This report presents data on the Respect Index, which measures perceptions of discrimination experienced by individuals in their daily lives. This report brings together data from eight years: 2016 - 2023.
Key findings are:
- 20% (of NILT 2023 survey respondents) felt respected; this is a significant decrease (of 8 percentage points) since 2016.
- The same proportion of male and female respondents (20%) felt respected.
- There were no statistically significant differences between Protestant (22%), Catholic (20%) or ‘Other’ (18%) respondents feeling respected.
- The age group with the lowest proportion feeling respected was the 18-24 age group (7%); the age group with the highest proportion feeling respected was the 65+ age group (35%) which was significantly higher than all other age groups.
- 17% of respondents with disabilities and 21% of those without disabilities felt respected. This difference was not statistically significant.
The report is available on the Statistics and Research Branch website at:
https://www.executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk/topics/statistics-and-research/respect-index
Further information relating to the collection and production of the statistics can be obtained by contacting:
Caoimhe Stewart – Assistant Statistician Statistics and Research Branch, The Executive Office Block 4E | Castle Buildings | Stormont | Belfast | BT4 3SR Email: caoimhe.stewart@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk Tel: (028) 90522644 | DD: 22644