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

Perceptions of the Population of the Republic of Moldova on Discrimination: Sociological Study 57The share of respondents who said they were verbally insulted is higher in the rural area (78%), amongwomen (73%), among retired persons, persons with disabilities (80%), and among school and universitystudents (77%). The share of those who were turned out is higher among the persons looking for a job(20%), the share of those who were threatened – among the persons with a high level of well-being (22%),and the share of those who were ignored – among the elderly (12%).When asked “What were the reasons for such a behavior”, 33% of those who were discriminatedanswered that they lacked money, 21% – because of their age, 14% – because they were women, 12% –because they had different opinions, 11% – because of their health status, 5% – because of their ethnicity.The share of respondents who reported they were discriminated because they lacked money is higher inthe urban area (36%), in the age group 18-34 (37%), among respondents looking for a job (39%), amongpersons working in the household (38%), and among Gagauz people (65%). The share of respondents whosaid they were discriminated because of their age is higher among men (26%), persons over 65 years old(54%), persons with high school education (32%), and retired persons/persons with disabilities (51%).The persons who committed discrimination had the following characteristics: 64% – men, 36% –women, 54% – older than the discriminated person, 36% – younger than the discriminated person. In 41%of the cases the discriminator was an individual and in 53% of the cases – a legal entity orinstitution/organization (see Chart 43).Chart 43. Characteristics of the discriminator in the last incident, % of victims645453363641ManWoman Older person YoungerpersonPrivateperson;Representativeof aninstitutionThe share of persons who reported they were discriminated by men is higher in the rural area (69%), inthe age group 35-49 (70%), among those looking for a job (75%), and those who said they had a goodfinancial situation (74%).The share of respondents discriminated by women is higher in the urban area (39%), in the age groupof 50 years and more (41%), among the retired persons or the persons with disabilities (51%), as well asamong those with a low level of income (44%).The share of respondents who reported they were discriminated by persons older than them is higherin the age group 18-34 (72%), among those with junior and senior high school education (61%), highschool or university students, (70%), people looking for a job (60%).The share of respondents who reported that they were discriminated by people younger than them ishigher among people aged over 65 (84%), the retired persons and the persons with disabilities (72%).