Developing a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination in Britain

This is the first national survey of prejudice for over a decade. It measures prejudice

characteristics: age, disability, race, sex, religion or belief, sexual orientation,

Our report demonstrates the value of using a national survey of this type to measure

The purpose of this research is to help establish a national ‘barometer’ for monitoring

We were commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to design

range of protected characteristics. We surveyed 2,853 adults in Britain using the

that may otherwise not be well represented in the survey.

discrimination in Britain. Measuring these issues in a consistent way across

a uniquely recent and comparable overview. It enables us to look across a range of

protected characteristic, rather than looking at individual measures on their own.

protected characteristics – which would require a larger and further-developed

these issues in Britain.

experiences and expressions of prejudice in Britain.