Perception of discrimination in general Sorted according to “very widespread”+”fairly widespread” N=23 872. Question: Could you please tell me whether, in your opinion a discrimination on the basis of being over 55 years old is very widespread, fairly widespread, fairly rare or very rare in your country? Coding: 5=very widespread, 4=fairly widespread, 3= fairly rare, 2=very rare, 1=non-existent. Source: Special Eurobarometer 437