2007.01.28 - Some statistics on homophobia in Poland

[inline:1=Never Again Homophobia]The organisers of the action week in Poland have looked through the recently published Eurobarometer on discrimination and have extrapolated the following data about Poland.

 

• 59 percent of Poles believe in widespread discrimination against homosexuals in Poland, a Eurobarometer poll published in Brussels found out.
• 41 percent of the pollees said the tendency had grown in the past five years.
• 56 percent of Poles believe that homosexuality in Poland is a taboo topic.
• 78 percent agree with a statement that revealing a different sexual orientation in one's workplace is "tough".
• 24 percent said Poland does enough to counter-act all forms of discrimination; the lowest percentage in the entire EU.
• 33 percent of Poles believe that there is racial discrimination in Poland, with the EU average being 64 percent.
• 22 percent of Poles have recorded its growth in the past five years.
• 65 percent would not like to belong to Roma people but 67 percent said ethnic minorities enrich the Polish culture.
• 53 percent of Poles believe in discrimination against the disabled, 40 percent see discrimination against old age, 30 percent see discrimination against a particular sex and 29 percent against religion other than the Roman Catholic.
• 70 percent had nothing against wearing religious symbols in a workplace.

In Poland the poll was run by TNS OBOP on June 10 and July 4, 2006 on a sample of 1,000 people. If you are interested to download the complete datasheet for Poland, you can find it here .