Table 4
Experiences of discrimination, by sexual orientation, Canada, 2014

Table 4
Experiences of discrimination, by sexual orientation, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Experiences of discrimination Lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals, Heterosexual individuals, Total, Lesbian and gay and Bisexual, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Lesbian and gay	Bisexual	Total	Heterosexual individuals^{Table 4 Note †}	Total
	Lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals			Heterosexual individuals^{Table 4 Note †}	Total
	percent
Experienced discrimination in the last five years	31^Note *	39^Note *	35^Note *	13	13
Based on...
Sex	20^{Note E: Use with caution}	48^Note **	36^Note *	27	27
Ethnicity or culture	13^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	19^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	16^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	36	34
Race or skin colour	16^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	25^{Note E: Use with caution}	21^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	34	33
Physical appearance	28^{Note E: Use with caution}	44^Note **	37^Note *	22	23
Religion	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	16	15
Sexual orientation	79^Note *	35^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note **	54^Note *	2	5
Age	12^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	14^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	21	21
Physical or mental disability	Note F: too unreliable to be published	22^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	16^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	11	11
Language	Note F: too unreliable to be published	9^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	11^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	21	20
Other	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5	5
Experienced discrimination...
At a bank, store or restaurant	42	31	35	39	39
In the work environment	41	49	46	50	50
When dealing with the police	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	8	8
When dealing with the courts	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	3	3
At the Canadian border^{Table 4 Note 1}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	6	6
Other	31^{Note E: Use with caution}	40^Note *	36^Note *	23	24
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different to both heterosexual, lesbian and gay individuals Return to note referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Percent calculation includes those who indicated that they did not cross the border in the past five years. Return to note 1 referrer Note: Respondents could report more than one reason for discrimination. Excludes respondents aged 17 years and younger. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.

Date modified:: 2018-05-31

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Table 4
Experiences of discrimination, by sexual orientation, Canada, 2014

Table 4 Experiences of discrimination, by sexual orientation, Canada, 2014

Table 4
Experiences of discrimination, by sexual orientation, Canada, 2014