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

Perceptions of the Population of the Republic of Moldova on Discrimination: Sociological Study 535. Personal experiences of respondents in the field ofdiscriminationViolation of rights and discrimination of respondents.According to the results of the Study, 37% of the respondents said they felt that their rights wereviolated at least once during the past three years. 61% mentioned that their rights were never violatedduring the past 3 years, while 2% gave no answer (Chart 37).Chart 37. Distribution of respondents based on whether or not their rights were violated during the past threeyears, %237yesno61I don’tknowThe share of respondents who said their rights were violated during the past 3 years is higher in theurban area (39%), in the group of people with graduate studies (43%), and among those ofMoldovan/Romanian ethnicity (44%).36% of those who consider their rights were violated said their employment rights were not observed,31% – the right to be remunerated according to the work done, 31% – the right to healthcare, 23% – theright to social protection, 18% – the right to justice, 75% – the right to goods and services, and 6% – theright to education (see Chart 38).The share of people who were subject to violation of their right to employment during the past 3 yearsis higher in the urban area (41%), among men (42%), and among people aged 49 or less (39%), amongBulgarians (72%), Russians (47%), and Gagauz people (43%).The share of people who were subject to violation of their right to be remunerated according to thework done, during the past 3 years, is higher in the urban area (36%), among men (38%), and people withgraduate and postgraduate studies (41%).The share of people whose rights to healthcare were not observed during the past 3 years is higheramong women (35%), people aged over 50 (40%), the retired persons and persons with disabilities (42%),and the persons with a low well-being (34%).