What keeps South Africans apart?

Which groups do South Africans South Africans are more

associate with most strongly? united after the 2010 Soccer
World Cup
Language 20%
18%
15%
52%
Ethnicity agree
19%
30%
Race 12% are uncertain
19%

South African 11%

13%

Neighbourhood 9%
7%
7%
Religion
6%
= 2007
Class 7% = 2011
6%

*Categories with responses of ≤ 5% are excluded from this table What divides us in SA?
and are as follows: Membership in a social, sport or savings club;
Political
work colleagues or other students; age group; gender; or those who
parties 22%
consider themselves to be “primarily African”

R Income inequality 32%

Socialising with people from other races
at home or at homes of friends Disease
39% of South Africans sometimes, often or always do or HIV/Aids
14%
17% rarely do
42% never do
Religion 7%

Interaction with other people from other races Race 20%

23% 57% speak
never do with people Language 6%
perceived to be
of other race
groups on an Building a united
ordinary week
19% rarely day (up from country is a desirable goal
speak to people 41% in 2004) 66% agree 60% say it’s possible
of other races
21% are uncertain 23% are uncertain

How comfortable are we revealing true thoughts about race?

Always Under certain circumstances Never Refused/Don’t know
When in a public place, like school
or work 20% 37% 33% 11%
With family and friends at home 35% 34% 24% 8%
People from your own race group 26% 39% 28% 8%
People of different race groups 17% 36% 38% 10%
Source: SA Reconciliation Barometer Survey 2011, by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Graphics24