Nordics: perceived ethnic or immigrant discrimination 2016

This statistic displays the perceived discrimination because of their ethnic or immigrant background of people of African descent in selected Nordic countries from 2015 to 2016. According to the results of the survey, 45 percent of people of African descent in Finland experienced discrimination in the last 12 months before the date of the survey. The corresponding figure for people of African descent in Sweden was 38 percent.

Have you experienced discrimination because of your ethnic or immigrant background?

Characteristic	In the last 12 months	In the last 5 years
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Release date

November 2018

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Region

Denmark, Finland, Sweden

Survey time period

2015 to 2016*

Number of respondents

5,793 respondents**

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"[H]ave you ever felt discriminated against for any of the following reasons? Tell me all that apply. Skin colour; Ethnic origin; Religion or religious beliefs; Age (such as being too old or too young); Sex/gender (such as being a man or a woman); Disability; Sexual orientation (such as being gay, lesbian or bisexual); Something else."

The source adds the following information: "Areas of life asked about in the survey: looking for work, at work, education (self or as parent), health, housing and other public or private services (public administration, restaurant or bar, public transport, shop)."

* The survey was conducted in Finland from November 2, 2015 to August 9, 2016; in Denmark from October 24, 2015 to March 14, 2016; and in Sweden November 2, 2015 to March 30, 2016.

**The sample size in Finland was 502 respondents, in Denmark 1,085 respondents, and in Sweden 1,098 respondents.

According to the source, the results of the survey have been weighted.

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