Year: 2001
Module: Community Relations
Variable: EQNOW1- EQNOW9
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?

These tables show the percentage of respondents identifying each group.

 

%

Catholics 8
Protestants 11
Gays/lesbians/bi-sexuals 18
Disabled 23
Elderly 21
Travellers 22
Other ethnic minorities 10
Women 4
Men 1

 

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

 

%

  Male Female
Catholics 9 7
Protestants 12 10
Gays/lesbians/bi-sexuals 18 17
Disabled 23 22
Elderly 22 21
Travellers 24 21
Other ethnic minorities 11 10
Women 4 4
Men 2 1

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Catholics 8 9 9 9 5 6
Protestants 12 12 10 9 14 10
Gays/lesbians/bi-sexuals 26 22 25 15 14 9
Disabled 18 24 28 20 21 21
Elderly 21 19 23 17 24 23
Travellers 22 23 29 21 19 15
Other ethnic minorities 11 14 14 8 8 7
Women 4 4 6 2 4 2
Men 1 2 1 1 1 <1

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

  Catholic Protestant No religion
Catholics 15 3 5
Protestants 2 19 7
Gays/lesbians/bi-sexuals 22 13 22
Disabled 22 23 23
Elderly 19 24 18
Travellers 31 14 21
Other ethnic minorities 11 9 12
Women 4 3 4
Men 1 1 3

 

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