Viewed as capable (usually/always)* 58 25 Viewed with pity (usually/always)* 2 34 Viewed with anger/resentment (usually/always)* 11 3 Viewed with fear (usually/always)* 14 3 Equal opportunities gone too far 11 5 Comfortable with person as their boss 61 71 Comfortable with person as close family member 59 63 No friends in this 39 40 Unweighted base 2,129 1,580 *Base = all respondents ** Protected characteristics are described consistently unless the survey used for the data collection used a slightly different term, in which case we have replicated the term used in that survey to avoid misrepresenting the findings. In summary, these case studies reveal patterns of evidence that are consistent with contemporary theories of prejudice. Whereas some groups in society tend to be targets of direct, hostile prejudices, others may suffer from forms that are harder to recognise, detect or report, such as paternalising prejudices. The two illustrative cases help to show how the different measures can be interpreted together to shed light on the particular problems of prejudice and discrimination that are faced by people with any particular protected characteristic. These more nuanced and multidimensional pictures for any given protected characteristic are key to understanding the types of interventions that may be most useful. Comparisons among different pairs or sets of protected characteristics may also be informative for different types of policy question by shedding light on where particularly distinctive risks may occur. 6 | Conclusions This survey is the first national evidence since Abrams and Houston ‘barometer’ (2006) to evaluate prejudice and discrimination in Britain across a large set of protected characteristics using a consistent set of measures. It asks about nine aspects of prejudice, which together explore attitudes towards eight of the nine protected characteristics.
Viewed as capable (usually/always)* 58 25 Viewed with pity (usually/always)* 2 34 Viewed with anger/resentment (usually/always)* 11 3 Viewed with fear (usually/always)* 14 3 Equal opportunities gone too far 11 5 Comfortable with person as their boss 61 71 Comfortable with person as close family member 59 63 No friends in this 39 40 Unweighted base 2,129 1,580 *Base = all respondents ** Protected characteristics are described consistently unless the survey used for the data collection used a slightly different term, in which case we have replicated the term used in that survey to avoid misrepresenting the findings. In summary, these case studies reveal patterns of evidence that are consistent with contemporary theories of prejudice. Whereas some groups in society tend to be targets of direct, hostile prejudices, others may suffer from forms that are harder to recognise, detect or report, such as paternalising prejudices. The two illustrative cases help to show how the different measures can be interpreted together to shed light on the particular problems of prejudice and discrimination that are faced by people with any particular protected characteristic. These more nuanced and multidimensional pictures for any given protected characteristic are key to understanding the types of interventions that may be most useful. Comparisons among different pairs or sets of protected characteristics may also be informative for different types of policy question by shedding light on where particularly distinctive risks may occur. 6 | Conclusions This ‘barometer’ survey is the first national evidence since Abrams and Houston (2006) to evaluate prejudice and discrimination in Britain across a large set of protected characteristics using a consistent set of measures. It asks about nine aspects of prejudice, which together explore attitudes towards eight of the nine protected characteristics.