This statistic displays the awareness of people of African descent of their family member or friend experiencing physical violence because of their ethnicity within the last 12 months, in selected Nordic countries from 2015 to 2016. According to the results of the survey, 21 percent of people of African descent in Finland were aware of a member of their close network experiencing racial violence. The corresponding figure for people of African descent in Denmark was nine percent.
Has your family member or friend been physically attacked because of their ethnicity?
This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"In the past 12 months, have you heard of anyone in your circle of family or friends being physically
attacked because of their ethnic or immigrant background?"
* The survey was conducted in Finland from November 2, 2015 to August 9, 2016; in Denmark from October 24, 2015 to March 14, 2016; and in Sweden November 2, 2015 to March 30, 2016.
**The sample size in Finland was 502 respondents, in Denmark 1,085 respondents, and in Sweden 1,098 respondents.
According to the source, the results of the survey have been weighted.
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Fundamental Rights Agency. (November 23, 2018). Has your family member or friend been physically attacked because of their ethnicity? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/964542/awareness-family-friend-experiencing-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Has your family member or friend been physically attacked because of their ethnicity?." Chart. November 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/964542/awareness-family-friend-experiencing-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/
Fundamental Rights Agency. (2018). Has your family member or friend been physically attacked because of their ethnicity?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/964542/awareness-family-friend-experiencing-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Has Your Family Member or Friend Been Physically Attacked Because of Their Ethnicity?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/964542/awareness-family-friend-experiencing-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/
Fundamental Rights Agency, Has your family member or friend been physically attacked because of their ethnicity? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/964542/awareness-family-friend-experiencing-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/ (last visited January 25, 2022)
