Perceptions of the Population of the Republic of Moldova - Soros ...

Perceptions of the Population of the Republic of Moldova on Discrimination: Sociological Study 32Chart 14. Level of acceptance of representatives of gay and lesbian community by respondents, %have a family membermarry a gay or lesbian4924have a gay or lesbian asa friend10855have a gay or lesbian asa co-worker13817have a gay or lesbian asa neighbor14806Yes No I don't knowDepending on residence, the share of people who would agree to have a representative of gay andlesbian community as neighbor, co-worker, friend and even family member is higher in urban areas than inrural areas. Thus, 19% of urban areas respondents and 10% in rural areas would agree to have arepresentative of gay and lesbian community as neighbor. 17% in urban areas and 10% in rural areas wouldaccept a representative of gay and lesbian community as co-worker. 13% in urban areas and 7% in ruralareas would accept a representative of gay and lesbian community as friend. 6% in urban areas and 3% inrural areas would accept a representative of gay and lesbian community as family member.Depending on age, the younger people are more tolerant as compared to the elder ones. Thus,representatives of gay and lesbian community are accepted as neighbor by 21% of people aged 18-34years, by 20% of them - as co-worker, by 16% - as friend, and by 6% - as family member.Depending on education level, we can notice that the higher is the education level, the higher is thedegree of acceptance by respondents of representatives of gay and lesbian community. Thus, 18% ofpeople with high education level and 3% of respondents with a low level of education would accept arepresentative of gay and lesbian community as neighbor. 16% of people with high education level and 3%of respondents with a low level of education would accept a representative of gay and lesbian communityas co-worker. 13% of people with high education level and 2% of people with a low level of educationwould accept a representative of gay and lesbian community as friend. 6% of people with high educationlevel and 1% of those having a low education level would accept a representative of gay and lesbiancommunity as family member.Depending on the degree of importance of the faith in God, people for whom faith in God is ratherunimportant or not important at all are more tolerant compared to those for whom faith is very important.Thus, 39% of people for whom faith in God is rather unimportant or not important at all would accept arepresentative of gay and lesbian community as neighbor, 36% - as co-worker, 35% - as friend, and 12% - asfamily member.Depending on ethnic origin, people of Russian and Moldovan/Romanian origin are more toleranttowards representatives of gay and lesbian community than people of Gagauz and Bulgarian origin. Thus,21% of Russians, 19% of Moldovans/Romanians, 4% of Gagauz and 0% of Bulgarians would accept arepresentative of gay and lesbian community as neighbor. 20% of Russians, 16% of Moldovans/Romanians,2% of Gagauz and 0% of Bulgarians would accept a representative of gay and lesbian community as coworker.18% of Russians, 12% of Moldovans/Romanians, 5% of Gagauz and 0% of Bulgarians would accepta representative of gay and lesbian community as friend. 9% of Russians, 7% of Moldovans/Romanians, 5%of Gagauz and 0% of Bulgarians would accept that a family member marry a representative of gay andlesbian community.Based on the above indices (acceptance as neighbor, co-worker, friend, and family member) anintegrated acceptance indicator was computed, which comprises the number of people who answeredpositively the entire set of questions. Thus, the integrated acceptance indicator in respect ofrepresentatives of gay and lesbian community is 2%. This means that only 2% of population would accept arepresentative of gay and lesbian community as neighbor, co-worker, friend and family member.