Year: 2009
Module: Attitudes to Disability
Variable: DNEGBOSS

Sometimes people refer to disabled people in a negative way. This could include making jokes or using offensive language. What do you think most people would feel if somebody referred to disabled people in this way in different situations?
At work - in front of your boss?

 

%

Most people would feel very comfortable6
Most people would feel fairly comfortable4
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable26
Most people would feel very uncomfortable61
(I can't imagine this happening)3

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

%

  MaleFemale
Most people would feel very comfortable 4 7
Most people would feel fairly comfortable 6 3
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable 29 24
Most people would feel very uncomfortable 59 64
(I can't imagine this happening) 2 3

  

 

Results for people of different ages
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

%

  18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Most people would feel very comfortable 17 3 3 5 5 *
Most people would feel fairly comfortable 9 4 5 3 4 0
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable 23 22 24 30 36 *
Most people would feel very uncomfortable 51 70 65 58 54 *
(I can't imagine this happening) 0 2 2 5 1 *

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

  CatholicProtestantNo religion
Most people would feel very comfortable 5 6 6
Most people would feel fairly comfortable 3 6 4
Most people would feel fairly uncomfortable 26 28 24
Most people would feel very uncomfortable 64 58 64
(I can't imagine this happening) 3 3 1

 

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