Ethnicity and nationality in the Irish labour market

Hidden versus revealed attitudes: A list experiment on support for minorities in Ireland

“…Employers may be openly tolerant of one group, such as the Black ethnic group, but their covert beliefs may influence their decisions about who to hire. Indeed, this report's finding that people are much more negative towards Black people coming to live here when asked indirectly is consistent with existing research which has found very high levels of recruitment discrimination experienced by the Black ethnic group in Ireland (McGinnity et al, 2017;2018c).…”

“…This report addresses that possible source of bias using an innovative research design called a 'list experiment', which offers respondents an anonymous way to express any negative attitudes they may have. It thus complements other research on attitudes to minorities in Ireland (McGinnity et al, 2018a), as well as more general research on equality and discrimination (McGinnity et al, 2018c). This report explores the use of a survey experiment, termed the list experiment, to identify and understand the extent to which negative attitudes towards two specific groups are concealed.…”

“…These differences typically cover the areas of employment, income, housing, health and education (e.g. McGinnity et al, 2018b;2018c). Second, discrimination against these minority groups can be studied directly using a range of methods.…”

“…Second, discrimination against these minority groups can be studied directly using a range of methods. These include field experiments, analysis of legal records/complaints, analysis of self-reports of discrimination 2018c) or qualitative methods (Michael, 2016;Carr, 2016). Finally, researchers can frame the issue of minority integration as an issue for the majority population, by examining their attitudes to immigration and diversity (McGinnity et al, 2018a).…”

European survey data on attitudes to equality groups and human rights

“…This analysis of question content and coverage allows us to identify opportunities and gaps for research on attitudes to equality and human rights in Ireland.The report and the accompanying Excel datasheet contribute to the goal of improving the accessibility and use of equality data as outlined in the EU Guidelines on Improving the Collection and Use of Equality Data, by making it easier for policymakers and researchers to find existing relevant data on attitudes to equality and human rights in comparative European surveys over the last two decades.Carefully designed surveys based on representative samples that investigate the attitudes of the overall population to protected groups can provide an important piece of the picture on equality and discrimination in Ireland. They can provide, for example, information on the perceived social distance between groups and the extent to which respondents are tolerant of diversity or the prevalence of stereotypical views (for exampleMcGinnity et al, 2018a).Such data complement other sources of information on inequalities and discrimination such as data on outcomes and from experimental studies(McGinnity et al, 2018b). Attitudinal surveys can also help discern the level of public support for social policies aimed at reducing inequalities.…”