I have been the victim of racism here in Winnipeg.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Almost two in ten Winnipeggers agreed.
</p>
<br />
<p>
The number jumps in the core area, where more than a quarter of people agreed, and among dark-skinned and aboriginal groups, at 38 and 35 per cent, respectively.
</p>
<p>
The likelihood of experiencing racism seemed to increase as income decreased, with one-quarter of people in the lowest income bracket reporting this, compared with 16 per cent of people in the highest income bracket.
</p>
<br />
<p>
The likelihood also decreased with age: One-quarter of people under age 35 said they had been a victim of racism, compared with just 12 per cent of people over age 55.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="community">
<title>
Aboriginal people in Winnipeg are treated poorly by non-aboriginal citizens.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Four in ten agreed, and the number jumped to almost half among people who felt racism generally had increased over the past five years.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Interestingly, a smaller percentage of the aboriginal population (37 per cent) agreed with this statement.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Geographically speaking, more people in the southwest area of Winnipeg (48 per cent) felt this was true.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="community">
<title>
I would feel completely comfortable if someone from a different race moved in next door to my home.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Ninety-one per cent of Winnipeggers said they would be comfortable with this situation.
</p>
<br />
<p>
The numbers were highest in southeast Winnipeg (94 per cent), the area of the city the smallest percentage of visible minorities actually lives.
</p>
<br />
<p>
The number holds steady across income brackets, although people with university education were slightly more open to the idea than people with high school educations (94 and 87 per cent, respectively).
</p>
<br />
<p>
The number decreased slightly for people over the age of 55, to 87 per cent.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="community">
<title>
I have crossed the street to avoid a person of a different race.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Ninety-two per cent of respondents said they had never done this.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Wealthier Winnipeggers were more likely to say they had crossed the street ΓÇô about 11 per cent of respondents earning over $60,000 agreed, compared with seven per cent of respondents in lower income brackets.
</p>
<br />
<p>
In general, women were no more likely to have crossed the street than men ΓÇô although women under age 35 reported doing this the most (14 per cent said they had done so).
</p>
<br />
<p>
The likelihood of respondents crossing the street also decreased with age ΓÇô only two per cent of people over age 55 said they had done so, compared with 12 per cent of people under age 35.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="community">
<title>
My circle of friends includes people from different racial groups.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Ninety-one per cent of respondents said this was true, perhaps a surprising result, since it suggests a large percentage of Winnipeg's Caucasian population is friendly with the 20 per cent of the population that is not Caucasian.
</p>
<br />
<p>
This number was lowest in southeast Winnipeg, where only 86 per cent of respondents said they had friends from different races.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Younger people were slightly more likely to say this was true compared with older people.
</p>
<br />
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="community">
<title>
I would never marry or have a romantic relationship with someone of a different race.
</title>
<description>
<p>
More than eight in ten Winnipeggers said this was not true, and the figure was relatively consistent across geographic areas.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Slightly more aboriginal and dark-skinned people said this was true.
</p>
<br />
<p>
More people over age 55 (15 per cent ) said they would not consider interracial relationships than people under age 55 (around eight per cent).
</p>
<br />
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="community">
<title>
In certain situations, I have avoided revealing my racial background.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Ten per cent of Winnipeggers said they had tried to avoid revealing their ethnicity.
</p>
<br />
<p>
The number climbed to a quarter of people who identified as dark-skinned, and to almost 30 per cent among aboriginal respondents.
</p>
<br />
<p>
This behaviour was also reported more often in people under age 35 (15 per cent) and in other age groups.
</p>
<br />
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="community">
<title>
Thinking of all the visible minority groups that you know of in Winnipeg, what groups do you feel are most likely to experience racism or unfair treatment?
</title>
<description>
<p>
More than half of respondents said they felt aboriginal or native people were likely to be victims of racism.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Almost 30 per cent said they felt "no group in particular" was likely to experience such treatment.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Other often mentioned groups include blacks, East Indians and Muslims.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Among aboriginal respondents, more than 60 per cent felt aboriginal people were likely to experience racism.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Respondents who identified themselves as dark-skinned generally believed other groups with dark skin were more likely to experience racism than white-skinned respondents.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="education">
<title>
A person's race makes a difference in the way they are treated in Winnipeg's public schools.
</title>
<description>
<p>
A person's race makes a difference in the way they are treated in Winnipeg's public schools.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="education">
<title>
A person's race makes a difference in the way they are treated at colleges and universities in Manitoba.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Almost half of Winnipeggers disagreed.
</p>
<br />
<p>
More said they didn't know or felt neutral on the matter than agreed.
</p>
<br />
<p>
More than half of the respondents with university educations said this was not true.
</p>
<p>
On the other hand, half of people under age 35 thought this was untrue, while just 40 per cent of people over 55 felt the same.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="education">
<title>
Are public schools effective at reducing racism?
</title>
<description>
<p>
Three-quarters of Winnipeggers feel public schools do a good job of reducing racism, especially people in the city's northwest, where four-fifths of people thought public schools were effective.
</p>
<br />
<p>
One-fifth of aboriginal and dark-skinned people feel public schools are not effective at reducing racism.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Belief in the effectiveness of public-school efforts also increased with income: about 64 per cent of people earning less than $30,000 believed this was true, while more than 80 per cent of people earning more than $60,000 agreed.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="immigration">
<title>Winnipeg provides a welcoming environment for immigrants/most Canadians:</title>
<description>
<p style="font-weight:bold">About seven out of 10 of Winnipeggers agree that the city is welcoming to immigrants.</p>
<br />
<p>Agreement with the statement decreased with age; three-quarters of people under age 35 agreed, while only two-thirds of people over age 55 did.</p>
We should try to attract more immigrants from countries with a similar culture to ours.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Almost three out of 10 agreed, but four out of 10 disagreed.
</p>
<br />
<p>
People in the highest income bracket and those with university educations were least likely to believe immigration should be encouraged from similar cultures.
</p>
<br />
<p>
More people who were older (38 per cent) thought this was true, while 44 per cent of younger people (under age 35) disagreed.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="immigration">
<title>
Canada is a much more interesting place to live because it is so ethnically
diverse.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Eighty per cent of people agreed with this statement. Just nine per cent disagreed, while the others were neutral.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Support for this statement was highest in the northwest corner of Winnipeg (83 per cent ), while opposition as greatest in the core area (13 per cent).
</p>
<br />
<p>
Income did not seem to play a role in how people felt about this -- in all income groups, 80 per cent agreed.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="immigration">
<title>
Some racial groups have difficulty adapting to life in Winnipeg.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Just over half of Winnipeggers agreed.
</p>
<br />
<p>
In general, people who described themselves as being dark-skinned were slightly more likely to believe people from visible-minority groups have difficulty adapting.
</p>
<p>
<br />
This belief also increased as people earned more income, and among people with higher education.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="immigration">
<title>
You agreed that some racial groups have difficulty adapting to life in Winnipeg. Which particular groups are you thinking of?
</title>
<description>
<p>
Of those who said some groups had difficulty adapting, the groups most often cited were African, aboriginal and all visible minorities.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Aboriginal people were more likely to believe that other aboriginals have difficulty adapting to life in Winnipeg; more than a quarter of aboriginal respondents believed this was true.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="justice">
<title>
The Winnipeg Police Service treats aboriginal people fairly.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Almost four out of 10 respondents surveyed believe local police treat aboriginal people fairly. Three in 10 disagreed.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Among aboriginal respondents, 35 per cent felt aboriginal people were not treated fairly.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="justice">
<title>
The Winnipeg Police Service treats visible minorities fairly.
</title>
<description>
<p>
A slightly larger proportion of people ΓÇô 41 per cent ΓÇô thought police treat visible minorities fairly.
</p>
<br />
<p>
The number was slightly lower among people who said they were dark-skinned or aboriginal.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="justice">
<title>
The criminal justice system treats aboriginal people fairly.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Again, four in 10 agreed, while about a quarter disagreed. More respondents were neutral or said they did not know than disagreed.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Among aboriginal respondents, 30 per cent felt the criminal justice system did not treat people of their race fairly.
</p>
<br />
<p>
More men than women agreed.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="justice">
<title>
The criminal justice system treats visible minorities fairly.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Forty-three per cent of respondents agreed, while 20 per cent disagreed.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Among people who consider themselves dark-skinned, just over a quarter felt the system was unfair.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Again, more men than women agreed with this statement.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="justice">
<title>
I have been treated unfairly by a Winnipeg police officer because of my race.
</title>
<description>
<p>
While virtually all Winnipeggers in general said this had not happened to them, the breakdown of responses varied greatly if the respondent belonged to a visible minority.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Sixteen per cent of dark-skinned people and 15 per cent of aboriginal people said this was true, while just one per cent among people who said they were white-skinned.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Unfair treatment was reported the most in the core area of the city, where almost one in 10 people said police had treated them unfairly.
</p>
<p>
More men than women said this was true, and the numbers were higher among people who earned lower incomes and those who had less education.
</p>
<br />
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="media">
<title>
The Winnipeg news media misrepresent certain racial groups.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Forty-two per cent of respondents felt the media do not misrepresent racial groups.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Of the quarter of respondents who agreed, the most commonly cited groups were aboriginal, black and African.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Almost three-quarters of aboriginal people surveyed felt the media misrepresented aboriginal people.
</p>
<p>
People in southwest and southeast Winnipeg and people who identified as being dark-skinned were also more likely to believe the media misrepresented aboriginal people.
</p>
<br />
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="speech">
<title>
Someone has told me a joke in the past six months that makes fun of a certain race.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Almost two-third of people said they had been told such a joke in the past six months.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Perhaps surprisingly, aboriginal people (76 per cent) and dark-skinned people (71 per cent) were most likely to have reported being told a racial joke.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Geographically, people reported this behaviour most in the northwest, core, and southeast areas of Winnipeg.
</p>
<br />
<p>
More men than women reported hearing the jokes.
</p>
<br />
<p>
People with university educations and people who earned the highest income levels were more likely to have reported hearing racist jokes than people with high-school educations or people who earned less than $30,000 per year.
</p>
<br />
<p>
This behaviour was much more commonly reported among young people ΓÇô more than three-quarters of people under 35 said they had heard such a joke, compared with fewer than half of people over age 55.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="speech">
<title>
I have challenged someone for treating visible minorities with disrespect because of their race.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Six out of 10 Winnipeggers said they had done this ΓÇô and the number jumped among aboriginal people (72 per cent) and dark-skinned people (66 per cent).
</p>
<br />
<p>
Six out of 10 Winnipeggers said they had done this ΓÇô and the number jumped among aboriginal people (72 per cent) and dark-skinned people (66 per cent).
</p>
<p>
The number dropped to about half among people with lower household incomes or high-school educations.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Speaking up was slightly more common among younger people (64 per cent ) than older people (56 per cent).
</p>
</description>
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charts/chart_speech_02.png
</image>
</question>
<question theme="speech">
<title>
I have been called inappropriate names because of my race.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Almost a quarter of Winnipeggers said they had been called an inappropriate name because of their race.
</p>
<br />
<p>
The figure was highest for aboriginal people ΓÇô a full 40 per cent said it had happened to them ΓÇô and in people with dark skins, where 38 per cent said it had happened to them.
</p>
<p>
People in the lowest income bracket were also more likely to have reported this: almost a quarter of people who earn less than $30,000 said they had been called names, compared with 18 per cent of people earning more than $60,000.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Education level did not appear to have an effect on this behaviour.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Name-calling incidents were reported much more frequently by people under age 35 (27 per cent) than among people over age 55 (15 per cent). Women under age 35 reported being called names the most ΓÇô almost three in 10 said they had been called a racist name.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="work">
<title>
In the workforce, the colour of a person's skin makes a difference in how they are treated.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Half of Winnipeggers disagreed with this statement, either completely or somewhat.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Older people were more likely to agree.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="work">
<title>
I have lost a job or been passed over for a promotion because of my race.
</title>
<description>
<p>
About nine per cent of Winnipeggers generally believe this is the case.
</p>
<br />
<p>
The number increases among people who identified themselves as dark-skinned ΓÇô 15 per cent said this was the case ΓÇô and among aboriginal respondents at 14 percent.
</p>
<br />
<p>
Twice as many men as women said this had happened to them; the group who agreed with this statement the most was comprised of men age 35 to 54, at 17 per cent.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="work">
<title>
Some racial groups are given extra advantages in the workplace.
</title>
<description>
<p>
Just over 40 per cent of Winnipeggers agreed.
</p>
<br />
<p>
The number jumped to almost half of people in the highest income bracket, in households with incomes over $60,000.
</p>
</description>
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</image>
</question>
<question theme="work">
<title>
You agreed that some racial groups are given extra advantages in the workplace. Which particular groups are you thinking of?
</title>
<description>
<p>
Of those who believed some groups were given extra advantages, the most commonly cited groups were aboriginal, Caucasian and all visible minorities.
</p>
<br />
<p>
However, more repondents said "none" or that they did not know than any single group, other than aboriginal.
</p>
<p>
The belief that aboriginal people are given advantages in the workforce was even stronger among aboriginal respondents; about half of aboriginal respondents felt aboriginal people were given such advantages.
</p>
<p>
About 13 per cent of people who identified as having dark skin felt Caucasian people received advantages in the workplace, compared with nine per cent of white-skinned respondents.
