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About you

We want to hear from as many people as possible from all parts of Bristol, so we can understand all viewpoints.

It would be very helpful if you could complete the following ‘About You’ questions. This will help us ensure that no-one is discriminated against unlawfully and will help us see if people in different parts of Bristol and different circumstances have different views. The questions include each of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010.

All questions are optional. You can skip any questions you do not wish to answer and, if you choose not to answer any questions in this section, you can simply close your browser window or tab, or navigate away from this page, as your responses to the survey have already been recorded.

Information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence and in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Personal and sensitive information will be used solely for the purpose of equalities monitoring to ensure that everyone is treated fairly.

Our privacy policy, which explains how we will process your personal information, how long we will retain it and your rights as a data subject is available here.

1. Please say which of the following describes your situation.

Please select all that apply









I represent a group or organisation (please name):

2. What is your full postcode? e.g. BS13 9BC.

We are asking this to understand if citizens and stakeholders have different views in different parts of the city and to be sure we have heard from people in all areas of Bristol.

If you are responding on behalf of a business or other organisation, please provide the postcode of the organisation’s premises in Bristol.

3. What is your age?













4. Do you consider yourself to be a disabled person?




(Bristol City Council uses the ‘Social Model of Disability’ which recognises the right to self-identify as a Disabled person and that people are Disabled by barriers in society such as lack of physical access and lack of accessible communication, not by their impairment, including mental, physical, sensory, health conditions, learning difficulties etc.)

5. What is your ethnic group?









6. What is your religion/faith?











7. What is your sex?

If unsure you can use the sex recorded in your official documents.




8. Do you consider yourself to have a gender identity different from your sex recorded at birth?




9. What is your sexual orientation?






(‘Bi’ is an umbrella term used to describe a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards more than one gender. Bi people may use other terms e.g. bisexual, pan or pansexual.)

10. Are you pregnant or have you given birth in the last 26 weeks?




11. Are you a carer?




(A carer is anyone who provides unpaid support for a family member or friend etc. who needs help with their day-to-day life because of illness, disability or other needs. A young carer might also provide support for other children/siblings.)

12. Are you a refugee or asylum seeker?




The protected characteristics defined in the Equality Act 2010 are:

  • age
  • gender reassignment
  • being married or in a civil partnership
  • being pregnant or on maternity leave
  • disability
  • race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
  • religion or belief
  • sex
  • sexual orientation

13. Please tell us what effect, if any, the proposals would have on you because of your protected characteristics.






If you think the proposals would affect you because of your protected characteristics, please say how:

14. We want to make sure our surveys are as good as possible.

Please tell us if you agree or disagree with the following statements:

There is enough information for me to answer the questions

Slide left to disagree and right to agree
Neither agree nor disagree

The questions make it easy for me to give my views

Neither agree nor disagree

The survey meets my accessibility needs

Neither agree nor disagree

If you disagree or strongly disagree with any of these three statements, please tell us why: