Living Black at University 33 Living Black at University 32 A breakdown of responses is shown in Figures 6 and 7 . White students have more belief in a zero-tolerance policy with 67% agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement “There is a zero-tolerance policy on racism in my accommodation,” compared to 45% of Black students. White students also felt more comfortable in reporting incidents of racial discrimination. There were also some variations that were statistically significant in terms of the degree of feeling in two other statements. 23% of Black students responded negatively (disagree or strongly disagree) to the statement “There are clear and accessible policies promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in student accommodation” compared to 11% of White students. 46% of White students agreed compared to just 32% of Black students with the statement: “If I reported a concern about my accommodation, I am confident it would be taken seriously and dealt with.” 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 24% 19% 7% 31% 40% 11% 43% 14% 2% 3% 1% 5% Black/Black British White Key for Figures 6 and 7 Disagree Strongly disagree N/A Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Figure 6: There is a zero tolerance policy on racism in my accommodation 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 19% 19% 7% 8% 32% 28% 17% 6% 47% 14% 3% 1% Black/Black British White Key Strongly agree Figure 7: I feel comfortable reporting incidents of racial discrimination that occurred in student accommodation
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