We did a survey on discrimination in different places as we were told in Business Statistics I (BUS 202) course.

1. SURVEY REPORT ON DISCRIMINATION
Business Statistics I (BUS 202) Group Project
Supervised By
Jillur Rahim
Lecturer, ULAB School of Business (USB)
Prepared By Group - 1
Paul Alex Mandal 182011048
Maliha Islam 181011009
Parvin 183011089
Abir Hasan Rahat 171011226
Submission Date (Sep 8, 2019)

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Table of Contents
Part Page
Executive Summary 1
Chapter 1: Introduction 2
(a) Background 2
(b) Objective of the project 3
(c) Main research questions 4
Chapter 2: Data & Methodology 4
(a) Type of research 4
(b) Data sources 4
(c) Method of collective data 5
Chapter 3: Analysis and Findings 6
(a) Graphs and Charts 6-18
Chapter 4: Conclusions and Recommendations 18
Chapter 5: References/Appendices 19
(a) References 19
(b) Appendices 19-21

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Executive Summary
From ages, gender discrimination has been a highlighted issue in the way of leading
life. On time basis, it has captured over different factors, starting from complexion
till job sectors. Due to discrimination, people gets demotivated and often suffers
depression. We have carried out a survey, over discrimination in all sectors, in order
to decipher and analyze its impact in our society.
In this survey, we have randomly chosen people of ages above 16 of both genders, to
know their experience and get a better assumption that in what sectors they faced
discrimination and in which ways, so that we can take enough measures to prevent
it from rooting in our society. Mainly, people of ages 16 and above can understand
when being discriminated while they socialize vastly. The survey mainly ask about
their own personal experience with discrimination.
From this survey, we could assume that in average mostly people faced
discrimination. The result shows the widespread experiences of discrimination for
many groups in Bangladesh, across many area of life. The findings illustrate the
significantly different manifestations and experiences of discrimination across
different groups and how it had harmful effect on health and wellbeing.
We have filed the data in the form of bar chart and pie chart which shows the
responses that were provided by the participants of the research. We got to know
about their point of view and what they actually think or would suggest for the
society regarding the current issues of discrimination and if we work accordingly,
we can stop discrimination spreading out to a better extent.

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Chapter 1: Introduction
(a) Background:
In human social behavior, discrimination is treatment or consideration of, or making
a distinction towards, a person based on the group, class, or category to which the
person is perceived to belong. These include age, caste, color, criminal record,
height, disability, ethnicity, family status, gender identity, generation, genetic
characteristics, marital status, nationality, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and
social class. Discrimination consists of treatment of an individual or group, based on
their actual or perceived membership in a certain group or social category, "in a way
that is worse than the way people are usually treated".
There is also a term known as reverse discrimination. Reverse discrimination is
discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, in favor of
members of a minority or historically disadvantaged group. Groups may be defined
in terms of disability, ethnicity, family status, gender identity, nationality, race,
religion, sex, and sexual orientation, or other factors.
There is no less of discrimination in Bangladesh. Every person almost for once in a
lifetime got discriminated for different reasons. In educational institute, home or
workplace everywhere someone is being discriminated. One of the biggest
discrimination is gender discrimination in our country. Some other reasons can be
religious beliefs, attire, personal choice, complexion, social class etc. There isn’t any
specific reason for someone to discriminate or bully someone else. Though most of
the time superiority and insecurity trigger discrimination.
At this stage of our social life it is high time to talk about discrimination and get to
know about people’s point of view in this issue. As the effects of discrimination can
get worse sometimes. It ranges from depression to anxiety, drug abuse, low self-
confidence and sometime worst case can be suicide. It will not only help us to

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understand the core causes of discrimination but also will help to understand
people’s psychology and find ways to lessen discrimination.
(b) Objective of the project:
As we have discussed earlier about discrimination and its effects, it is clearly visible
that by working on this issue we will be able to take steps on improving mental
health of the sufferers as well as make people understand the need of stopping
discrimination. It will be a help for the society by making its people being respected
equally.
Accepting someone with his/her true personality, with his flaws or indifferences,
may however that person, without discriminating him/her is something that will
make a society more efficient and peaceful. For example: giving people work based
on their talent and skills, not on their gender, serving special treatment based on the
need not on the social class etc. In our country most of the people don’t think about
discrimination. They do it as if it is the way of doing work or dealing with people.
They don’t think about the consequences that can happen. But it is high time to let
people know and talk about this issue to make this country peaceful with better
mental health of people.
In this survey we have randomly selected people above the age of 16 who are both
male and female. This helped us to know their point of view about this issue as well
as we also got to know if these people are victims of discrimination or not. These
information will help us to understand the current situation of discrimination and
work through it to create more awareness and let more people think about it and
stand against it.

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(c) Main research questions:
1. How many times you were discriminated?
2. Where do you think discrimination occurs the most?
3. What do you think is the core reason for someone to get discriminated?
4. Through what way someone can get most discriminated?
5. What would you do if you see someone being discriminated?
6. What might be the effect of the discrimination?
7. What type of discrimination did you face?
8. How it affected you when you were discriminated?
9. What step did you take to recover from the effects?
10. What could be the cause of someone to discriminate somebody?
11. Have you ever been discriminated for your attire?
12. If yes, for what kind of attire?
13. Is reverse discrimination (giving priority to minority) fair?
14. If yes, then why is it fair?
Chapter 2: Data & methodology:
(a) Type of research
The data was collected by group members. These are primary data. First we choose
random people in different locations and collected those data by ourselves. There
were both qualitative and quantitative data.
(b) Data sources
Our topic ‘discrimination’ is real concern in our society. As no one is perfect,
everyone has been discriminated in some way. So we did our best to find those data
from different location. We did survey to university students, strangers, and even
we ask family members for the survey. It was a great opportunity to learn about
people. We asked students of ULAB. Some students neglected the survey but still
there were some who were willing to do it, shared their personal experience. We
even surveyed people from our home places. It was difficult to find someone who

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could understand English and actually want to participate. Some strangers who
understand English helped us with the survey. There were students, teachers,
businessmen and office employees. We even asked our parents and siblings to do it.
We needed to know their answers as well.
(c) Method of collective data
We used written questionnaires and surveys to collect those data. First one is
written questionnaires and surveys on printed pages. We printed 40 pages and
distributed to each member consisting 10 pages as we were told so. It was pretty
tough using this method as we had to interact with people and asked to survey.
There was some people who did not want to participate. It was difficult to find
someone who would answer. We were glad that there are people who would want
to share their experience. Secondly we used written questionnaires and surveys on
Google forms. It was easy one as we did not meet any one physically. We just sent
the Google form to people through internet. We use our Facebook account,
WhatsApp to share with friends and family. Some of them were also from outside
the Bangladesh. It was easier to know their experience as we did not meet them, we
were not seeing their expression while answering the questions. Possibly we got to
know their real experience.

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Chapter Three: Analysis and Findings
(a) Graphs and Charts
Field Survey Online Survey
1) Gender
From the field survey Out of the 40 participants 60% were male and 40% were
female. From the online survey 36% of the participants were male and 64% were
female. Through the data we can infer that there were more male participants in the
field survey, and more female participants in the online survey.
2) What age group are you in?
Through the data we can infer that majority of the participants were in the age
group 16 - 25 years for both field and online survey. In the field survey, some
32
3
5
0 10 20 30 40
16-25
26-35
Above 35
Age Groups
43
5
2
0 10 20 30 40 50
16-25
26-35
Above 35
Age Groups

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belonged to the age group above 35 and the least number of participants were in the
26 – 35 age group. In the online survey some belonged to the 26-35 age group and
least number of participants were above 35.
3) Marital status
For both the field and online survey, majority of the people were single, none were
divorced and both had equal number of participants who are married. Least number
of participants responded to others for both the field and online survey.
4) Profession
Most of the participants were students, some were employed and least number of
the participants were self-employed. For both the field and online survey.
85%
12%0%3%
Marital Status
Single Married Divorced Others
86%
10%0%4%
Marital Status
Single Married Divorced Others
31
4 5
0
10
20
30
40
Student Self-employed Employed
PROFESSION
44
1 5
0
20
40
60
Student Self-employed Employed
PROFESSION

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5) How many times you were discriminated?
In the field survey, majority of the participants were discriminated more than 4
times. Some responded 1 to 2 times and the least number of participants said 3 to 4
times. In the online survey majority of them responded to 1 to 2 times, some
responded more than 4 and least number of participants responded 3 to 4 times.
6) Where do you think discrimination occurs the most?
In the field survey, majority of the participants responded to Educational
institution. Some responded family and least number of participants
responded Workplace. In the online survey, majority of the participants
responded workplace, some responded to family and least number of
participants responded to Educational institution.
0
5
10
15
20
1 to 2 3 to 4 More than 4
0
5
10
15
20
25
1 to 2 3 to 4 More than 4
32%
38%
30%
Family
Educational
institution
Workplace
32%
30%
38%
Family
Educational
institution
Workplace

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7) What do you think is the core reason for someone to get discrimination?
In the field survey, majority of the participants responded to complexion,
some responded to others and gender and the least responded to marital
status. In the online survey, majority responded to Gender, some responded
to Complexion and least number of participants responded to marital status
and others.
8) Through what way someone can get most discriminated?
In both the surveys, majority of the participants responded to spoken or
written words or offensive emails. Some responded to physical gesture and
least number of participants responded none.
0
5
10
15
0
10
20
30
25%
57%
18%
Physical
gesture
Spoken or
written words
or offensive
emails
None
42%
48%
10%
Physical
gesture
Spoken or
written words
or offensive
emails
None

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9) What you would do if you see someone being discriminated?
For both the surveys, majority of the participants responded to try to help,
some of them responded to Defend and the least number of participants
responded to just watch and ignore the situation.
10) What might be the effect of the discrimination?
For both the surveys, majority of the participants responded to depression.
Some of them responded to anxiety and the least number of participants
responded to drug abuse and none in both cases.
10
4
22
4
0
5
10
15
20
25
Defend Just watch Try to help Ignore the
situation
19
2
26
3
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Defend Just watch Try to
help
Ignore the
situation
15%
74%
8%3%
Anxiety Depression Drug abuse None
22%
64%
10%
4%
Anxiety Depression Drug abuse None

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11) What type of discrimination did you face?
For both the surveys, majority of the participants responded to indirect
discrimination, some responded to direct discrimination and least number
of participants responded to harassment and victimization.
12) How it affected you when you were discriminated?
Majority of participants responded to depression for both the surveys.
Some responded to anxiety and least number of participants responded to
others.
0
5
10
15
20
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
72%
18%
10%
Depression Anxiety Others
56%32%
12%
Depression Anxiety Others

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13) With whom did you share with?
For the field survey, majority responded to friend. Some responded to no
one, least number of participants responded to family and none responded
to teachers. For the online survey, majority responded to no one, some
responded to friend, the least responded to family and none responded to
teachers.
14) What step did you take to recover from the effects?
For both the surveys, majority responded to stand up for yourself, some
responded to others and least number of participants responded to
counseling.
0
5
10
15
20
25
0
5
10
15
20
25
15%
57%
28%
Counseling Stand up for yourself Others
10%
72%
18%
Counseling Stand up for yourself Others

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15) What could be the cause of someone to discriminate somebody?
For the field survey, the majority and equal number of participants
responded to superiority and all above. Some responded to bad upbringing
and least number of participants responded to insecurity. In the online
survey, majority responded to all above, some responded to bad upbringing
and the least responded to insecurity and superiority.
16) Have you ever been discriminated for your attire?
For the field survey, majority of participants responded to yes, and in the
online survey majority of participants responded to no.
0
5
10
15
0
5
10
15
20
25
57%
43% Yes
No
44%
56%
Yes
No

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17) If yes, for what kind of attire?
For both the surveys, the participants who responded yes the optional
question; majority responded to western. Some responded to others and
least number of participants responded to religious.
18) Is reverse discrimination (giving priority to the minority) fair?
For the field survey, most of the participants responded no. In the online
survey, half of participants responded yes and the other half responded no.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Western Religious Others 3
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Western Religious Others
47%53%
Yes No
50%50%
Yes No

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19) If yes, then why is it fair?
For the field survey, majority responded to, will bring a change to a society,
least responded to discrimination against minority will decrease, and none
responded to no opinion. In the online survey, majority responded to will
bring a change to society and thee the least number of participants
responded to discrimination against minority will decrease and no opinion.
20) Rate the following variables according by making (◻) to the level
that best describes your current views toward discrimination
(where 5 is the highest and 1 is lowest)
(Field Survey)
Majority of the participants responded to neutral. Second group of
participants responded to agree, some responded to disagree and strongly
agree and the least number of participants responded to strongly disagree.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Discrimination
against
minority will
decrease
Will bring a
change in
society
No opinion
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
I outwardly share my prejudicial views
I outwardly share my
prejudicial views

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Most of the participants responded to neutral. Equal number of
participants responded to disagree and agree and the least number of
participants responded to strongly disagree and strongly agree.
Majority of the participants responded to agree. Second group of
participants responded strongly agree, some responded to neutral, the
least responded to disagree and none responded to strongly agree.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
0 5 10 15 20 25
I am afraid to confront others on their prejudicial views
I am afraid to confront others
on their prejudicial views
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
0 5 10 15 20
Discrimination will always exist
Discrimination will always exist

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(Online Survey)
Majority of the participants responded to strongly agree. The second group
of participants responded to agree, some responded to neutral and
disagree; and the least number of participants responded to strongly
disagree.
Most of the participants responded to neutral. Second group of participants
responded to agree, some responded to strongly agree and the least equal
number of participants responded to disagree and strongly agree.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
0 5 10 15 20
I outwardly share my prejudicial views
I outwardly share my
prejudicial views
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
0 5 10 15 20
I am afraid to confront others on their prejudicial views
I am afraid to confront others
on their prejudicial views

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Majority of the participants responded to agree. Second group of people
responded to strongly agree, some responded to neutral and the least
number of participants responded to disagree. None responded to strongly
disagree.
Chapter Four: Conclusions and Recommendations:
In conclusion, we were able to gather lots of data from the selected participants who
belonged to different age groups and professions, regarding our research. We were
able get a good idea of their perception towards a current issue which is
discrimination. The participants were able to share their opinions, personal
experiences and convey their ideas through this survey. Through this research we
were able to bring this topic forward to the people and share awareness regarding
the problem. This will help people understand what a big issue discrimination is, in
the present world. How lots of people are being affected by it every day. People will
be more concerned about others and be aware of the surrounding environment.
They will be more likely to defend and talk against discrimination. To bring a new
and complete change to the society, the will power, rational thinking and actions of
the people is highly required. Our main goal is assure equality among people
belonging to different classes of the society.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
0 5 10 15 20 25
Discrimination will always exist
Discrimination will always exist

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Chapter 5: References/Appendices
References
I. Anonymous (n.d.) Discrimination and Prejudice. Retrieved from
http://eschooltoday.com/bullying/Why-do-people-
bully.html?fbclid=IwAR2ADA-
ze0MiJFjBRMmtpMXasMZjVLo5m4TDZDAfIEBFsUZgpI0aTYyjG40
II. Anonymous (n.d.) Discrimination. Retrieved from
http://surveyland.tripod.com/discrimination.htm
III. Surbhi, S. (2016). Difference between prejudice and discrimination. Retrieved
from https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-prejudice-and-
discrimination.html
Appendices (Questionnaire)
Questionnaire for the Survey on
Discrimination
Jillur Rahim, faculty at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) assigned us to
do market
research in one of his courses. We are conducting a survey for the research. Your
response and cooperation as an individual will enable to attain the objective of the
research. If asked: this survey will take approximately 5-10minutes. You have been
selected randomly, and we guarantee your identity will be held in confidence and
the answers you will provide will remain totally anonymous.
E-mail Address (optional):………………………..
Name of the respondent: ………………………....
Please put (◻) mark for the following questions
1. Gender
◻ Female ◻ Male ◻ Others
2. What age group are you in?
◻ 16-25 ◻ 26-35 ◻ Above 35

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3. Your marital status:
◻ Single ◻ Married ◻ Divorced ◻ Others
4. Which profession are you in?
◻ Student ◻ Self-employed ◻ Employed
5. How many times you were discriminated?
◻ 1-2 ◻3-4 ◻ more than 4
6. Where do you think discrimination occurs the most?
◻ Family ◻ Educational institution ◻ Workplace
7. What do you think is the core reason for someone to get discrimination?
◻ Gender ◻ Martial status ◻ Complexion ◻ Others
8. Through what way someone can get most discriminated?
◻ Physical gesture ◻ Spoken or written words or offensive emails ◻None
9. What you would do if you see someone being discriminated?
◻ Defend ◻ Just watch ◻ Try to help ◻ Ignore the situation
10. What might be the effect of the discrimination?
◻ Anxiety ◻ Depression ◻ Drug abuse ◻ None
11. What type of discrimination did you face?
◻ Direct discrimination ◻ indirect discrimination ◻ Victimization
◻ Harassment
12. How it affected you when you were discriminated?
◻ Depression ◻ Anxiety ◻ Others
13. With whom did you share with?
◻ Family ◻ Friend ◻ Teachers ◻ No one
14. What step did you take to recover from the effects?
◻ Counseling ◻ Stand up for yourself ◻ Others
15. What could be the cause of someone to discriminate somebody?
◻ Insecurity ◻ Superiority ◻ Bad upbringing ◻ All above
16. Have you ever been discriminated for your attire?
◻ Yes ◻ No

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17. If yes, for what kind of attire?
◻ Western ◻ Religious ◻ Others
18. Is reverse discrimination (giving priority to the minority) fair?
◻ Yes ◻ No
19. If yes, then why is it fair?
◻ Discrimination against minority will decrease ◻ No opinion
◻Will bring a change in society
20. Rate the following variables according by making (◻) to the level that best
describes
your current views toward discrimination (where 5 is the highest and 1 is
lowest)
Strongly
agree
5
Agree
4
Neutral
3
Disagree
2
Strongly
Disagree
1
I outwardly share
my
prejudicial views
◻ ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
I am afraid to
confront others
on their prejudicial
views
◻ ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻
Discrimination will
always
exist
◻ ◻ ◻ ◻ ◻