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Racial prejudice in the UK in 2013, by age group

Share of survey respondents who described themselves as racially prejudiced in Great Britain in 2013, by age group

The data shows the demographics of respondents to a question from the British Social Attitudes survey in 2013 which asked 'would you describe yourself as very prejudiced/a little prejudiced against people of other races?'. 36% of those who were aged 55 or over said they were prejudiced. There was a very clear positive correlation between age and such prejudice.

17-34 25
35-54 29
55+ 36