Discrimination and Harassment in Scotland, results from the 2023 Scottish Household Survey

Key points

• In 2023, in Scotland, nearly 1 in 13 people (7%) reported that they experienced discrimination, and 1 in 20 people (5%) reported that they experienced harassment in the last 12 months.
• Some equality groups were more likely than others to report discrimination or harassment, such as: ethnic minorities (17% discrimination, 16% harassment), persons with a disability (12% discrimination, 7% harassment), people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual (23% discrimination, 14% harassment), and young people aged 16 to 24 (13% discrimination, 8% harassment).
• At least 1 in every 10 people that reported discrimination, said they perceived it was due to one of the following reasons: their sex or gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, accent, mental ill-health, and other health problems or disability.
• At least 1 in every 10 people that reported harassment, said they perceived it was due to one of the following reasons: their sex or gender, ethnicity, nationality, mental ill-health, and other health problems or disability.