19	24	-	28	34	31	35
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	28	-	43	39	38	-	42	48	44	45
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	27	-	51	37	38	-	34	42	46	40

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	20	-	36	28	31	-	33	41	37	40

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Variable: EQNOW4

% who feel that disabled people are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	25	-	34	24	26	-	29	21	25	24
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	29	-	36	27	26	-	27	28	29	29

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	31	-	37	20	24	-	25	22	21	24
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	-	29	-	39	30	28	-	28	28	27	27
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	30	-	37	27	26	-	31	30	30	29
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	21	-	28	26	24	-	25	18	28	25

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	29	-	35	23	26	-	27	25	25	28
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	23	-	35	27	25	-	28	25	29	25
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	33	-	38	32	26	-	29	20	29	29

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	27	-	35	26	26	-	28	25	27	27

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Variable: EQNOW5

% who feel that elderly people are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	29	-	33	26	25	-	27	23	23	23
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	30	-	30	28	23	-	24	29	23	26

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	35	-	32	23	23	-	22	20	15	16
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	33	-	35	20	24	-	30	29	25	27
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	32	-	32	29	25	-	30	32	27	26
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	22	-	30	32	23	-	19	23	22	26

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	33	-	31	26	27	-	26	30	25	26
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	26	-	31	27	22	-	24	24	21	22
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	28	-	37	35	22	-	27	23	24	27

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	30	-	32	27	24	-	25	27	23	24

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Variable: EQNOW6

% who feel that Travellers are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	21	-	35	25	25	-	35	42	39	34
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	22	-	32	27	30	-	37	47	45	36

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	26	-	38	31	38	-	40	49	48	47
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	-	26	-	41	29	29	-	40	42	46	40
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	22	-	34	29	29	-	39	50	43	37
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	14	-	23	16	17	-	28	36	34	23

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	14	-	24	17	19	-	28	35	33	29
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	-	32	-	43	38	38	-	44	54	54	41
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	26	-	43	30	28	-	44	46	47	39

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	21	-	33	26	28	-	36	45	42	35

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Variable: EQNOW7

% who feel that other ethnic minorities are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	21	-	43	26	40	-	32	42	32	25
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	21	-	47	39	39	-	36	48	42	25

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	25	-	52	47	46	-	48	46	43	34
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	21	-	49	40	44	-	36	52	44	33
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	23	-	47	39	41	-	36	48	39	25
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	16	-	35	26	28	-	21	38	28	15

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	16	-	39	26	36	-	28	40	32	21
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	26	-	53	51	42	-	39	50	44	28
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	36	-	46	48	44	-	43	48	43	32

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	21	-	45	38	39	-	34	45	38	25

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Variable: EQNOW8

% who feel that women are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	3	-	4	4	6	-	5	3	3	6
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	6	8	5	-	4	5	5	7

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	5	-	5	9	4	-	6	3	2	7
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	4	-	8	7	5	-	6	6	6	8
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	5	6	7	-	6	5	5	7
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	2	3	4	-	2	4	5	6

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	4	5	6	-	4	4	3	5
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	3	-	5	6	5	-	5	4	6	8
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	6	-	7	10	4	-	8	7	6	11

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	3	-	5	6	5	-	5	5	4	7

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Variable: EQNOW9

% who feel that men are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	3	2	3	-	2	2	1	4
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	<1	-	2	2	1	-	1	2	2	3

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	4	2	1	-	3	3	1	5
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	3	1	2	-	3	2	1	4
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	3	1	-	2	1	2	3
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	0	-	1	<1	1	-	1	2	1	3

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	<1	-	2	1	2	-	2	2	2	3
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	-	1	1	1	5
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	5	5	2	-	1	4	1	5

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	2	1	-	2	2	1	4

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Variable: EQNOW10

% who feel that children are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	4	4	4	6
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	-	3	3	4	5

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	-	7	4	4	6
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	3	3	4	5
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	-	4	3	4	6
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	-	1	4	3	4

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	3	3	3	5
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	-	4	3	5	5
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	4	-	5	6	3	8

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	-	4	3	4	5

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Variable: EQNOW11

% who feel that transgender people are generally treated unfairly when compared with other groups

	1989	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1998a	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2003a	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2012
Percentages %
Male	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30
Female	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38

18 - 30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	48
31 - 39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39
40 - 59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34
60+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22

Protestant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28
Catholic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39
No Religion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	44

All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34

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