The Love not Hate project was only conducted in English and due to the structure of the survey, an illiterate individual may have struggled to answer the survey. [...] Sample per province • The majority of the sample came from Gauteng followed by Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. [...] Asked of all those surveyed • It appears that discrimination in the healthcare sector is far less pervasive than in general life and the education sector although a 10% prevalence is still concerning. [...] Asked of all those surveyed • Results indicate that around 44% of those surveyed have experienced discrimination in their everyday life, due to their sexual preferences, over the past 2 years. • Those in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal were most likely to experience discrimination (52% and 50% respectively). F.1. [...] General discrimination in past 24 months, by Province General discrimination % Overall Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North West Western Cape Sample (n=) 2130 134 73 852 313 60 63 108 501 Yes 44 46 30 41 50* 36 37 29 52* No 56 54 70 59 50 64 63 71 48 *Significantly higher Question: In the past 24 months, which of the following forms of discrimination have you e [...] Types of discrimination in past 24 months (in everyday life) by Race and Sexual Orientation General discrimination (everyday life) % Overall Black Coloured Indian White Gay Lesbian Bisexual Trans gender Sample (n=) 2130 817 193 52 1068 1165 687 216 285 Had verbal insults directed at you 39 38 39 38 45* 43 39 30 28 Threatened with physical violence 20 21 20 17 18 23 19 14 21 Been chased or f [...] reporting to poLiCe Question: You mentioned that you experienced one or more incidents of discrimination in the past 24 months. Did you report one or more incidents to the police? [...] Asked of all those surveyed who had experienced general discrimination in the past 24 months • Confidence in the justice system is clearly low. [...] Asked of all those who had experienced at least one incident of discrimination in the past 24 months and had reported at least one of these incidents to police • The majority of those who will report an incident do so soon after the incident – only 15% waited for a week or longer to report. H.4. [...] Asked of all those surveyed who had experienced discrimination in their everyday life in the past 24 months • Concern that they may experience further discrimination has an even greater impact, with half of those who have experienced discrimination lacking confidence due to the fear of further discrimination.
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