PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION IN TURKEY
wise, if a person can tolerate gender-based discrimination in all spheres of life,
her/his/their attitude towards gender discrimination is eight; if they do not condone this type of discrimination in any area of life, the attitude score will be zero.
First of all, we should note that the attitude scores for discrimination do not
reflect normal distribution, but on the contrary, they appear quite skewed to the
left. There is only one exception to the normal distribution. The exception is the
attitude data on discrimination against refugees, in terms of the Z value of normality (1.12) and its appearance on the histogram, which gives the impression
that it is closer to normal. In other words, when it comes to refugees, there
is a convergence of discriminatory attitudes. The attitudes towards other
subjects are generally differentiated.
For a more detailed look, let us first examine the two different scores in Table
1. The values in the first column show the proportion of people tolerating the
mentioned discrimination type in all spheres of life-, that shows the portion of
those scoring eight in the attitude score for a particular kind of discrimination
in the total sample. The values in the second column give the percentage of people intolerable to discrimination in any area of life, that shows the ratio of zero
attitude score in the total sample. (See Table 1).
Table 1. Weight of Individuals in Total Sample who Accepts
Discrimination If Necessary and Who Always Oppose
The proportion of
The proportion of those
those who tolerate
who are intolerable to
discrimination in all
discrimination in any
areas of life in the total area of life in the total
sample (%)
sample
Ethnic Identity
Belief
5.3*
61.8
6*
63
Refugee/ Migrant
10.4*
32.2*
Physical Disability
1.3
66.2
Mental Disability
1.3
49.3*
Being younger than 25 years old
1.4
66.7
Being older than 50 years old
1.3
61.6
Gender
1.2
76.3
Sexual identity
3.6
53.3*
Political View
5.7*
59.4*
Average
3.75
53.6
Median
1.4 and 3.6
61.6 and 61.8
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