Equality outcomes and mainstreaming report 2019

Provides an update on progress made in promoting equality across activities and in delivering on a range of equality outcomes set in 2017.


11.1 Experiences of discrimination, bullying and harassment

(part of Annex E)

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Age

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
16-29 2016 50 9.8 435 85.5 24 4.7 509 100
2017 58 9.3 536 86.0 29 4.7 623 100
2018 96 11.6 692 83.5 41 5.0 829 100
30-39 2016 41 9.2 391 88.1 12 2.7 444 100
2017 110 9.1 1037 86.2 56 4.7 1203 100
2018 123 9.3 1142 86.4 57 4.3 1322 100
40-49 2016 108 8.8 1057 85.9 66 5.4 1231 100
2017 127 9.3 1161 84.9 80 5.9 1368 100
2018 109 7.6 1258 87.1 77 5.3 1444 100
50-59 2016 79 7.8 873 86.2 61 6.0 1013 100
2017 102 8.6 1022 85.9 66 5.6 1190 100
2018 121 9.3 1095 84.2 84 6.5 1300 100
60+ 2016 18 9.4 158 82.3 16 8.3 192 100
2017 19 8.9 182 85.5 12 5.6 213 100
2018 24 9.2 218 83.5 19 7.3 261 100
Prefer not to say 2016 63 15.8 272 68.3 63 15.8 398 100
2017 65 17.0 249 65.0 69 18.0 383 100
2018 70 16.0 288 65.9 79 18.1 437 100

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Gender

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Female 2016 199 9.3 1830 85.7 107 5.0 2136 100
2017 254 10.4 2038 83.8 141 5.8 2433 100
2018 281 10.1 2334 84.1 160 5.8 2775 100
Male 2016 156 7.9 1710 86.5 111 5.6 1977 100
2017 171 7.6 1967 87.6 108 4.8 2246 100
2018 203 8.2 2142 86.3 137 5.5 2482 100
Prefer not to say 2016 54 16.7 216 66.7 54 16.7 324 100
2017 58 18.7 188 60.5 65 20.9 311 100
2018 59 17.2 223 65.0 61 17.8 343 100

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Ethnicity

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Minority ethnic 2016 25 16.5 112 73.7 15 9.9 152 100
2017 22 14.1 109 69.9 25 16.0 156 100
2018 18 9.6 152 81.3 17 9.1 187 100
White 2016 354 8.7 3513 86.0 218 5.3 4085 100
2017 417 9.1 3930 85.7 240 5.2 4587 100
2018 489 9.5 4367 85.0 283 5.51 5139 100
Prefer not to say 2016 37 14.5 175 68.6 43 16.9 255 100
2017 46 18.5 153 61.5 50 20.1 249 100
2018 36 13.0 183 66.3 57 20.7 276 100

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Sexual Orientation

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
LGBO 2016 34 18.1 146 77.7 8 4.3 188 100
2017 33 13.8 197 82.4 9 3.8 239 100
2018 47 15.2 250 80.7 13 4.2 310 100
Heterosexual/Straight 2016 316 8.26 3310 86.5 201 5.3 3827 100
2017 380 8.82 3700 85.9 226 5.3 4306 100
2018 438 9.1 4127 85.3 272 5.6 4837 100
Prefer not to say 2016 58 13.7 303 71.8 61 14.5 422 100
2017 67 15.8 277 65.5 79 18.7 423 100
2018 61 13.5 317 70.1 74 16.4 452 100

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Disability Status

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Disabled 2016 113 19.4 424 72.9 45 7.7 582 100
2017 126 17.9 511 72.6 67 9.5 704 100
2018 167 19.3 628 72.4 72 8.3 867 100
Not disabled 2016 265 7.4 3172 88.0 167 4.6 3604 100
2017 299 7.6 3453 87.8 182 4.6 3934 100
2018 326 7.5 3824 87.6 214 4.9 4364 100
Prefer not to say 2016 36 13.1 180 65.5 59 21.5 275 100
2017 60 16.3 240 65.2 68 18.5 368 100
2018 53 13.7 263 67.8 72 18.6 388 100

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Religion

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
None 2016 189 8.2 2003 87.1 108 4.7 2300 100
2017 225 8.7 2241 86.9 114 4.4 2580 100
2018 279 9.3 2570 85.8 148 4.9 2997 100
Christian 2016 144 8.9 1392 85.8 87 5.4 1623 100
2017 172 9.4 1552 84.7 109 6.0 1833 100
2018 191 9.9 1631 84.4 111 5.7 1933 100
Other Religion or Belief 2016 29 18.4 116 73.4 13 8.2 158 100
2017 20 16.2 88 71.5 15 12.2 123 100
2018 16 9.4 138 81.2 16 9.4 170 100
Prefer not to say 2016 54 13.1 289 70.3 68 16.6 411 100
2017 61 14.1 300 69.1 73 16.8 434 100
2018 55 11.3 348 71.6 83 17.1 486 100

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Socio-Economic Background

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Parent(s) does not have degree 2017 271 9.2 2530 86.2 133 4.5 2934 100
2018 323 9.8 2800 85.0 171 5.2 3294 100
Parent(s) has degree 2017 134 9.2 1234 84.6 90 6.2 1458 100
2018 152 8.8 1492 86.2 87 5.0 1731 100
Don't know 2017 15 8.7 134 77.5 24 13.9 173 100
2018 13 7.6 138 80.7 20 11.7 171 100

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Pay Grade

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
A Band 2016 73 11.7 500 79.9 53 8.5 626 100
2017 65 10.6 499 81.3 50 8.1 614 100
2018 69 11.0 497 79.5 59 9.4 625 100
B Band 2016 236 9.8 2025 84.0 150 6.2 2411 100
2017 293 11.1 2195 83.0 158 6.0 2646 100
2018 325 11.3 2393 82.8 172 6.0 2890 100
C Band 2016 65 6.8 863 89.9 32 3.3 960 100
2017 84 7.2 1040 88.5 51 4.3 1175 100
2018 99 7.1 1223 88.0 68 4.9 1390 100
SCS 2016 * * 125 95.4 * * 131 100
2017 * * 139 92.7 6 4.0 150 100
2018 * * 150 94.9 3 1.9 158 100
Other 2016 20 8.3 199 82.2 23 9.5 242 100
2017 25 8.0 254 81.7 32 10.3 311 100
2018 34 7.9 351 81.8 44 10.3 429 100

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Caring Responsibilities

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Carer 2016 94 11.6 651 80.5 64 7.9 809 100
2017 135 13.6 780 78.7 76 7.7 991 100
2018 133 12.5 844 79.6 84 7.9 1061 100
Not a carer 2016 290 8.4 2993 87.1 152 4.4 3435 100
2017 318 8.4 3288 86.6 190 5.0 3796 100
2018 382 8.9 3690 85.9 224 5.2 4296 100
Prefer not to say 2016 29 14.1 127 61.7 50 24.3 206 100
2017 30 14.6 126 61.5 49 23.9 205 100
2018 30 12.1 171 68.7 48 19.3 249 100

Experiences of Discrimination in the Past 12 Months by Childcare Responsibilities

Experienced discrimination Did not experience discrimination Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Childcare responsibilities 2016 141 8.7 1403 86.7 74 4.6 1618 100
2017 162 9.0 1537 85.3 102 5.7 1801 100
2018 185 9.6 1657 85.6 94 4.9 1936 100
No childcare responsibilities 2016 250 9.4 2271 84.9 154 5.8 2675 100
2017 285 9.5 2533 84.7 172 5.8 2990 100
2018 333 9.7 2903 84.1 215 6.2 3451 100
Prefer not to say 2016 20 13.2 92 60.5 40 26.3 152 100
2017 34 17.5 122 62.9 38 19.6 194 100
2018 26 12.3 139 65.6 47 22.2 212 100

Experiences of Bullying/Harassment in the Past 12 Months by Age

Experienced bullying/harassment Did not experience bullying/harassment Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
16-29 2016 45 8.9 432 85.0 31 6.1 508 100
2017 57 9.1 542 86.9 25 4.0 624 100
2018 92 11.1 707 85.2 31 3.7 830 100
30-39 2016 37 8.3 393 88.5 14 3.2 444 100
2017 91 7.6 1054 87.9 54 4.5 1199 100
2018 133 10.1 1135 86.0 52 3.9 1320 100
40-49 2016 114 9.2 1068 86.6 52 4.2 1234 100
2017 139 10.2 1159 84.7 71 5.2 1369 100
2018 139 9.7 1236 85.8 65 4.5 1440 100
50-59 2016 95 9.4 864 85.2 55 5.4 1014 100
2017 104 8.8 1013 85.2 72 6.1 1189 100
2018 133 10.2 1082 83.0 88 6.8 1303 100
60+ 2016 10 5.2 167 86.5 16 8.3 193 100
2017 15 7.0 184 86.0 15 7.0 214 100
2018 30 11.6 213 82.2 16 6.2 259 100
Prefer not to say 2016 72 18.0 266 66.3 63 15.7 401 100
2017 66 17.4 242 63.7 72 19.0 380 100
2018 74 17.0 285 65.4 77 17.7 436 100

Experiences of Bullying/Harassment in the Past 12 Months by Gender

Experienced bullying/harassment Did not experience bullying/harassment Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Female 2016 204 9.6 1824 85.4 108 5.1 2136 100
2017 254 10.5 2040 84.0 136 5.6 2430 100
2018 324 11.7 2301 83.1 145 5.2 2770 100
Male 2016 160 8.1 1721 86.9 99 5.0 1980 100
2017 163 7.3 1974 87.9 109 4.9 2246 100
2018 215 8.7 2140 86.2 128 5.2 2483 100
Prefer not to say 2016 62 19.0 209 64.1 55 16.9 326 100
2017 55 17.8 186 60.2 68 22.0 309 100
2018 60 17.6 222 65.1 59 17.3 341 100

Experiences of Bullying/Harassment in the Past 12 Months by Ethnicity

Experienced bullying/harassment Did not experience bullying/harassment Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Minority ethnic 2016 19 12.4 121 79.1 13 8.5 153 100
2017 25 16.0 120 76.9 11 7.1 156 100
2018 20 10.7 152 81.3 15 8.0 187 100
White 2016 375 9.2 3508 85.8 207 5.1 4090 100
2017 408 8.9 3924 85.6 250 5.5 4582 100
2018 543 10.6 4330 84.3 262 5.1 5135 100
Prefer not to say 2016 37 14.5 173 67.8 45 17.7 255 100
2017 40 16.1 159 63.9 50 20.1 249 100
2018 36 13.0 188 68.1 52 18.8 276 100

Experiences of Bullying/Harassment in the Past 12 Months by Sexual Orientation

Experienced bullying/harassment Did not experience bullying/harassment Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
LGBO 2016 25 13.3 155 82.5 8 4.3 188 100
2017 31 12.9 199 82.9 10 4.2 240 100
2018 45 14.5 246 79.1 20 6.4 311 100
Heterosexual/straight 2016 342 8.9 3311 86.5 176 4.6 3829 100
2017 372 8.6 3709 86.2 224 5.2 4305 100
2018 490 10.1 4096 84.7 248 5.1 4834 100
Prefer not to say 2016 56 13.2 294 69.5 73 17.3 423 100
2017 65 15.5 276 65.7 79 18.8 420 100
2018 67 14.9 317 70.6 65 14.5 449 100

Experiences of Bullying/Harassment in the Past 12 Months by Disability Status

Experienced bullying/harassment Did not experience bullying/harassment Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Disabled 2016 104 17.9 438 75.3 40 6.9 582 100
2017 114 16.2 525 74.7 64 9.1 703 100
2018 155 17.9 650 75.2 59 6.8 864 100
Not disabled 2016 282 7.8 3160 87.6 165 4.6 3607 100
2017 308 7.8 3446 87.6 180 4.6 3934 100
2018 393 9.0 3759 86.2 210 4.8 4362 100
Prefer not to say 2016 42 15.2 179 64.6 56 20.2 277 100
2017 53 14.5 242 66.3 70 19.2 365 100
2018 53 13.7 271 69.9 64 16.5 388 100

Experiences of Bullying/Harassment in the Past 12 Months by Religion

Experienced bullying/harassment Did not experience bullying/harassment Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
None 2016 203 8.9 1986 86.6 105 4.6 2294 100
2017 204 7.9 2260 87.6 117 4.5 2581 100
2018 288 9.6 2570 85.8 137 4.6 2995 100
Christian 2016 154 9.4 1399 85.8 78 4.8 1631 100
2017 180 9.8 1543 84.3 108 5.9 1831 100
2018 222 11.5 1609 83.3 101 5.2 1932 100
Other religion or belief 2016 19 11.9 127 79.4 14 8.8 160 100
2017 21 17.1 93 75.6 9 7.3 123 100
2018 20 11.8 137 80.6 13 7.7 170 100
Prefer not to say 2016 55 13.3 290 70.2 68 16.5 413 100
2017 62 14.4 293 67.8 77 17.8 432 100
2018 69 14.3 336 69.6 78 16.2 483 100

Experiences of Bullying/Harassment in the Past 12 Months by Socio-Economic Background

Experienced bullying/harassment Did not experience bullying/harassment Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Parent(s) does not have degree 2017 257 8.8 2529 86.3 146 5.0 2932 100
2018 352 10.7 2761 83.9 178 5.4 3291 100
Parent(s) has degree 2017 134 9.2 1242 85.3 80 5.5 1456 100
2018 183 10.6 1482 85.7 65 3.8 1730 100
Don't know 2017 16 9.3 136 78.6 21 12.1 173 100
2018 12 7.0 140 81.9 19 11.1 171 100

Experiences of Bullying/Harassment in the Past 12 Months by Pay Grade

Experienced bullying/harassment Did not experience bullying/harassment Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
A Band 2016 61 9.7 513 81.6 55 8.7 629 100
2017 60 9.8 507 82.7 46 7.5 613 100
2018 59 9.5 517 82.9 48 7.7 624 100
B Band 2016 239 9.9 2033 84.2 142 5.9 2414 100
2017 260 9.8 2221 84.0 163 6.2 2644 100
2018 329 11.4 2399 83.0 161 5.6 2889 100
C Band 2016 79 8.3 846 88.3 33 3.4 958 100
2017 98 8.4 1014 86.5 60 5.1 1172 100
2018 144 10.4 1188 85.5 58 4.2 1390 100
SCS 2016 * * 124 93.2 * * 133 100
2017 * * 140 93.3 * * 150 100
2018 11 7.0 141 89.8 5 3.2 157 100
Other 2016 32 13.2 194 80.2 16 6.6 242 100
2017 28 9.0 256 82.1 28 9.0 312 100
2018 43 10.1 344 80.4 41 9.6 428 100

Experiences of Bullying/Harassment in the Past 12 Months by Caring Responsibilities

Experienced bullying/harassment Did not experience bullying/harassment Prefer not to say Total
N % N % N % N %
Carer 2016 106 13.0 655 80.5 53 6.5 814 100
2017 132 13.4 783 79.2 74 7.5 989 100
2018 155 14.6 834 78.7 71 6.7 1060 100
Not a carer 2016 291 8.5 2983 86.8 161 4.7 3435 100
2017 310 8.2 3292 86.8 192 5.1 3794 100
2018 414 9.7 3665 85.4 213 5.0 4292 100
Prefer not to say 2016 30 14.4 131 63.0 47 22.6 208 100
2017 30 14.7 127 62.3 47 23.0 204 100
2018 29 11.7 172 69.1 48 19.3 249 100

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