Scottish Social Attitudes 2015: attitudes to discrimination and positive action

Annex A - Detailed tables

Notes on tables

• '*' indicates less than 0.5 percent but greater than zero
• '-' indicates no respondents gave this answer
• All figures are rounded to the nearest whole number

Chapter 2 detailed tables

Table A2.1: (How much do you agree or disagree) People from outside Britain who come to live in Scotland make the country a better place?

	2006	2010	2015
Agree strongly	3%	5%	8%
Agree	31%	28%	32%
Neither agree nor disagree	40%	41%	38%
Disagree	22%	22%	17%
Disagree strongly	3%	4%	3%
(Don't know)	1%	1%	1%
(Not answered)	-	*	-
Bases	1594	1495	1288

Table A2.2: How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Scotland would begin to lose its identity if more Muslims came to live in Scotland?

	2002	2006	2010	2015
Agree strongly	9%	14%	18%	13%
Agree	29%	35%	32%	28%
Neither agree nor disagree	17%	19%	20%	19%
Disagree	36%	27%	25%	27%
Disagree strongly	5%	4%	5%	12%
(Don't know)	3%	1%	1%	1%
(Not answered)	*	*	*	*
Bases	1508	1594	1495	1288

Table A2.3: (How much do you agree or disagree)

Scotland would begin to lose its identity if more people from Eastern Europe (for example, Poland and Latvia) came to live in Scotland?

	2006	2010	2015
Agree strongly	11%	15%	11%
Agree	34%	31%	27%
Neither agree nor disagree	20%	20%	19%
Disagree	30%	27%	30%
Disagree strongly	4%	6%	11%
(Don't know)	1%	1%	1%
(Not answered)	-	*	*
Bases	1594	1495	1288

Table A2.4: (How much do you agree or disagree)

Scotland would begin to lose its identity if more black and Asian people came to live in Scotland?

	2006	2010	2015
Agree strongly	11%	14%	10%
Agree	35%	31%	24%
Neither agree nor disagree	18%	22%	22%
Disagree	31%	27%	31%
Disagree strongly	4%	5%	12%
(Don't know)	1%	1%	1%
(Not answered)	-	*	*
Bases	1594	1495	1288

Table A2.5: People from ethnic minorities take jobs away from other people in Scotland

	2002	2006	2010	2015
Agree strongly	5%	7%	11%	9%
Agree	15%	20%	20%	18%
Neither agree nor disagree	32%	32%	30%	25%
Disagree	34%	30%	24%	28%
Disagree strongly	9%	7%	13%	20%
Can't choose	4%	2%	1%	1%
(Not answered)	1%	2%	1%	*
Weighted bases	1518	1423	1350	1232
Unweighted bases	1507	1437	1366	1234

Table A2.6: People who come here from Eastern Europe take jobs away from other people in Scotland

	2006	2010	2015
Agree strongly	7%	13%	10%
Agree	24%	24%	20%
Neither agree nor disagree	28%	27%	21%
Disagree	28%	22%	30%
Disagree strongly	8%	12%	18%
Can't choose	2%	1%	1%
(Not answered)	3%	1%	*
Weighted bases	1423	1350	1232
Unweighted bases	1437	1366	1234

Table A2.7: Sexual relations between two adults of the same sex (column %)

	2000	2004	2005	2010	2015
Always wrong	39%	30%	30%	20%	9%
Mostly wrong	9%	11%	10%	8%	9%
Sometimes wrong	8%	8%	10%	9%	8%
Rarely wrong	8%	7%	9%	8%	10%
Not wrong at all	29%	37%	35%	50%	59%
(Depends/varies)	4%	3%	3%	3%	2%
Don't know	2%	3%	3%	2%	2%
Not answered	*	*	*	1%	1%
Weighted bases	1663	1637	1549	1495	1288
Unweighted bases	1663	1637	1549	1495	1288

Base: All respondents

Chapter 3 detailed tables

Table A3.1: Feelings if close relative married or formed a long-term relationship with …

2015 2015 2015

	YEAR	Very happy/ happy	Neither	Unhappy/very unhappy	Sample size
Someone who cross-dresses in public	2010	19%	24%	55%	1495
	2015	32%	28%	39%	1288
Someone who has undergone gender reassignment	2006	20%	27%	50%	1594
	2010	22%	26%	49%	1495
	2015	36%	31%	32%	1288
A Gypsy/Traveller	2006	31%	28%	37%	1594
	2010	32%	28%	37%	1495
	2015	37%	30%	32%	1288
A Muslim	2006	49%	26%	24%	1594
	2010	47%	29%	23%	1477
	2015	49%	29%	20%	1275
Someone who experiences depression from time to time	2010	41%	35%	21%	1495
	2015	45%	34%	19%	1288
Married/civil partnership with someone of same sex	2006	37%	28%	33%	1594
	2010	37%	31%	30%	1495
	2015	52%	30%	16%	1288
Someone who is Black/Asian	2006	58%	29%	11%	1594
	2010	58%	31%	9%	1495
	2015	62%	31%	5%	1288
Someone who is Jewish	2006	55%	33%	10%	1594
	2010	54%	35%	9%	1495
	2015	57%	35%	6%	1287
A Christian	2010	66	31	2	725
	2015	68	31	*	700

Chapter 4 detailed tables

Table A4.1: Suited to being a primary school teacher (2006-2015) ^[51]

	YEAR	Very/ fairly suitable	Neither	Very/ fairly un-suitable	Sample size
A Gypsy/Traveller	2006	20%	23%	48%	1437
	2010	25%	23%	46%	1366
	2015	36%	26%	34%	1232
Someone aged 70	2006	24%	20%	49%	1437
	2010	30%	26%	39%	1366
	2015	40%	27%	31%	1232
Someone who from time to time experiences depression	2006	21%	21%	51%	1437
	2010	30%	24%	41%	1366
	2015	40%	28%	29%	1232
Someone who has undergone gender reassignment	2006	32%	28%	30%	1437
	2010	37%	24%	31%	1366
	2015	46%	28%	20%	1232
Gay men and lesbians	2006	48%	23%	21%	1437
	2010	56%	20%	18%	1366
	2015	56%	26%	13%	1232
A Muslim person	2006	52%	23%	15%	1437
	2010	55%	24%	15%	1366
	2015	55%	26%	13%	1232
A black or Asian person	2006	70%	18%	4%	1437
	2010	70%	18%	6%	1366
	2015	72%	21%	3%	1232

Chapter 5 detailed tables

Table A5.1: Sample sizes for % unhappy about a close relative marrying someone who has undergone gender reassignment by diversity, knowing a gay man or lesbian and whether agree that more black and Asian people mean Scotland loses its identity

% unhappy about a close relative forming a relationship with someone who has undergone gender reassignment	2010	2015
Preferred kind of area
Different kinds of people	488	532
People similar to you	604	443
Know someone who is gay or lesbian
Yes	1088	1003
No	278	228
More Black and Asian people mean Scotland loses its identity
Agree	712	471
Disagree	437	516

Table A5.2: Sample sizes for changes in attitudes towards a close relative marrying a Gypsy/Traveller by indicators of psychological outlook (2010, 2015)

% unhappy about a close relative forming a relationship with a Gypsy/Traveller	2010	2015
Preferred kind of area
Different kinds of people	488	532
People similar to you	604	443
Know someone from a different ethnic background
Yes	1075	971
No	291	260
Scotland would lose its identity if more people from Eastern Europe came to live in Scotland
Disagree	469	502
Agree	714	509

Table A5.3: Sample sizes for changes in attitudes towards a close relative forming a relationship with someone who has undergone gender reassignment by socio-demographic factors (2010, 2015)

% unhappy about a close relative forming a relationship with someone who has undergone gender reassignment	2010	2015
Gender
Male	662	582
Female	833	706
Age Group
18-29	212	143
30-39	218	193
40-64	678	582
65+	386	368
Highest Educational Qualification
Degree	498	487
Higher or equivalent	267	242
Standard grade or equivalent	386	287
None	337	265
Religion
Has a religious identification	799	652
Has no religion	695	634

Chapter 6 detailed tables

Table A6.1: % saying joiner/hotel owner should be free to hire his friend/Polish people (2015, row %)

	Joiner	Hotel owner	Wtd bases	Unwtd bases
All	78%	57%	1232	1234
Gender
Men	82%	58%	556	587
Women	73%	56%	678	646
Socio-economic class
Employers, managers and professionals	83%	63%	466	473
Intermediate occupations	79%	59%	125	126
Small employers and own account holders	84%	58%	112	95
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	80%	51%	153	152
Semi routine and routine occupations	68%	52%	346	345
Not classified	51%	46%	10	9
Household income (equivalised)
Lowest income quartile	68%	52%	267	222
2 nd	74%	49%	253	238
3 rd	79%	57%	268	281
Highest income quartile	87%	67%	254	284
Don't know / refused	77%	57%	192	207
Respondent's main economic activity
In full time education/training	76%	61%	36	59
In work/waiting to take up work	82%	63%	642	688
Unemployed	68%	47%	67	74
Retired	75%	49%	356	278
Looking after home	69%	43%	55	60
Other, incl. Don't know / Not answered	67%	46%	78	72
'People from Eastern Europe take jobs away from other people in Scotland'
Agree/Agree strongly	72%	39%	388	370
Neither agree nor disagree	80%	60%	264	256
Disagree/Disagree strongly	81%	67%	568	593
Can't choose / Don't know / Refused	52%	35%	14	13

Base: All respondents who completed self-complete module

Table A6.2: % saying joiner but not hotel owner should be free to hire his friend/Polish people (2015, row %)

	Joiner but not hotel owner should be free to hire his friend/Polish people	Wtd bases	Unwtd bases
All	22%	1232	1234
Gender
Men	25%	587	556
Women	19%	646	678
'People from Eastern Europe take jobs away from other people in Scotland'
Agree/Agree strongly	34%	370	388
Neither agree nor disagree	21%	256	264
Disagree/Disagree strongly	15%	593	568
Can't choose / Don't know / Refused	17%	13	14

Base: All respondents who completed self-complete module

Table A6.3: Whether mothers/fathers should have right to take up to six months' paid parental leave (2010, 2015, column %)

	Mothers		Fathers
	2010	2015	2010	2015
Agree strongly	34%	46%	15%	21%
Agree	48%	39%	31%	34%
Neither agree nor disagree	6%	6%	12%	14%
Disagree	10%	7%	30%	22%
Disagree strongly	2%	1%	11%	8%
(Don't know)	*	*	*	*
(Not answered)	-	-	-	-
Bases	1495	1288	1495	1288

Base: All respondents

Table A6.4: Whether mothers/fathers should be able to take up to five days' leave to care for sick child (2015, column %)

	Mothers	Fathers
Definitely should	70%	60%
Probably should	24%	30%
Probably should not	3%	7%
Definitely should not	2%	3%
(Don't know )	1%	1%
(Not answered)	-	*
Bases	1288	1288

Base: All respondents.

Table A6.5: Whether mothers/fathers should have right to take up to six months' paid parental leave (2015, row %)

	Fathers should have right	Mothers but not fathers should have right	Wtd bases	Unwtd bases
All	55%	31%	1288	1288
Gender
Men	52%	34%	617	582
Women	58%	28%	671	706
Age
18-29	77%	16%	239	143
30-39	78%	19%	227	193
40-64	53%	32%	533	582
65+	22%	50%	288	368
(no information)	71%	-	1	2
Socio-economic class
Employers, managers and professionals	56%	30%	485	479
Intermediate occupations	54%	25%	129	129
Small employers and own account holders	38%	36%	102	118
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	53%	35%	160	160
Semi routine and routine occupations	59%	30%	364	367
Not classified	38%	29%	15	12
Area preference
Prefers area where most people similar to you	66%	25%	576	532
Prefers area with lots of different kinds of people	43%	37%	413	443
Can't choose / Don't know / Not answered	54%	32%	244	259

Base: All respondents

Table A6.6: Whether wrong to make people retire simply because of age (2005, 2010, 2015, column %)

	2005	2010	2015
It is wrong to make people retire just because they have reached a certain age	76%	75%	76%
Older people should be made to retire to make way for younger age groups.	21%	22%	21%
(Don't know)	3%	3%	2%
(Not answered)	*	*	*
Bases	1594	1495	1288

Base: All respondents.

Table A6.7: % saying wrong to make people retire due to age, by age and attitudes to prejudice (2015, row %)

	It is wrong to make people retire just because they have reached a certain age	Unwt bases	Wtd bases
All	76%	1288	1288
Age
18-29	86%	143	239
30-39	84%	193	227
40-64	73%	582	533
65+	68%	368	288
(no information)	*	2	1
Attitudes to prejudice
'Scotland should do everything it can to get rid of all kinds of prejudice'	79%	898	894
'Sometimes there is good reason for people to be prejudiced against certain groups'	70%	390	394

Base: All respondents.

Chapter 7 detailed tables

Table A7.1 Believing that an employer should be able to insist an employee removes a religious symbol by general attitudes to prejudice and diversity

	Christian	Sikh	Headscarf	Veil	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
All	14%	20%	18%	65%	1232	1234
Preference for living in an area…
…with lots of different kinds of people	8%	10%	10%	50%	576	532
…where most people are similar to you	21%	33%	27%	83%	413	443

Chapter 8 detailed tables

Table A8.1: Say a company had fewer women than men in senior jobs and decided to give its women employees extra opportunities to get training and qualifications (2006-2015)

	2006	2010	2015
Definitely fair	25%	25%	30%
Probably fair	38%	37%	35%
Probably unfair	26%	25%	24%
Definitely unfair	9%	12%	9%
(Don't know)	1%	1%	2%
Sample size	1594	1495	1288

Table A8.2: And say a company had few black and Asian people in senior jobs and decided to give black and Asian people it employed extra opportunities to get training and qualifications (2006-2015)

	2006	2010	2015
Definitely fair	17%	14%	22%
Probably fair	40%	36%	35%
Probably unfair	29%	31%	28%
Definitely unfair	12%	17%	13%
(Don't know)	2%	2%	2%
(Not answered)			*
Sample size	1594	1495	1288

Table A8.3: Whether attempts to give equal opportunities to black and Asian people have gone too far or not far enough

	Gone too far	About right	Not gone far enough	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
ALL	16%	44%	32%	1288	1288
Gender
Men	14%	45%	34%	617	582
Women	18%	43%	30%	671	706
Age
18-29	7%	45%	43%	239	143
30-39	12%	50%	31%	227	193
40-64	19%	42%	30%	533	582
65+	23%	43%	26%	288	368
Household income
Up to 14,300	25%	40%	30%	236	278
14,300 up to 26,000	22%	44%	26%	248	264
26,000 up to 44,200	15%	40%	37%	285	272
Over 44,200	9%	47%	37%	287	256
DK	8%	61%	20%	86	79
Refused/Not answered	16%	42%	30%	147	139
SIMD 2012 Quintiles
Most deprived	29%	40%	25%	224	178
2	18%	42%	34%	267	246
3	15%	44%	34%	284	320
4	13%	46%	31%	270	332
Least deprived	10%	49%	32%	242	212
Education
Degree / HE	11%	44%	37%	491	487
Highers / A-Levels	11%	46%	35%	279	242
Standard Grade / GCSE	18%	45%	30%	274	287
None	31%	42%	19%	239	265
Preference to live in a type of area
Would rather live in an area with lots of different kinds of people	7%	41%	45%	576	532
Would rather live in an area where most people are similar to you	27%	51%	16%	413	443
Knows someone from different racial ethnic background
Yes	14%	44%	34%	1001	971
No	23%	47%	23%	229	260

Table A8.4: Whether attempts to give equal opportunities to gay men and lesbians have gone too far or not far enough

	Gone too far	About right	Not gone far enough	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
ALL	10%	55%	28%	1288	1288
Gender
Men	12%	55%	26%	617	582
Women	9%	54%	29%	671	708
Age
18-29	1%	50%	44%	239	143
30-39	8%	60%	27%	227	193
40-64	10%	56%	27%	533	582
65+	21%	53%	15%	288	368
Household income
Up to 14,300	17%	51%	24%	236	278
14,300 up to 26,000	12%	57%	24%	248	264
26,000 up to 44,200	8%	55%	32%	285	272
Over 44,200	7%	59%	30%	287	256
DK	7%	51%	26%	86	79
Refused/Not answered	11%	50%	25%	147	139
SIMD 2012 Quintiles
Most deprived	9%	54%	28%	224	178
2	10%	54%	29%	267	246
3	12%	53%	30%	284	320
4	11%	52%	28%	270	332
Least deprived	10%	60%	22%	242	212
Education
Degree / HE	8%	55%	31%	491	487
Highers / A-Levels	8%	56%	29%	279	242
Standard Grade / GCSE	14%	54%	26%	274	287
None	14%	53%	22%	239	265
Preference to live in a type of area
Would rather live in an areas with lots of different kinds of people	5%	53%	36%	576	532
Would rather live in an areas where most people are similar to you	19%	58%	16%	413	443
Know someone who is gay or lesbian
Yes	9%	55%	30%	1046	1003
No	15%	55%	21%	184	228

Table A8.5: Whether it is right or wrong for an employee to get paid more than another employee who has poor eyesight and is in receipt of a government grant

	Right	Neither	Wrong	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
ALL	15%	19%	65%	1232	1234
Gender			%
Men	21%	20%	59%	587	556
Women	11%	18%	71%	646	678
Education
Degree / HE	13%	17%	70%	480	475
Highers / A-Levels	15%	17%	67%	276	239
Standard Grade / GCSE	15%	25%	60%	260	275
None	21%	18%	60%	211	238
Preference to live in a type of area
Would rather live in an areas with lots of different kinds of people	11%	16%	72%	576	532
Would rather live in an areas where most people are similar to you	22%	21%	57%	413	443

Table A8.6: Say several people apply for a job, including someone with a disability. They all meet the necessary requirements for the job. Do you think it would be fair or unfair to automatically give the person with a disability an interview for the job even if other candidates appear to be better qualified? (2006-2015)

	2006	2010	2015
Definitely fair	10%	10%	16%
Probably fair	30%	27%	25%
Probably unfair	40%	41%	40%
Definitely unfair	17%	22%	18%
(Don't know)	3%	1%	2%
(Not answered)			*
Sample size	1594	1495	1288

Table A8.7: Say a company has very few women in senior jobs. They are about to recruit a new senior manager and decide they want to appoint a woman. Do you think it would be fair or unfair for the company to only interview women for the new job? (2006-2015)

	2010	2015
Definitely fair	4%	6%
Probably fair	16%	15%
Probably unfair	35%	41%
Definitely unfair	43%	38%
(Don't know)	1%	1%
(Not answered)		*
Sample size	1495	1288

Table A8.8: Those who were more likely to say that offering extra training opportunities to women

	Fair	Unfair	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
ALL	65%	33%	1288	1288
Gender
Men	61%	37%	617	582
Women	68%	30%	671	706
Age
18-29	59%	40%	239	143
30-39	63%	36%	227	193
40-64	63%	36%	533	582
65+	76%	21%	288	368

	Fair	Unfair	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
Household income
Up to 14,300	78%	22%	236	278
14,300 up to 26,000	69%	29%	248	264
26,000 up to 44,200	58%	42%	285	272
Over 44,200	53%	45%	287	256
DK	79%	20%	86	79
Refused/Not answered	67%	28%	147	139
Main economic activity
Education/training full time	73%	23%	59	36
In work/wait take up work	57%	42%	707	660
Unemployed	75%	25%	81	69
Retired	74%	23%	303	385
Looking after home	69%	31%	60	55
Other	86%	13%	77	82
NS-Sec
Employers/ professionals	54%	45%	485	479
Intermediate occupations	68%	30%	129	129
Small employers & own account workers	66%	33%	102	118
Lower supervisory technical occupations	70%	29%	160	160
Semi-routine and routine occupations	74%	23%	364	367
Education
Degree / HE	58%	40%	491	487
Highers / A-Levels	54%	45%	279	242
Standard Grade / GCSE	74%	24%	274	287
None	81%	16%	239	265

Table A8.9: Those who were more likely to say that offering extra training opportunities to black and Asian people

	Fair	Unfair	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
ALL	57%	41%	1288	1288
Gender
Men	55%	43%	617	582
Women	60%	38%	671	706
Age
18-29	58%	42%	239	143
30-39	57%	41%	227	193
40-64	55%	43%	533	582
65+	63%	34%	288	368
Household income
Up to 14,300	63%	36%	236	278
14,300 up to 26,000	61%	37%	248	264
26,000 up to 44,200	51%	48%	289	272
Over 44,200	50%	49%	287	256
DK	73%	25%	87	79
Refused/Not answered	60%	33%	147	139
Main economic activity
Education/training full time	60%	37%	59	36
In work/wait take up work	53%	45%	707	660
Unemployed	59%	41%	81	69
Retired	62%	34%	303	385
Looking after home	57%	43%	60	55
Other	73%	26%	77	82

	Fair	Unfair	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
NS-Sec
Employers/ professionals	52%	46%	485	479
Intermediate occupations	66%	34%	129	129
Small employers & own account workers	54%	45%	102	118
Lower supervisory technical occupations	61%	36%	160	160
Semi-routine and routine occupations	60%	37%	364	367
Education
Degree / HE	56%	43%	491	487
Highers / A-Levels	50%	49%	279	242
Standard Grade / GCSE	64%	35%	274	287
None	63%	32%	239	265
Preference to live in a type of area
Would rather live in an areas with lots of different kinds of people	61%	38%	576	532
Would rather live in an areas where most people are similar to you	54%	45%	413	443
Scotland would begin to lose its identity if more black and Asian people came to live in Scotland
Agree	51%	47%	445	471
Neither	61%	37%	287	290
Disagree	60%	37%	546	516

Table A8.10: Whether fair or unfair to grant an automatic interview to a person with a disability

	Fair	Unfair	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
ALL	40%	57%	1288	1288
Age
18-29	30%	70%	239	143
30-39	31%	67%	227	193
40-64	42%	56%	533	582
65+	54%	43%	288	368
Household income
Up to 14,300	45%	51%	236	278
14,300 up to 26,000	43%	55%	248	264
26,000 up to 44,200	38%	60%	285	272
Over 44,200	38%	61%	287	256
DK	43%	55%	86	79
Refused/Not answered	36%	61%	147	139
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2012 Quintiles
Most deprived	49%	47%	224	178
2	42%	57%	267	246
3	40%	58%	284	320
4	38%	60%	270	332
Least deprived	34%	64%	242	212
Education
Degree / HE	36%	62%	491	487
Highers / A-Levels	30%	67%	279	242
Standard Grade / GCSE	48%	51%	274	287
None	53%	43%	239	265
Main economic activity
Education/training full time	25%	73%	59	36
In work/wait take up work	36%	63%	707	660
Unemployed	42%	57%	81	69
Retired	52%	44%	303	385
Looking after home	42%	55%	60	55
Other	48%	47%	77	82
Disability or long-term illness
Yes	44%	53%	466	510
No	38%	60%	820	776

Table A8.11: Whether fair or unfair to have women-only shortlists

	Fair	Unfair	Weighted bases	Unweighted bases
ALL	20%	79%	1288	1288
Household income
Up to 14,300	30%	69%	236	278
14,300 up to 26,000	22%	77%	248	264
26,000 up to 44,200	17%	82%	285	272
Over 44,200	17%	83%	287	256
DK	21%	78%	86	79
Refused/Not answered	15%	84%	147	139
Education
Degree / HE	19%	80%	491	487
Highers / A-Levels	18%	81%	279	242
Standard Grade / GCSE	20%	79%	274	287
None	26%	73%	239	265
Main economic activity
Education/training full time	11%	89%	59	36
In work/wait take up work	17%	83%	707	660
Unemployed	19%	81%	81	69
Retired	24%	74%	303	385
Looking after home	35%	65%	60	55
Other	37%	63%	77	82

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