An Examination of the Evidence on Sectarianism in Scotland: 2015 Update

A summary of the evidence on sectarianism in Scotland


List of tables and figures:

Table 1: Religion in Scotland, 2001 and 2011

Table 2: Perceptions of likelihood of harassment for being Catholic / Protestant in respondent's local area, by region

Table 3: Perceived reasons for discrimination and harassment, (Note, percentages are only for the sub-sample in the survey of people who said they were victims of harassment or discrimination in the last 3 years, not the whole sample) SHS 2013

Table 4: Religions that was the focus of religiously aggravated charges from 2010-11 to 2013-14:

Table 5: Proportion of each religious group living in each SIMD decile, 2011

Table 6: Home ownership by religion - people in households aged 16+ 2001 and 2011

Table 7: Religion by Highest Qualification - all people aged 16+

Table 8: Proportion of people with no qualifications by current religion 2011

Table 9: Proportion of people with no qualifications by current religion 2001

Table 10: Economic Activity by Current Religion

Table 11: Economic status by religion for Scotland 2013

Table 12: Net Annual Household Income - by (Christian) Religion

Table 13: Self-Reported General Health by Religion

Table 14: Long-term limiting health problem or disability by religion 2011

Table 15: Long-term limiting health problem or disability by religion 2001

Table 16: Victims of crime by religious group

Table 17: Logistic Regression for 16-24 year-olds (*** refers to a p-value less than 0.01, ** a p-value less than 0.05, and * a p-value less than 0.1)

Table 18: Logistic Regression for 25-34 year-olds (*** refers to a p-value less than 0.01, ** a p-value less than 0.05, and * a p-value less than 0.1)

Table 19: Logistic Regression for 35-49 year-olds (*** refers to a p-value less than 0.01, ** a p-value less than 0.05, and * a p-value less than 0.1

Figure 1: Where sectarianism is seen as a problem, by region

Figure 2: Whether sectarianism will always exist in Scotland by people's views on the current levels of prejudice against Protestants and Catholics

Figure 3: Perceptions of the frequency of job discrimination against Catholics and Protestants

Figure 4: Perceptions of likelihood of harassment and threats in respondent's local area by area deprivation

Figure 5: Perceptions of who is best placed to tackle sectarian attitudes

Figure 6: Whether sectarianism is a problem throughout the whole of Scotland, in parts, or not at all, by age

Figure 7: Religious discrimination by football support

Figure 8: Hate crime in Scotland, 2008-2014

Figure 9: Age profile of all people by current religion

Figure 10: Percentage of each religious group in most deprived areas in Scotland, 2011

Figure 11: Religion by Occupational Group - all people aged 16-74 in Employment, Scotland 2011

Figure 12: Long-term Limiting Health Problem or Disability by Religion, Scotland, 2001 and 2011

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