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Wales 'more racially prejudiced,' attitudes poll finds Wales 'more racially prejudiced,' attitudes poll finds
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More people in Wales admit to being racially prejudiced than in the UK as a whole, research has suggested.More people in Wales admit to being racially prejudiced than in the UK as a whole, research has suggested.
The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey suggests 34% people in Wales admitted being "very prejudiced" or "a little prejudiced". Data obtained by The Guardian newspaper suggests 34% people in Wales admitted being "very prejudiced" or "a little prejudiced",
That figure has risen by 14 percentage points since 2000. It is a rise of 14 percentage points since 2000, based on figures from the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey.
The poll by social research company NatCen found the UK the figure for these responses rose from 25% to 30%. Communities Minister Jeff Cuthbert said it was "concerning" as people looked for "scapegoats" in times of austerity.
The Guardian says its report is based on new figures it has obtained from NatCen, the social research company which carries out the BSA survey.
The social attitudes survey has been carried out every year since 1983 and is based on questioning around 2,000 people in the UK.
The only area that saw a bigger increase was the north east of England where there was a rise of 16%.The only area that saw a bigger increase was the north east of England where there was a rise of 16%.
The survey questioned 2,000 people. The social attitudes survey has been carried out every year since 1983. 'Insecure'
Aled Edwards, chair of Wales Migration Partnership, said the economic situation drove the response to some of the survey.
He said: "Obviously low income is a factor and people feeling a sense of economic pressure.
"Benefits cuts, perhaps, ... in some parts of the valleys, that may shape a sense of a person being insecure and looking, perhaps to blame either immigrants or people of a different race.
"It's part of the pattern, alas."
Communities Minister Jeff Cuthbert said the results were "concerning" as people looked for "scapegoats" in times of austerity.
He said: "It's not surprising at a time of economic difficulty that you would find these views.
"But the same survey suggests that about 70% do not hold these views, so let's not try and create too dark a picture."
There will be more on this on BBC Wales Today at 18:30 BST.There will be more on this on BBC Wales Today at 18:30 BST.