People who are more at risk of racism because they are perceived as black, Asian or Muslim are also at a higher risk of poverty. This is according to the new short report of the National Discrimination and Racism Monitor (NaDiRa), in which this connection was analysed for the first time. Data from 21,000 people was collected as part of a representative survey.
While the risk of impoverishment is 9% for non-racist men and 10% for women, this applies to 26% of black men and women, 30% and 26% of Asian men and women and 41% and 38% of Muslim men and women.
The study also revealed that a high level of education and employment do not protect against this risk of poverty: The risk of living below the poverty line despite being in full-time employment is around four times higher for black women (22%), Muslim men (21%) and Asian men (19%) than for men and women who are not perceived as racist (5%). However, having German citizenship can reduce the risk of poverty: this correlation can be seen in all groups.
Since 2020, the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM Institute) in Berlin has been compiling the National Discrimination and Racism Monitor (NaDiRa) on behalf of the German Bundestag.
To the current short report:
NaDiRa | Grenzen der Gleichheit: Rassismus und Armut (rassismusmonitor.de)
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