Stereotype Questionnaire

This is a questionnaire looking at attitudes and behaviours experienced towards

yourself by others after a major world event.
Please answer the following questions in the spaces provided:
Sex: _________________________
Age: _________________________
Religion: _______________________
Ethnic origin: __________________________
Occupation: ____________________________
Proportion of neighbourhood sharing your religious belief
(approx):___________________________
Proportion of neighbourhood sharing your ethnic origin
(approx):______________________________
(Please can you state whether you have the following visual appearance)
Headscarf ___Yes/ No__________________
Beard _______Yes/No___________________
Any visual identity which identifies your religion (please state)
_________________________________________________
Instructions: For each of the following statements, choose a number from the 5
point scale (1= never, 5=once a week or more) which best reflects how much you
experienced the events 1) in a typical year. Please take your time and be as honest
as you can. Thank you
1

Never
once a year
..

3
once a month

4
more than
Once a month

In a typical year how much did you experience the following?

1) Hearing/being told an offensive joke_________________
2) Being stared at by strangers _________________-

5
once a week
or more

3) Being asked to speak for entire racial/religious group____________

4) Being insulted/harassed/called a name________________
5) Being treated rudely_______________________
6) Being ignored/overlooked/refused service_____________________
7) Being considered fascinating/exotic __________________
8) Being treated as stupid_____________________________
9) Being treated in an overly friendly/superficial manner_________________
10) Not being taken seriously_______________________
11) Ideas/opinions being devalued or ignored_______________________
12) Being closely observed or followed in public________________________
13) Being laughed at or taunted___________________________
14) Others reacting as if intimidated or afraid_____________________
15) Being avoided, or having others physically moved away__________________
16) Being excluded from conversation or activities_____________________
17) Work expected to be inferior________________________
18) Being treated with suspicion or being wrongly accused____________________
19) Being mistaken for another member of racial/religious group________________
20) Observing negative or insulting stereotypes in the media____________________
21) Observing exclusory or negative political practices _______________________
22) Observing exclusory problems regarding health, employment etc.___________
23) Hearing offensive or insensitive remarks____________________________
24) Hearing about discrimination or prejudice towards others_______________
25) Observing exclusory or negative practices at work/school etc._______________
26) Racial/religious tensions or conflicts in community_____________________
27) Others expecting you to conform to racial or religious stereotype _____________

28) Witnessing discrimination or prejudice towards others______________________

29) Conflict with person of different religion/race/ethnicity_____________________
30) Hateful or mean-spirited behaviour _____________________________
31) Hostile atmosphere due to racial/religious differences_____________________
32) Others inferring paranoia over religious discrimination/racism________________
33) Violent or life-threatening experiences_____________________________

Could you state what the difference in the occurrence of these events were after the
July bombings in London, from the 5 point scale (-2 = much less than usual, 2= much
more than usual). Please take your time and focus on the differences between a typical
year and after the bombings.
-2
Much less
Than usual

-1
slightly less
than usual

0
same as
usual

1
slightly more
than usual

2
much more
than usual

After the July bombings can u state the difference from after July 7th?

1) Hearing/being told an offensive joke_________________

2) Being stared at by strangers _________________3) Being asked to speak for entire racial/religious group____________
4) Being insulted/harassed/called a name________________
5) Being treated rudely_______________________
6) Being ignored/overlooked/refused service_____________________
7) Being considered fascinating/exotic __________________
8) Being treated as stupid_____________________________
9) Being treated in an overly friendly/superficial manner_________________
10) Not being taken seriously_______________________
11) Ideas/opinions being devalued or ignored_______________________

12) Being closely observed or followed in public________________________

13) Being laughed at or taunted___________________________
14) Others reacting as if intimidated or afraid_____________________
15) Being avoided, or having others physically moved away__________________
16) Being excluded from conversation or activities_____________________
17) Work expected to be inferior________________________
18) Being treated with suspicion or being wrongly accused____________________
19) Being mistaken for another member of racial/religious group________________
20) Observing negative or insulting stereotypes in the media____________________
21) Observing exclusory or negative political practices _______________________
22) Observing exclusory problems regarding health, employment etc.___________
23) Hearing offensive or insensitive remarks____________________________
24) Hearing about discrimination or prejudice towards others_______________
25) Observing exclusory or negative practices at work/school etc._______________
26) Racial/religious tensions or conflicts in community_____________________
27) Others expecting You to conform to racial or religious stereotype_____________
28) Witnessing discrimination or prejudice towards others______________________
29) Conflict with person of different religion/race/ethnicity_____________________
30) Hateful or mean-spirited behaviour _____________________________
31) Hostile atmosphere due to racial/religious differences_____________________
32) Others inferring paranoia over religious discrimination/racism________________
33) Violent or life-threatening experiences_____________________________
Thank you for completing the questionnaire

Please could you describe any specific acts of discrimination towards you due to
your religion and could you please state your age at the time they occurred:

Thank you for participating in this study, be assured your information will be kept
completely confidential and you have the right to withdraw your data at any stage
should you wish to do so
If you have any queries or want to know more about the study please email me at
hab17@le.ac.uk
Please send the completed questionnaire to hab17@le.ac.uk