Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsThere was a broad range of responses to the question of whether respondents ever felt discriminatedagainst, or felt that they were made to feel inferior as a member of the Traveller community. Thesituations most frequently cited as never occasioning such discrimination were on a sports team (64.9%in ROI, 58.1% NI), followed equally by obtaining insurance or a loan (60.7%) or in accessing healthservices (60.4%) in ROI and at work (47.2%) or accessing health services (46.0%) in NI. Nonetheless,appreciable numbers of respondents cited frequent episodes of discrimination in all settings, the worstranked setting being served in a shop or pub, with for instance 35.1% indicating this occurred at least 4or more times in ROI. There were some sex differences, so that 70.4% in ROI and 60.3% in NI of womenindicated they were never discriminated against in a sports team, falling in men to 57.9% in ROI and55.7% in NI. Younger respondents reported more frequency of discrimination than older people.Table 188: Have you ever felt discriminated against, as a member of the Travellingcommunity, and in what social context? (Questionnaire item C1_36)Never Once 2-3 times 4 + times nTotal ROI At school 37.9% 16.8% 18.0% 27.3% 1,585NI At school 33.0% 19.5% 24.1% 23.4% 394ROI Getting work 44.9% 13.8% 15.0% 26.3% 1,556NI Getting work 36.1% 16.2% 18.8% 28.9% 377ROI At work 56.1% 14.3% 12.1% 17.5% 1,489NI At work 47.2% 15.0% 15.5% 22.3% 373ROI Getting on a sports team 64.9% 13.3% 8.5% 13.3% 1,454NI Getting on a sports team 58.1% 13.3% 12.1% 16.5% 346ROI Getting accommodation 43.5% 11.8% 14.6% 30.1% 1,584NI Getting accommodation 24.4% 15.2% 16.5% 43.9% 394ROI Accessing health care services 60.4% 15.5% 11.8% 12.3% 1,585NI Accessing health care services 46.0% 24.5% 16.8% 12.7% 387ROI Getting social welfare 56.5% 13.5% 11.1% 18.9% 1,589NI Getting social welfare 43.9% 20.9% 15.1% 20.2% 392ROI Being served shop/pub 39.3% 12.0% 13.6% 35.1% 1,604NI Being served shop/pub 27.7% 14.0% 15.2% 43.1% 394ROI Getting insurance/loan 60.7% 11.3% 8.5% 19.5% 1,517NI Getting insurance/loan 39.8% 17.9% 18.4% 23.8% 369ROI In the street/in public 50.3% 14.3% 15.3% 20.1% 1,590NI In the street/in public 28.9% 16.1% 23.4% 31.7% 398ROI By the Guards/police/courts 47.7% 11.5% 11.5% 29.3% 1,594NI By the Guards/police/courts 35.3% 16.8% 17.8% 30.2% 394ROI Landlord/local authority 54.0% 11.5% 12.5% 22.0% 1,563NI Landlord/local authority 35.8% 10.8% 18.1% 35.3% 371157