National Seniors Australia asked respondents to our 12th Social Survey about their experiences of exclusion and discrimination.
The question was open-ended, with respondents encouraged to write as much detail in their answers as they liked. In total, 2524 people answered, with just over 40% (1012 people) indicating they had experienced exclusion or discrimination based on their age. Most of the rest said they had not.
This report details the nature of the exclusion and discrimination the 1012 commenters encountered – the contexts in which it took place, the forms it took, and some of the impacts it had.