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ETHNIC MINORITIES, GENDER AND DISCRIMINATION IN ESS (shorter version). Ko Oudhof Statistics Netherlands. THEMES IN PRESENTATION. Discrimination Risk population Measurement and data Results Final questions. Discrimination and risk populations. Discrimination defined shortly:
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ETHNIC MINORITIES, GENDER AND DISCRIMINATION IN ESS(shorter version) Ko Oudhof Statistics Netherlands UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics 11-13 september 2006 Geneva
THEMES IN PRESENTATION • Discrimination • Risk population • Measurement and data • Results • Final questions UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics 11-13 september 2006 Geneva
Discrimination and risk populations • Discrimination defined shortly: • Treatment or affect based on class or category rather than individual merit • Reasonable exceptions? Law-forbidden grounds? • Risk population derived from grounds • Racial or ethnic minorities • Women • Multiple discrimination • Ethnic minorities women • Research question: • More discrimination than other women? • More discrimination than ethnic minorities men? UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics 11-13 september 2006 Geneva
ESS • European Social Survey • Two-yearly survey 2002/3 + 2004/5 +…. • Freely available (non-commercial) • Standardisation and comparability • Translation procedures • Random sample 15+ years • Only in major (>5%) languages in country !!! • 26 countries all together • Pooled and reweighted data (OK??) UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics 11-13 september 2006 Geneva
Measurement risk populations • Citizenship • Are you a citizen of [country]? • (Non-) western background • Were you born in [country]? • Was your father born in [country]? • Was your mother born in [country]? • Belongingness minority ethnic group • Do you belong to a minority ethnic group in [country]? (“Belong” refers to attachment or identification) Yes/No/Don’t know UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics 11-13 september 2006 Geneva
Measurement risk populations (2) • Unique crossing of criteria risk population • One example (in spite of language bias) • Share of ethnic minorities among foreign background (western/non-western) • Target population of EU-LFS 2008 • Ethnic minority group among non-western migrants + descendants = 1,2% • Ethnic minority group among native background = 1,5% UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics 11-13 september 2006 Geneva
Measurement discrimination • Would you describe yourself as being a member of a group that is discriminated against in this country? If yes…...>>>>>>>>> • On what grounds is your group discriminated against? PROBE: ‘What other grounds?’ CODE ALL THAT APPLY • Colour or race • Nationality • Religion • Language • Ethnic group • Age • Gender • Sexuality • Disability • Other (WRITE IN)___________________________ • (Don’t know) UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics 11-13 september 2006 Geneva
Discussion • Systematic bias in ethnic groups in ESS-data because of language-related selectivity? • Validity of discrimination measure? • Self assessment as member of D • Perceived discrimination of D • Information source of perceived discrimination (significant others or media)? • ESS offers much more http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/ UNECE Work Session on Gender Statistics 11-13 september 2006 Geneva