This statistic presents the results of a survey on British adults understanding of various pay gaps in 2018. Of respondents, 26 percent reported that they fully understood the term gender pay gap, while 42 percent of adults surveyed said they hadn't heard of an ethnicity pay gap.
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Which of the following statements best describes your understanding of the following terms?
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I have not heard of this
I have heard of this but do not know what it means
I have heard of this and know a small amount about what it means
I have heard of this and know a moderate amount of what it means
I have heard of this and fully understood what it means
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BMG research. (October 10, 2018). Which of the following statements best describes your understanding of the following terms? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947650/understanding-of-pay-gaps-in-gb/
BMG research. "Which of the following statements best describes your understanding of the following terms?." Chart. October 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947650/understanding-of-pay-gaps-in-gb/
BMG research. (2018). Which of the following statements best describes your understanding of the following terms?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947650/understanding-of-pay-gaps-in-gb/
BMG research. "Which of The following Statements Best Describes Your Understanding of The following Terms?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947650/understanding-of-pay-gaps-in-gb/
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