A recent survey conducted by the Afrobarometer finds that an ‘overwhelming majority of Gambians express tolerant attitudes towards’ different ethnic, national, and religious background.
Meanwhile, only few Gambians express tolerance attitudes homosexuals or people in same-sex relationship, it reveals.
The Afrobarometer survey, in part, examines the expression of tolerance and trust attitude among Gambians.
According to the survey, ninety-five percent of Gambians express tolerant attitudes toward people of different ethnicities.
Ninety percent express tolerant attitudes towards people who have different political affiliations whilst eighty-three percent express tolerant attitudes towards people of different nationalities, the survey reveals.
It adds that seventy-six percent express tolerant attitudes towards people with different religions background, but only seven percent express tolerant attitudes towards people in same-sex relationships- gays and lesbians.
Gambians are more tolerant towards ethnicity, political affiliation, foreigners than religion diversity, the survey finds.
Trust
The survey also discovers that three-fourths of Gambians or eighty-two percent of Gambians say they trust their relatives whilst seventy-eight percent says they trust their neighbours.
Meanwhile, only fifty-six percent of Gambians express their trust in people from other religious backgrounds, it noted.
This survey was published by Afrobarometer on 9 February 2024.
Afrobarometer is a pan-African, nonpartisan survey research network that conducts research and surveys on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance, and quality of life.
