Perceived Ethnic Discrimination amongst Higher Educated Students in The Netherlands: The Influence of Education and Ethnic Identification

This study examines perceived ethnic discrimination amongst autochthonous and allochthonous students in the Netherlands in general and at the labour market in particular. It answers the question: To what extent do hbo students and university students in the Netherlands experience ethnic discrimination in general and at the labour market in particular? This study is innovative for three reasons. Firstly, we focus on perceived discrimination of both autochthonous and allochthonous students. Secondly, this study takes differences in educational level as a potential predictor for differences in perceived discrimination into account. And thirdly, we examine the influence of identification with the Netherlands and one’s own ethnic group as a potential effect on the degree of perceived discrimination. The results show that allochthonous people perceive significantly more discrimination than autochthonous people at the labour market and in other social situations in general. Furthermore, educational level and ethnicity together and educational level and the use of national media together, resulted to be significant predictors for a higher degree of perceived discrimination for allochthonous people