{"id":27139,"date":"2018-08-14T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=27139"},"modified":"2018-08-14T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T10:30:00","slug":"survey-suggests-british-asians-are-more-socially-conservative-than-rest-of-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/14\/survey-suggests-british-asians-are-more-socially-conservative-than-rest-of-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey suggests – British Asians are more socially conservative than rest of UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

A ComRes survey for the Asian Network suggests British Asians are more socially conservative – and more optimistic – than the broader UK population<\/strong>. The survey found that less than half of respondents – 43% – thought same-sex relationships were acceptable.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The survey found that less than half of respondents – 43% – thought same-sex relationships were acceptable.<\/p>\n

The survey will be discussed on a special live debate show on the\u00a0Asian Network, on 14 August from 22:00 BST – midnight.<\/p>\n

It also found more than half (54%) of British Asians had “toned down” their Asian identity to “fit in”.<\/p>\n

More than 2,000 British Asians replied to the poll as part of the BBC’s Big British Asian Summer.<\/p>\n

A similar number of UK citizens responded to the same questions to produce a reflection of the views of the wider population.<\/p>\n

Of the 2,026 respondents to the British Asian survey, 1,197 were born in the UK – with countries of origin being predominantly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

According to the surveys, just 5% of UK-wide respondents would be offended if a relative had sex before marriage – while more than a third (34%) of British Asians would be.<\/p>\n

On same-sex relationships, 15% of UK-wide respondents said they were not acceptable. This rose to more than a third (36%) of British Asians.<\/p>\n

The surveys also revealed differences in how age affects approaches.<\/p>\n

In the UK-wide survey, younger people were more supportive of same-sex relationships, compared to older people. But in the British Asian survey, attitudes were broadly similar across all age groups.<\/p>\n

On religion, over half of 18-34 year olds in the general population said it wasn’t important to them “at all”. Just 8% of young British Asians said the same.<\/p>\n

Overall, 46% of British Asians said it was “very important” to them – compared to 12% of the general population.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, when asked to describe Asian culture, 33% of British Asians said it was “modernising” and 25% “progressive”. The UK-wide response was 9% and 8% respectively.<\/p>\n

When asked about changing their behaviour to fit in, about 12% said they frequently “toned down” their Asian identity – 23% said occasionally and 18% rarely. Some 79% said at least some of their cultural traditions were dying out.<\/p>\n

Overall, though, British Asians were more hopeful about their future than the population at large.<\/p>\n

Some 72% said Britain is somewhere you can achieve your aspirations and ambitions, compared to 64% of the population at large.<\/p>\n

The most optimistic group of all were British Indians – with over three-quarters believing in a bright future.<\/p>\n

The survey also asked about other topics, including the police and the monarchy:<\/p>\n