EQUALITY SURVEY 2018 Summary report Explanatory note The percentages quoted in this summary have been rounded to the nearest whole number unless the percentage is less than 1%. 2017 results are only shown where there is a significant variation from the 2018 results and where shown they appear in brackets. General There were 23,884 respondents. The survey was open from 8 June 27 August 2018. 1038 members did not respond further than whether they were a UNISON member or not. The survey was promoted through the regions, our activist networks and also via the UNISON website, e-bulletins and social media. It is important to note that not all respondents answered all questions, so the figures given in the headline section must be read in conjunction with the statistical report that accompanies this summary. 13% of members were from our activist base, which is a lower percentage than previous years. This is likely due to the fact that this year the survey reached more people in the wider membership. Significant variations (at least 3% or more) from last year are underlined. The Standard of Living table on page 6 contains data that demonstrates how the SOG/young member groups are seeing increases in their cost of living. Of particular concern is the increase in members across the different groups who are going without a daily meal and/or keeping their home warm in order to balance their budgets. If you have any questions or feedback about this year s survey or suggestions for future Equality surveys, please contact Haifa Rashed h.rashed@unison.co.uk Respondent characteristics and employment The total number of respondents more than doubled to 23,884 (11,950) Question 2 How long have you been a UNISON member? (22846 responses) The proportion of respondents with more than 10 years of UNISON membership made up almost half the total, at 45%, through this was down on the previous year (50%) and the number of newer members, with less than three years membership saw a corresponding rise to 23% (19%) 1
Question 3 Which UNISON subscription band are you in? (22822 responses) The income band of respondents showed that 8% (6%) were on an annual income of 8,000 or less, 23% (23%) were between 8,001 and 17,000, 44% (35%) were between 17,001 and 30,000, and 18% (19%) were on 30,001 or over. Question 4 Which UNISON service group are you in? (22814 responses) The respondents were drawn mainly from Local Government at 32% (48%) and Health Care at 30% (16%). The composition shifted sharply from last year, with strong growth in Health Care and Police and Justice rising to 12% (3%), while there were major falls in Local Government and Energy dropped to 2% (5%) Question 5 Which sector do you work in? (22809 responses) The great majority of respondents come from the public sector, making up 85% of the total (85%), while the private sector accounted for 10% (9%) and voluntary sector 2% (3%). Question 6 Which region do you work in? (22813 responses) The largest regional contributors were the South West and Yorkshire & Humberside, providing 24% and 21% of respondents respectively. The regional distribution swung markedly on the previous year, with biggest increases in Greater London, South West, Yorkshire & Humberside, accompanied by the biggest falls in Scotland and East Midlands. Question 29 How do you describe your gender? (18949 responses) 72% (70%) of respondents described their gender as female Question 30 How do you describe your ethnic origin? (19,367 responses) 5.5% (4%) were Black members i.e. ethnic origin Asian UK, Asian other, Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Black African, Black Caribbean, Black Other, Black mixed heritage, Chinese. Question 31 Would you describe yourself as a disabled person? (19,441 responses) 13% (14%) described themselves as a disabled person Question 32 (Sexual orientation and gender identity) Would you describe yourself as...? (18992 responses) 8% (6%) identified as LGB, 0.4% (0.4%) identified as transgender or having a trans history. Question 33 What is your age group? (19441 responses) 52% (51%) were 50 years of age or older. 4% (4%) were under 27 years of age i.e. young members. 2
Participation in UNISON Question 7 - Do you hold any official lay-member UNISON positions? (21852 responses) There were fewer activists among respondents, with 87% reporting that that they did not hold any lay member position. Nonetheless, 13% held a position at branch level (18%), 3% at regional level (5%) and 1% at national level (3%) Question 8 Barriers to you getting more involved in UNISON? (21837 responses) The top three barriers to getting involved in UNISON were the same as last year - pressure of work, quoted by 27% (40%), lack of interest in becoming more active, quoted by 27% (26%), and family circumstances, quoted by 16% (19%) Question 9 - Compared with a year ago, how likely are you to get more involved in UNISON? (21841 responses) 71% (69%) of respondents stated that there was no change since last year in their likelihood of getting more involved in UNISON, 20% (22%) stated that they were more likely and 9% (9%) stated that they were less likely. Question 10 Participation any UNISON activity in the past year (21839 responses) 73% (61%) said they had not taken part in any UNISON activity at any level of the union. Question 11 - Participation in UNISON self-organisation/young members activity in the past year (5791 responses) The proportion of respondents who had attended / taken part in any meeting or activity organised by UNISON s self organised groups or young members over the past year was 24%. Question 13 Participation in activity that is not specifically for SOGs or young members (5724 responses) Of those who said they had taken part in UNISON activity, 56% (60%) said they had taken part in workplace meetings and 56% (60%) also in branch meetings, (including branch AGMs). Workplace Equality Policies and Training Question 14 Does your employer keep you informed about its equality policies? (20659 responses) 27% (31%) said their employer did not keep them informed about its equality policies. Question 15 Have you had any employer-organised training on equality issues? (21182 responses) 39% (41%) of respondents had had no employer-organised equality training, and 27% (22%) had had any such training in the past year. 3
Discrimination in the workplace Question 16 Have you been unfairly discriminated against, or unfairly treated or witnessed this against someone else in the past year? (21180 responses) 30% (32%) stated that they had been unfairly discriminated against or unfairly treated, or witnessed someone else being discriminated against or unfairly treated at work over the past year Question 17 Who was the discrimination or unfair treatment by? (5830 responses) 70% (66%) said the discriminatory act(s) had been by a manager. 35% (20%) said the discriminatory act(s) had been a colleague. 7% (2%) said the discriminatory act(s) had been by a service user 4% (2%) said the discriminatory act(s) had been by a member of the public. 8% (10%) said the discriminatory act(s) had been by someone else Question 18 Was the discrimination or unfair treatment because of the following characteristics...? (5665) The top five characteristics identified by respondents as the target of discrimination or unfair treatment were: o disability at 23%, (22%) o gender at 16%, (15%) o age at 15%, (14%) o race at 13% (12%) o and sexual orientation at 5% (5%). 12% (10%) stated that their friendship/association with someone or people with one of the defined characteristics was behind the discrimination or unfair treatment. Question 19 What form did the discrimination or unfair treatment take? (5585 responses) The top five forms of discrimination or unfair treatment were: o Bullying, demeaning, humiliating, behaviour or harassment 48% (46%); o Verbal abuse 24% (22%); o Isolation or exclusion from activities, conversations etc 23% (24%); o Over-supervision 19% (22%); o Being overlooked for promotion or for a job role 16% (18%). Question 20 If you reported the discrimination or unfair treatment, who did you report it to, and do you think they dealt with it appropriately? (23884 responses) Among those who reported the discrimination or unfair treatment, 46% (46%) felt that their manager did not deal with it properly, while 20% (13%) felt that their UNISON rep did not deal with it properly. Question 21 If you did not report the discrimination or unfair treatment, why not? (3379 responses) Among those who did not report the discrimination or unfair treatment, the top three reasons were: o Concern about being picked on or victimised at 42% (44%); o Belief that the issue would not be taken seriously at 32% (33%); o Belief that the individual would not be taken seriously 29% (29%). 4
Hate incidents and hate crime in the workplace (these questions weren t asked last year) Question 22 Have you experienced or witnessed hate incidents or hate crimes in your workplace in the last year? (20342 responses) 6% of respondents stated they had experienced or witnessed hate incidents or hate crime over the last year Question 23 Does your employer have a policy on tackling workplace hate? (20339 responses) 48% of respondents stated that their employer had a policy for tackling workplace hate, though a further 48% were unsure of whether there was a policy in place Standard of living (also see table on page 6) Question 24 Compared with a year ago, how would you describe your standard of living? (19793 responses) 38% (43%) felt that their standard of living had declined over the previous year, 54% (50%) stated that it was about the same and 8% (7%) saw an improvement Question 25 Compared with a year ago, please tell us about your spending on these items (Rent, mortgage, Fuel, Food, Travel to work, Council Tax, Education, Clothing, Child care, Health) (23884 responses) The top four categories of expenditure where respondents spent more than a year ago were: o Council tax at 78% (72%) o Food at 71% (68%) o Fuel (gas / electric) at 68% (59%) o Travel to work at 57% (50%) Question 26 in the past year, have you had to go without any of the following to help balance your budget? (23884 responses) To help balance their household budget, 54% (54%) went without a night out, 48% (50%) an annual holiday, 20% (17%) keeping their home warm and 13% (9%) a regular daily meal Question 27 Compared with a year ago, how much in debt are you? (19783 responses) 32% (33%) were not in debt, 28% (26%) owed more money, 27% (26%) owed the same and 12% (15%) owed less Question 28- How have any benefits received changed in past year? (19780 responses) 86% (87%) were not in receipt of benefits this year or the previous year, 8% (6%) received less than the previous year and 7% (5%) received about the same 5
Standard of Living - Summary of questions 25, 26, 27, 28 Significant differences (+3%) showing a disproportionately negative effect on SOGs/young members are shown in red. NB this figures show percentages of how many survey participants answered in this way, NOT a percentage of how much items had increased in cost. Full survey 2018 (2017) Black 2018 (2017) Disabled 2018 (2017) LGBT 2018 (2017) Women 2018 (2017) Young 2018 (2017) Describe standard of living as worse than a year ago 38 (43) 37 (50) 51 (55) 39 (44) 37 (42) 17 (18) Spend more on rent 18 (13) 33 (23) 22 (17) 24 (20) 17 (12) 28 (28) Spend more on mortgage 17 (11) 23 (18) 18 (13) 16 (11) 17 (11) 12 (11) Spend more on fuel (gas/elec) 68 (59) 72 (68) 72 (63) 66 (59) 68 (59) 45 (39) Spend more on food 71 (68) 74 (77) 74 (68) 70 (67) 71 (68) 59 (57) Spend more on travel to work 57 (50) 60 (64) 60 (56) 57 (51) 56 (50) 53 (46) Spend more on Council Tax 78 (72) 72 (76) 79 (74) 71 (66) 78 (72) 43 (43) Spend more on education eg uni fees 10 (10) 22 (20) 11 (9) 10 (8) 10 (10) 15 (18) Spend more on clothing 35 (35) 49 (48) 40 (40) 24 (36) 35 (35) 33 (34) Spend more on child care 8 (7) 20 (18) 6 (6) 6 (6) 7 (7) 6 (7) Spend more on health care (medicines, eqpt, prescriptions, dentists, 44 (39) 52 (53) 55 (49) 44 (40) 44 (41) 37 (32) opticians, etc. Gone without regular daily meal 13 (9) 26 (23) 21 (14) 19 (13) 13 (9) 22 (16) Gone without keeping home warm 20 (17) 33 (30) 30 (25) 26 (20) 20 (17) 21 (12) Gone without annual holiday 48 (50) 63 (66) 57 (59) 51 (55) 49 (51) 55 (56) Gone without a night out 54 (54) 58 (64) 64 (63) 59 (60) 55 (55) 62 (65) More in debt than a year ago 28 (26) 41 (39) 35 (30) 35 (31) 28 (26) 31 (28) Get less in benefit than a year ago 8 (6) 13 (9) 13 (11) 7 (6) 8 (7) 6 (5) 6
Report for Equality Survey 2018 Response Statistics 1. This survey is for members of UNISON only. Are you a member of UNISON? Yes 100% Yes 100.0% 23,884 Totals 23,884 7
2. How long have you been a UNISON member? 0-2 years 23% 11+ years 44% 3-5 years 15% 6-10 years 18% 0-2 years 23.2% 5,294 3-5 years 14.7% 3,366 6-10 years 17.6% 4,012 11+ years 44.5% 10,174 Totals 22,846 8
3.Which UNISON subscription band are you in? Member on unpaid leave 0% Band K (yearly income over 35000) 10% Band J (yearly income 30001-35000) 8% Band A (yearly income up to 2000) 3% Band I (yearly income 25001-30000) 13% Don't know 7% Band H (yearly income 20001-25000) 18% Band C (yearly income 5001-8000 3% Band G (yearly income 17001-20000) 13% Band B (yearly income 2001-5000 2% Band D (yearly income 8001-11000) 7% Band E (yearly income 11001-14000) 8% Band F (yearly income 14001-17000) 8% Band A (yearly income up 2.6% 587 to 2000) Band B (yearly income 2.0% 456 2001-5000 Band C (yearly income 2.9% 664 5001-8000 Band D (yearly income 6.8% 1,545 8001-11000) Band E (yearly income 7.9% 1,804 11001-14000) 9
Band F (yearly income 8.1% 1,850 14001-17000) Band G (yearly income 13.4% 3,068 17001-20000) Band H (yearly income 18.2% 4,150 20001-25000) Band I (yearly income 12.8% 2,920 25001-30000) Band J (yearly income 8.3% 1,905 30001-35000) Band K (yearly income 9.7% 2,224 over 35000) Member in 0.4% 95 Education/Apprenticeship Member on unpaid leave 0.1% 34 Don't know 6.7% 1,520 Totals 22,822 10
4. Which UNISON service group are you in? Water, Environment and Transport 1% Don't know 9% Police and Justice 12% Energy 2% Health Care 30% Community (includes voluntary, charitable, and housing associations) 5% Local Government 32% Higher Education 9% Community (includes 5.0% 1,142 voluntary, charitable, and housing associations) Energy 2.4% 550 Health Care 30.0% 6,840 Higher Education 8.7% 1,992 Local Government 31.7% 7,231 Police and Justice 11.9% 2,705 Water, Environment and 1.6% 372 Transport Don't know 8.7% 1,982 Totals 22,814 11
5. Which sector do you work in? Voluntary sector 2% Don't know 3% Private sector 10% Public sector 85% Public sector 84.8% 19,346 Private sector 9.6% 2,186 Voluntary sector 2.2% 493 Don't know 3.4% 784 Totals 22,809 12
6. Which region do you work in? West Midlands 2% Cymru/Wales 8% Don't know 1% Yorkshire and Humberside 21% Eastern 7% East Midlands 3% Greater London Northern 7% North West 8% 6% Northern Ireland 0% South West 24% South East 8% Scotland 5% Eastern 7.0% 1,596 East Midlands 3.5% 791 Greater London 6.2% 1,422 Northern 6.5% 1,493 Northern Ireland 0.3% 74 North West 8.2% 1,872 Scotland 4.6% 1,060 South East 7.6% 1,730 South West 23.9% 5,445 Cymru/Wales 8.3% 1,886 West Midlands 2.4% 550 Yorkshire and Humberside 20.5% 4,678 Don't know 0.9% 216 Totals 22,813 13
Percent 7. Do you hold any official lay-member UNISON position(s) e.g. steward, workplace rep, branch officer, regional committee member, conference delegate, etc at any level of the union? 100 90 80 I don't hold any official laymember UNISON positions, 86.6 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 At branch level, 13.1 At regional level, 2.9 At national level, 1.3 At branch level At regional level At national level I don't hold any official lay-member UNISON positions At branch level 13.1% 2,861 At regional level 2.9% 629 At national level 1.3% 277 86.6% 18,913 I don't hold any official laymember UNISON positions 14
Percent 8. Which, if any, of the following are a barrier to you getting more involved in UNISON? Please tick all those which apply to you. 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Value Percent Pressure of work 26.9% Not interested in becoming more active 26.7% Family circumstances e.g. dependent 16.4% care needs Don't know what is required 15.7% Looks like too big a commitment 14.2% Time of day of meetings/events 10.9% Lack of confidence 10.8% 15
Not applicable 9.3% Location of meetings/events 8.7% I am already committed as a lay-member 6.8% official Other - Write In (Required) 5.8% Lack of agreed time-off for trade union 5.4% activities Not interested in the meetings/events 4.7% Manager or employer's negative attitude 4.1% to UNISON Lack of notice of meetings/events 3.3% Branch not welcoming/encouraging 2.1% Bullying and/or harassment 1.4% Meetings/events inaccessible to me as a 0.7% disabled person 16
9. Compared with a year ago, how likely are you to get more involved in UNISON? Less likely 9% More likely 20% No change 71% More likely 20.2% 4,414 No change 71.1% 15,530 Less likely 8.7% 1,897 Totals 21,841 17
10. In the past year, have you attended/taken part in ANY UNISON activities at branch, region, or national level? (Examples could be any meeting, training, social event, industrial action, demonstrations/rallies etc. organised by UNISON) Yes 27% No 73% Yes 27.2% 5,945 No 72.8% 15,894 Totals 21,839 18
11. In the past year, have you attended any meetings or activities organised by UNISON's self-organised groups or young members? Yes 24% No 76% Yes 23.6% 1,369 No 76.4% 4,422 Totals 5,791 19
12. Please tick all of the self-organised groups / young members meetings or activities you have attended in the options below. Branch group Regional group National committee National conference Total Checks % of Total Checks Black memb ers Disabled members LGBT members Women members Young members Total Checks Check s Row Check % Checks Row Check % Checks Row Check % Checks Row Check % Checks Row Check % Checks 172 14.1% 231 19% 245 20.1% 454 37.3% 115 9.4% 1217 148 13.9% 215 20.1% 211 19.8% 386 36.1% 108 10.1% 1068 83 12.5% 133 20% 122 18.4% 241 36.3% 85 12.8% 664 170 15.9% 198 18.5% 201 18.8% 390 36.4% 111 10.4% 1070 573 777 779 1471 419 4019 14.3% 19.3% 19.4% 36.6% 10.4% 100% 20
Percent 13. In the past year, which of the following UNISON branch, regional and national activities (NOT specifically for self organised groups or young members) have you taken part in? 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Value Percent Branch meeting (including AGM) 56.4% Workplace meeting 56.0% Branch committee meeting 34.4% Branch-organised training 21.3% National Delegate Conference 13.8% Regionally-organised training 12.4% A branch-organised demonstration or 11.0% march Regional council (including AGM) 10.1% Regional committee 9.7% I have not taken part in any UNISON 9.3% branch, regional or national activities 21
A nationally-organised march or 7.9% demonstration A National Service Group Conference 7.0% A regionally-organised demonstration or 5.9% march Other - please specify 5.6% Local Industrial action (e.g. strike action 4.2% or action short of strike) Nationally-organised training 4.1% National industrial action 0.9% National Executive Council 0.7% 22
14. Does your employer keep you informed about its equality policies? No 27% Yes 73% Yes 72.7% 15,018 No 27.3% 5,641 Totals 20,659 23
15. Have you had any employer-organised training on equality issues? No 39% Yes - in the past year 27% Yes - more than three years ago 12% Yes - between a year and three years ago 22% Yes - in the past year 26.6% 5,628 Yes - between a year and 22.4% 4,752 three years ago Yes - more than three 12.0% 2,548 years ago No 39.0% 8,254 Totals 21,182 24
16. Have you been unfairly discriminated against or unfairly treated, or witnessed someone else being discriminated against or unfairly treated, at work in the past year? Yes 29% No 71% Yes 29.5% 6,247 No 70.5% 14,933 Totals 21,180 25
Percent 17. Who was the discrimination or unfair treatment by? 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 A manager A colleague A service user A member of the public (not a service user) Other - Write In (Required) A manager 70.3% 4,100 A colleague 34.6% 2,015 A service user 6.9% 405 A member of the public 4.1% 240 (not a service user) Other - Write In (Required) 8.4% 490 26
Percent 18. Was the discrimination or unfair treatment because of any of the characteristics below? (Please tick as many as apply) 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Gender 16.0% 907 Race 12.6% 715 Sexual orientation 5.2% 295 Transgender status / 1.3% 74 gender identity Disability 22.8% 1,294 Age 14.7% 834 Pregnancy / maternity 4.6% 258 Marriage / civil partnership 0.7% 41 Religion or belief 3.6% 205 Because of friendship / 11.7% 662 association with someone or people with one of the characteristics above Other - Write In (Required) 39.8% 2,254 27
Percent 19.What form did the discrimination or unfair treatment take? (Please tick as many as apply.) 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Value Bullying, demeaning, humiliating behaviour or harassment Percent 48.3% Verbal abuse 23.8% Isolation or exclusion from activities, conversations, etc. 22.6% Over-supervision 19.4% Overlook for promotion or for a job role 16.2% Put at a disadvantage by arrangements, assumptions, or expectations that you 15.0% 28
could not meet / had difficulty meeting due to a protected chracteristic Changed hours of work or shift pattern 13.9% Refusal of a disability-related request for reasonable adjustments 12.6% Other - Write In (Required) 11.9% Refusal of a flexible working request 11.7% Not receiving same pay, terms and conditions, or benefits (such as pension or annual leave) as others doing the same job Other form of 'punishment' / detrimental treatment that ignores your specific needs e.g. gender identity, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, etc. Refused benefits or perks offered to others, such as training, overtime, partner benefits Moved to a physically uncomfortable work environment e.g. more cramped, hot, cold, noisy, isolated 9.1% 8.1% 8.0% 7.9% Unfair selection for redundancy 3.6% Dismissal 3.1% Sexual harassment i.e. specifically any unwelcome behaviour of a sexual nature 2.8% Physical abuse 1.5% 29
20. If you reported the discrimination or unfair treatment, who did you report it to, and do you think they dealt with it appropriately? Reported it Was dealt Was not Don't know Total Checks to this person with appropriat ely dealt with appropriat ely if or how it was dealt with Checks Row Checks Row Checks Row Checks Row Check Checks Check % Check % Check % % Manager 1,457 29.4% 564 11.4 % 1,624 32.8% 1,308 26.4% 4953 Employer 981 24.1% 454 11.1 % 1,312 32.2% 1,327 32.6% 4074 UNISON 1,350 31.9% 968 22.9 591 14% 1,326 31.3% 4235 represent ative % Total 3788 1986 3527 3961 13262 Checks % of Total Checks 28.6% 15% 26.6% 29.9% 100% 30
Percent 21. If you did NOT report the discrimination or unfair treatment, why not? (Please tick as many as apply.) 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Did not think I would be 28.9% 976 taken seriously Did not think the issue 32.4% 1,094 would be taken seriously Did not know who to report 10.6% 358 it to Concerned I might be 42.4% 1,434 picked on / victimised Unsure if it was really 22.6% 764 discrimination Peer pressure 7.3% 245 Other - Write In (Required) 25.5% 860 31
22. Have you experienced or witnessed hate incidents or hate crimes in your workplace in the last year? Yes 6% No 94% Yes 5.8% 1,190 No 94.2% 19,152 Totals 20,342 32
23. Does your employer have a policy on tackling workplace hate? Not sure 47% Yes 48% No 5% Yes 47.6% 9,679 No 5.2% 1,056 Not sure 47.2% 9,604 Totals 20,339 33
24. Compared with a year ago, how would you describe your standard of living? Better 8% Worse 38% About the same 54% Better 8.1% 1,609 About the same 53.8% 10,641 Worse 38.1% 7,543 Totals 19,793 34
25. Compared with a year ago, please tell us about your spending on these items. Spend more than a year ago Spend about the same as a year ago Checks Row Checks Check % Spend less Not Total Checks than a year applicable ago Row Check Check s % Row Chec Row Checks Check ks Check % % Rent 3,500 17.7% 3,418 17.3% 731 3.7% 12,1 61.4% 19799 50 Mortgage 3,420 17.3% 6,411 32.4% 933 4.7% 9,01 45.6% 19780 6 Fuel 13,465 68% 4,681 23.6% 975 4.9% 687 3.5% 19808 (Gas/Electric) Food 14,108 71.1% 4,636 23.4% 925 4.7% 160 0.8% 19829 Travel to 11,234 56.7% 5,749 29% 1,124 5.7% 1,70 8.6% 19813 work 6 Council Tax 15,401 77.6% 3,228 16.3% 305 1.5% 900 4.5% 19834 35
Education 2,036 10.3% 1,317 6.7% 232 1.2% 16,1 81.8% 19752 e.g. university fees 67 Clothing 6,971 35.2% 9,397 47.4% 3,145 15.9% 317 1.6% 19830 Child care 1,554 7.9% 1,092 5.5% 389 2% 16,7 22 Health: 8,780 44.2% 8,199 41.3% 824 4.1% 2,06 medicines, 3 equipment, prescriptions, dentists, opticians, etc. Total Checks 80469 48128 9583 598 88 % of Total 40.6% 24.3% 4.8% 30.2 Checks % 84.6% 19757 10.4% 19866 198068 100% 36
26. In the past year, have you to go without any of the following to help balance your budget? Yes No Not applicable Total Checks Checks Row Checks Row Checks Row Checks Check Check Check % % % A regular daily meal Keeping your home warm An annual holiday A night out Total Checks % of Total Checks 2,632 13.3% 15,810 79.9% 1,350 6.8% 19792 3,956 20% 14,640 74% 1,198 6.1% 19794 9,474 47.8% 9,171 46.3% 1,157 5.8% 19802 10,633 53.7% 7,806 39.4% 1,373 6.9% 19812 26695 47427 5078 79200 33.7% 59.9% 6.4% 100% 37
27. Compared with a year ago, how much in debt are you (how much money do you owe someone or an organisation)? I owe less 12% I owe more 28% I am not in debt now and I was not in debt a year ago 32% I owe about the same amount 28% I owe more 28.3% 5,605 I owe about the same 27.4% 5,413 amount I am not in debt now and I 32.0% 6,328 was not in debt a year ago I owe less 12.3% 2,437 Totals 19,783 38
28. Thinking about any financial benefits you may receive e.g. housing benefit, job seekers allowance, disability benefits etc., how have these changed over the past year? I get less in total benefit than a year ago 7% I get about the same in total benefit as a year ago 7% I was not in receipt of benefit a year ago, and I am not in receipt of any benef 86% I get less in total benefit than a year ago I get about the same in total benefit as a year ago I was not in receipt of benefit a year ago, and I am not in receipt of any benefits now 7.5% 1,477 6.8% 1,338 85.8% 16,965 Totals 19,780 39
29. How do you describe your gender? In another way 0% Prefer not to answer 1% Male 28% Female 71% Female 71.3% 13,514 Male 27.4% 5,198 In another way 0.4% 77 Prefer not to answer 0.8% 160 Totals 18,949 40
30. How do you describe your ethnic origin? Asian UK 1.0% 199 Asian other 0.3% 61 Bangladeshi 0.1% 25 Indian 0.5% 91 Pakistani 0.3% 57 Black African 1.2% 231 Black Caribbean 1.1% 221 Black other 0.3% 53 Black mixed heritage 0.6% 108 Chinese 0.1% 23 Irish 1.3% 261 White UK 86.2% 16,701 White other 3.7% 715 Other mixed heritage 0.9% 182 Other - Write In (Required) 2.3% 439 Totals 19,367 41
31. Would you describe yourself as a disabled person? Prefer not to answer 3% Yes 13% No 84% Yes 13.4% 2,612 No 83.5% 16,229 Prefer not to answer 3.1% 600 Totals 19,441 42
Percent 32. LGBT members organise together in UNISON so this is a grouped question on sexual orientation and gender identity. Would you describe yourself as (tick all that apply): 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Bisexual 2.8% 527 Gay 2.9% 554 Heterosexual/straight 80.8% 15,344 Lesbian 2.0% 381 Other sexual orientation 0.5% 103 Transgender or having a 0.4% 69 trans history The gender you were 11.5% 2,182 assigned at birth Other gender identity 0.3% 63 Prefer not to answer 5.9% 1,118 43
33. What is your age group? Prefer not to answer 1% 16-26 years 4% 27-39 years 19% 50+ years 52% 40-49 years 24% Under 16 years 0.0% 3 16-26 years 3.7% 720 27-39 years 18.8% 3,646 40-49 years 24.5% 4,759 50+ years 51.8% 10,068 Prefer not to answer 1.3% 245 Totals 19,441 44