Perception of inequalities
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Perception of inequalities
for Perception of inequalities Comparison of views in 12 countries Ifop contact : Jérôme Fourquet Directeur adjoint Département Opinion et Stratégies d’Entreprise Tel : 01 45 84 14 44 April 2010 1 ! Methodology 2 Structure Survey carried out by Ifop for : Sample : La Fondation Jean Jaurès !"#$%&' ()*+,- ./0- France 603 Great-Britain 607 Germany 600 Spain 600 Italy 604 USA 602 Brazil 601* Netherlands 599 China 594* Switzerland 589 Australia 603 Poland 601 Target : aged 18 and over Total number of interviews: 7203 Samples representative of population aged 18 and over residing in each country* Sample representativity ensured by quota method (sex, age, socioprofessional category/income bracket) after regional stratification. !"# $%&'() &#* +,(#& -&./)0- &%0 %0/%0-0#1&1(20 34 1,0 /3/5)&1(3# %0-(*(#6 (# 1,0 .&(# 7(1(0-8 Interview method : Interviews conducted using online CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interviewing) self-completion questionnaire. Field dates : April 2nd to 6th, 2010. 3 2 " Findings 4 Only in Australia, the USA, and the Netherlands does a majority of the population consider society to be fair. By contrast, the French appear at the opposite end of the scale, with almost three-quarters believing they live in an unfair society, a score similar to that in China. Question : Today, would you say that our society is a very fair society, a reasonably fair society, a rather unfair society or a very unfair society? 65% 35% 54% 46% 54% 46% 56% 44% 36% 29% 64% 71% 71% 29% 72% 28% 27% 73% 79% 21% 16% 84% 5 A split is apparent between a Europe with a majority perceiving an increase in inequalities and on the other hand Anglo-Saxon countries and countries having experienced strong economic growth, where perceptions are more evenly balanced. Question : Overall, in the last 10 years, would you say that inequalities in your country…? 6 Inequalities of pay are unanimously considered the unfairest of all. In second place come inequalities of access to health care, which in Australia and in Brazil prevail over the question of pay Question : And more particularly in your country, among the following inequalities, which 2 do you think are the most unfair? N 123 F R A N C E G E R M A N Y …of pay 69 56 …of access to housing 39 …of access to health care G R E A T N E T H E R L A N D S S W I T Z E R L A N D B R A Z I L S P A I N P O L A N D I T A L Y 48 66 83 56 55 69 44 4 31 40 14 16 16 17 29 40 28 9 45 28 23 …between nationals and immigrants 16 16 44 28 5 33 …of access to education 16 22 16 13 8 …in property 15 30 12 19 25 #$! Inequalities … B R I T A I N A U S T R A L I A C H I N A U S A 36 53 41 29 28 26 12 19 55 44 15 40 34 26 2 33 5 22 14 10 13 40 22 17 21 29 23 27 11 14 51 31 7 Summary of inequalities seen as the most unfair Question : And more particularly in your country, among the following inequalities, which 2 do you think are the most unfair? Inequalities of pay Inequalities of access to health care Inequalities in property Chine Etats-Unis Allemagne Italie Suisse Pologne Pays Bas Espagne France Australie Grande Bretagne Brésil Inequalities of access to housing Espagne France Grande Bretagne Brésil Australie Chine Suisse Italie Pays Bas Pologne Etats-Unis Allemagne 40% 39% 31% 29% 28% 26% 17% 16% 16% 14% 12% 4% Inequalities between nationals and immigrants Grande Bretagne Pays Bas Italie Australie Espagne Suisse Etats-Unis France Allemagne Pologne Chine Brésil 44% 34% 33% 33% 28% 26% 22% 16% 16% 5% 5% 2% 51% 31% 30% 29% 27% 25% 23% 19% 15% 14% 12% 11% Inequalities of access to education Brésil Allemagne Australie Etats-Unis Chine France Grande Bretagne Italie Espagne Suisse Pays Bas Pologne 40% 22% 22% 21% 17% 16% 16% 14% 13% 13% 10% 8% 8 Disillusion over any real possibility of fighting against social inequalities is expressed by a minority only, except in countries marked by communism. France is situated mid table. Question : Which of these two statements do you feel most closely reflects your sentiments? 9 France, with its tradition of Colbertism, adopts an unfavourable view of globalisation, unlike the USA, with its tradition of liberalism, and developing countries such as Brazil or Poland for whom globalisation represents an opportunity to catch up economically Question : Do you personally think that globalization and the development of economic exchanges contribute more to8889: 10