EU survey data for researchers on fundamental rights, discrimination and victimisation.
Date: 2016-08-17
Institutions: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Subjects: data collection, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, ethnic discrimination, marginalisation, public opinion, sample survey, sexual discrimination, social participation, social sciences

FRA surveys in the  
pipeline

EU-MIDIS II

The second wave of the European Union Minorities and Discrimination 
Survey (EU-MIDIS II) aims to interview 25,000 people with an immigrant 
and/or ethnic minority background who are 18 years of age or older.  
The survey is conducted in all 28 EU Member States and it collects  
information on topics such as experiences of discrimination, criminal  
victimisation, social inclusion and societal participation. 

Results expected: 2016/2017. 

Fundamental Rights Survey

The Fundamental Rights Survey plans to collect comparable data  
concerning people’s experiences of and opinions on fundamental  
rights issues in the EU - which can range from experiences of unequal 
treatment and experiences of criminal victimisation, through to data  
protection and good administration. 

After a feasibility study carried out in 2015/2016, the data collection is 
planned for 2017 in all EU Member States. 

Results and technical reports are available for all FRA surveys. 

Violence against women survey 
http://fra.europa.eu/en/survey/2012/ 
survey-gender-based-violence-against-women

EU LGBT survey 
http://fra.europa.eu/en/survey/2012/ 
eu-lgbt-survey

ROMA survey 
http://fra.europa.eu/en/survey/2012/ 
roma-pilot-survey

Survey on discrimination and hate crime 
against Jews in EU Member States 
http://fra.europa.eu/en/survey/2012/ 
fra-survey-jewish-peoples-experiences-and- 
perceptions-discrimination-and-hate-crime

EU-MIDIS: European Union Minorities and 
Discrimination Survey (2008) 
http://fra.europa.eu/en/survey/2012/ 
eu-midis-european-union-minorities-and- 
discrimination-survey

FRA - EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS 
Schwarzenbergplatz 11 - 1040 Vienna - Austria
T +43 (1) 580 30-0 - info@fra.europa.eu
fra.europa.eu 
facebook.com/fundamentalrights
linkedin.com/company/eu-fundamental-rights-agency
twitter.com/EURightsAgency

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EU survey data for  
researchers on  
fundamental rights,  
discrimination and  
victimisation 

The European Union Agency for Fundamental 
Rights (FRA) collects data through surveys to  
better understand people’s experiences and  
opinions concerning fundamental rights. 

FRA survey data can be accessed: 

•  using interactive online tools on FRA’s website 
http://fra.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources/ 
data-and-maps

•  as microdata sets via the UK Data Service.  

https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Violence against women survey  
(available through UK Data Service) 

Respondents who had heard negative comments or seen negative conduct because a 
schoolmate was perceived to be LGBT during their schooling before the age of 18 (%)  
in EU-28 

This survey asked 42,000 women (aged 18-74) across all 28 EU Member 
States about their experiences of physical, sexual and psychological  
violence - including domestic violence, incidents of stalking, sexual  
harassment and the role played by new technologies in women’s  
experiences of abuse. This is the most comprehensive survey worldwide 
on women’s experiences of violence.

Key features: General population survey in 2012, face-to-face interviews, 
representative sample.

Never; 9%

Rarely;
24%

Always;
18%

Often;
49%

Question: During your schooling before the age of 18, 
did you ... Hear or see negative comments or conduct 
because a schoolmate was perceived to be LGBT?

Base: All EU LGBT survey respondents who felt the 
question applied to them. 

Source: FRA, LGBT survey, 2012

http://fra.europa.eu/en/survey/2012/eu-lgbt-survey

Women experiencing physical and/or sexual violence since the  
age of 15, and in the 12 months prior to the interview in EU-28

67%

33%

25%

8%

No physical and/or 
sexual violence 
since the age of 15

Yes, victimised more 
than 12 months ago

Yes, victimised in 
the past 12 months

http://fra.europa.eu/en/survey/2012/survey-gender-based-violence-against-women

EU LGBT Survey  
(available through UK Data Service)

This major online survey collected information from over 93,000 lesbian, 
gay, bisexual and trans people (from 18 years of age) in all 28 EU Member 
States about their experiences of and views on discrimination and  
victimisation, as well as perceptions concerning the situation of LGBT  
people in their country.

Key features: Non-representative online sample based on self- 
identification, 2012.

Roma survey  
(microdata set to be published)

The survey provides data on the socio-economic conditions, experiences of  
discrimination and rights awareness of Roma in 11 EU Member States:  
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal,  
Romania, Slovakia and Spain. Over 10,811 face-to-face interviews with Roma 
and 5,508 interviews with non-Roma were carried out. 

Key features: Representative sample of people self-identifying as Roma and 
living in areas with a high concentration of Roma people, 2011.

Self-perceived illiterates among Roma respondents aged 16 and above,  
by EU Member State (%)

DK

CZ
CZ

96%

SK
SK

95%

HU
HU

94%

ES
ES

86%

PL
PL

86%

BG
BG

85%

IT
IT

83 %

AVERAGE

80%

FR
FR

75%

RO
RO

69%

PT
PT

65%

EL
EL

48%

LT

BY

IE

UK

NL

BE

LU

DE

FR
FR

CH

PL
PL

SK
SK

HU
HU

CZ
CZ

AT

SI

HR

PT
PT

ES
ES

BA

CS

ME

IT
IT

MK

AL

EL
EL

UA

MD

RO
RO

BG
BG

TR

http://fra.europa.eu/en/survey/2012/roma-pilot-survey

MT
MT

CY

Survey on discrimination and hate 
crime against Jews in EU Member 
States 
(microdata set to be published)

This online survey collected responses from 5,847 Jewish people in  
eight EU Member States – Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, 
Latvia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The survey was open to all 
respondents who considered themselves Jewish (based on e.g. religion, 
culture, upbringing, ethnicity, parentage), and who were aged 16 years 
or older and living in one of the survey countries. It collected information 
about their experiences of and views on discrimination and victimisation.

Key features: Non-representative online sample based on self- 
identification, 2012.

Experience of antisemitic harassment in the past 12 months and in the past five 
years, by EU Member State (%)

50

40

30

20

10

0

43

35

38

31

36

35

33

33

33

29

28

26

29

26

21

21

15

12

HU

BE

DE

FR

IT

UK

SE

LV

Average

12 months

5 years

http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2013/jewish-peoples-experience- 
discrimination-and-hate-crime-european-union-member