* The figures for 'prejudiced' are a combination of those who answered 'very prejudiced' (between 1 and 4 percent) and those who answered 'a little prejudiced'. Figures do not always sum to 100 due to 'don't know' and 'refused to answer' respondents.
** 2017 data taken from the NatCen Panel. Base varied between 1,035 in 1998 and 4,432 in 2003.
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Racial prejudice in Great Britain from 1983 to 2017
This statistic shows the result of a question from the British Social Attitudes survey which asked 'would you describe yourself as very prejudiced/a little prejudiced against people of other races?' Over this 34-year period there was a net decrease in the share of respondents saying that they were, at least to some extent, prejudiced when it came to people of other races.
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Would you describe yourself as very prejudiced/a little prejudiced against people of other races? [Graph], NatCen, & The Guardian, September 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/304288/racial-prejudice-in-great-britain-gb-uk/
