How often, if at all, have you had racist abuse directed at you personally when attending a professional or semi-professional football match?

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1 How often, if at all, have you seen or heard racist songs, chants, gestures, abuse or any other racist behaviour when attending a professional or semi-professional football match? Gender Age Attendance Ethnicity Disability Region Never 14% 15% 14% 6% 8% 17% 21% 18% 11% 10% 7% 15% 15% 10% 11% 14% 14% 15% 12% At least once, but rarely 30% 26% 31% 28% 22% 33% 37% 32% 31% 24% 23% 31% 30% 28% 20% 32% 33% 30% 27% Sometimes 36% 34% 36% 39% 36% 35% 35% 39% 34% 29% 44% 35% 36% 28% 38% 34% 35% 36% 40% Often 13% 15% 12% 15% 20% 11% 5% 10% 17% 16% 15% 13% 12% 20% 15% 9% 15% 13% 12% Every time 7% 9% 6% 12% 13% 3% 2% 1% 6% 21% 11% 6% 6% 13% 17% 11% 2% 5% 8%

2 How often, if at all, have you had racist abuse directed at you personally when attending a professional or semi-professional football match? Never 67% 59% 71% 40% 45% 79% 91% 76% 65% 52% 29% 72% 68% 64% 50% 65% 73% 69% 76% At least once, but rarely 11% 14% 9% 19% 14% 10% 4% 11% 12% 8% 26% 9% 11% 7% 12% 10% 9% 13% 7% Sometimes 12% 12% 12% 16% 20% 8% 4% 9% 13% 17% 27% 10% 12% 14% 20% 12% 11% 8% 12% Often 6% 9% 5% 15% 13% 2% 1% 4% 7% 10% 13% 5% 6% 8% 11% 7% 5% 6% 4% Every time 4% 5% 3% 9% 8% 1% 0% 0% 3% 13% 5% 4% 4% 6% 8% 6% 3% 3% 1%

3 Many people we have talked to say they did not report racist behaviour they have witnessed or experienced, for a variety of reasons. When you witnessed and/or experienced this behaviour, did you report this behaviour to any authority? Gender Age Attendance Ethnicity Disability All Female Male Every few months Every month Every week BAME White Not disabled Disabled London Midlands No, I did not report this behaviour 71% 55% 65% 46% 50% 70% 71% 66% 65% 47% 59% 74% 63% 53% 54% 59% Yes, I reported this behaviour to an authority 29% 31% 22% 49% 43% 13% 7% 17% 23% 43% 41% 26% 23% 38% 34% 28% (Have not witnesses racist behaviour) 14% 14% 14% 4% 8% 17% 21% 17% 11% 10% 7% 15% 14% 9% 11% 13%

4 4 7 6 Region North South Scotland % 67% 69% 26% 19% 19% 13% 14% 12%

5 Who did you report this behaviour to? The club or steward where it took place 63% 62% 64% 42% 64% 67% 94% 65% 61% 64% 51% 65% 63% 63% 63% 61% 61% 65% 69% The police 44% 39% 46% 42% 50% 35% 6% 35% 45% 50% 52% 41% 42% 54% 61% 50% 35% 39% 31% Kick It Out 31% 33% 30% 42% 35% 21% 6% 18% 30% 45% 33% 30% 32% 29% 46% 26% 27% 31% 25% FARE Network 17% 21% 15% 15% 23% 6% 0% 10% 14% 26% 19% 16% 14% 32% 28% 21% 8% 20% 0% The FA or local FA 13% 9% 16% 18% 15% 10% 0% 5% 13% 21% 15% 12% 13% 15% 22% 5% 12% 10% 6% Other 2% 2% 1% 0% 1% 4% 6% 1% 3% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 0% 3% 3% 2% 0%

6 As far as you know, did anything happen as a result of you reporting this behaviour? No, as far as I'm aware nothing happened 74% 77% 72% 85% 72% 75% 75% 86% 75% 63% 68% 77% 76% 63% 63% 71% 80% 78% 75% Yes please specify 26% 23% 28% 15% 28% 25% 25% 14% 25% 37% 32% 23% 24% 37% 37% 29% 20% 22% 25%

7 Which of the following, if any, are the main reasons you did not report this behaviour to an authority? I did not feel it was serious enough to warrant it 37% 34% 38% 29% 34% 34% 47% 40% 33% 36% 30% 38% 37% 36% 29% 38% 37% 45% 22% I didn't think the authorities would act on it 31% 27% 32% 32% 35% 32% 23% 30% 29% 37% 46% 30% 30% 36% 36% 25% 31% 30% 34% I didn't know who to report it to or how to report it 29% 40% 25% 58% 35% 25% 21% 29% 32% 21% 23% 29% 30% 16% 34% 30% 31% 26% 17% I was worried what the people involved in the behaviour would do 17% 22% 15% 16% 17% 20% 12% 17% 17% 19% 20% 17% 17% 24% 13% 14% 16% 18% 19% It was too difficult or too much effort to report it 16% 17% 15% 19% 21% 14% 11% 17% 16% 12% 25% 14% 16% 16% 24% 14% 13% 16% 14% I forgot about it or didn't get around to it 6% 5% 6% 6% 7% 6% 5% 6% 7% 4% 9% 6% 6% 9% 5% 6% 5% 7% 3%

8 Do you think the authorities have gone too far or not far enough in combating racism in football, or have they got it about right? Gone much too far 7% 6% 8% 15% 11% 4% 4% 3% 6% 17% 6% 7% 6% 14% 12% 6% 7% 7% 5% Gone slightly too far 12% 14% 11% 22% 15% 10% 7% 9% 14% 14% 13% 12% 12% 14% 11% 15% 9% 16% 10% About right 33% 34% 33% 19% 33% 36% 35% 35% 31% 33% 29% 34% 33% 36% 36% 38% 33% 29% 35% Not quite gone far enough 31% 29% 31% 25% 25% 32% 38% 35% 32% 20% 29% 32% 32% 18% 25% 26% 34% 31% 30% Not gone nearly far enough 15% 15% 14% 15% 13% 15% 17% 15% 15% 13% 19% 14% 14% 17% 17% 11% 15% 13% 20% Don't know 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 0% 3% 2% 2% 4% 2% 3% 1% 0% 4% 2% 3% 1%