In 2018 in Australia, around 8.5 percent of people with a disability reported that they had experienced discrimination from an 'other source', such as an employer, work colleagues, family or friends, teachers or lecturers, and a range of other sources, in the 12 months preceding the survey. The majority of people with a disability reported that they had not experienced discrimination in the time period.
Share of people with a disability who experienced discrimination from health staff or other sources in the past 12 months in Australia as of 2018
data collected for people aged 15 and over with a disability living in households who had a personal interview.
Supplementary notes
Notes from source:
(a) Including GP, nurse, and hospital staff.
(c) Includes employer, work colleagues, family or friends, teacher or lecturer, bus drivers/rail staff/taxi drivers, restaurant/hospitality staff, sales assistants, strangers in the street, and other.
1. More than one source of discrimination may be reported. Components will not add to total.
2. Figures are rounded and components may not add to total because of ABS confidentiality and perturbation processes. Due to these processes, figures may differ from those published by the ABS and across tables.
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AIHW. (July 5, 2022). Share of people with a disability who experienced discrimination from health staff or other sources in the past 12 months in Australia as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389897/australia-share-of-people-with-a-disability-who-experienced-discrimination-from-health-staff-or-other-sources/
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