About horizontal inequalities
Horizontal inequalities are inequalities between groups, such as people of different genders or ethnicities (as opposed to vertical inequalities, which are inequalities between individuals or households, such as income or health inequalities).
What we asked
To what extent, if at all, do you think inequalities between the following groups in society are a problem in the UK today?
- Inequalities between regions of the UK
- Inequalities between different genders
- Inequalities between people of different ethnicities
- Inequalities between people of different religions
- Inequalities between people of different ages
- Inequalities between people of different social classes
- Inequalities between disabled and non-disabled people
- Inequalities between people of different sexual identities
Possible answers
- Not a problem at all
- A small problem
- A moderate problem
- A big problem
- Don’t know
OVERALL: Most concern about class, disability, region and ethnicity
POLITICS: Conservative voters less concerned, but with a smaller gap on regional inequalities
AGE: A fairly consistent picture, but with older people less concerned about some inequalities
REGION: London just as concerned as other regions about regional inequality
INCOME: Highest concern among upper (but not top) earners
OTHER: As vertical inequalities, more concern among women, ethnic minorities and the more educated
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