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Health Survey Findings
Table 190: (continued) Have you ever felt discriminated against, as a member of
the Travelling community, and in what social context? By age group of respondent.
(Questionnaire item C1_36)
Never Once 2-3 times 4+ times n
45 + ROI At school 46.9% 14.2% 13.9% 25.0% 360
NI At school 40.4% 21.0% 19.3% 19.3% 57
ROI Getting work 51.3% 12.0% 15.0% 21.7% 359
NI Getting work 38.2% 20.0% 21.8% 20.0% 55
ROI At work 57.5% 12.1% 11.6% 18.8% 346
NI At work 51.9% 16.7% 20.4% 11.1% 54
ROI Getting on a sports team 71.2% 10.6% 6.4% 11.8% 330
NI Getting on a sports team 61.5% 17.3% 13.5% 7.7% 52
ROI Getting accommodation 47.4% 11.4% 15.2% 26.1% 376
NI Getting accommodation 25.0% 18.3% 20.0% 36.7% 60
ROI Accessing health care 61.0% 13.8% 12.2% 13.0% 377
services
NI Accessing health care 46.4% 26.8% 14.3% 12.5% 56
services
ROI Getting social welfare 57.7% 12.7% 9.5% 20.1% 378
NI Getting social welfare 32.1% 30.4% 17.9% 19.6% 56
ROI Being served shop/pub 41.0% 12.0% 12.8% 34.2% 383
NI Being served shop/pub 28.1% 12.3% 12.3% 47.4% 57
ROI Getting insurance/loan 61.5% 10.1% 9.5% 19.0% 358
NI Getting insurance/loan 42.6% 18.5% 18.5% 20.4% 54
ROI In the street/in public 51.9% 13.1% 14.4% 20.6% 374
NI In the street/in public 32.2% 13.6% 30.5% 23.7% 59
ROI By the Guards/police/courts 50.9% 8.7% 11.6% 28.8% 379
NI By the Guards/police/courts 35.6% 20.3% 22.0% 22.0% 59
ROI Landlord/local authority 58.3% 8.6% 10.4% 22.7% 374
NI Landlord/local authority 39.3% 5.4% 17.9% 37.5% 56
In the past year, 47.1% in ROI and 25.2% in NI indicated that they never worried about experiencing
unfair treatment; the remainder were worried some or most of the time. There was no consistent age
pattern.
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