Americans’ Views on Immigration and Refugees Mirror Global Unease: Ipsos 25-Country Study
Washington, DC —Both in the U.S. and worldwide, nearly half say there are too many immigrants in their country and four in ten support closing borders to refugees entirely.
Among nearly 18,000 adults under the age of 65 from 25 countries surveyed by Ipsos, 48% agree that “there are too many immigrants” in their country. The proportion of those in the United States who share this view is also 48%.
Turkey, which has seen a huge influx of Syrian refugees, is the country where the perception that there are too many immigrants is most widespread (83%). It is also where this opinion has increased the most since Ipsos started tracking global attitudes towards immigration in 2011. In contrast, during the same period, this view has declined in the U.S. (by 13 points) and, to an even larger extent, in Great Britain (by 26 points).
About the Study
These are the findings of the Global @dvisor Immigration tracker 2011-2017. In total 17,903 interviews were conducted between June 24 and July 8, 2017 among adults aged 18-64 in the US and Canada, and adults aged 16-64 in all other countries.
The survey was conducted in 25 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel system. The countries reporting herein are: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru and New Zealand.
In each country surveyed, between 500+ and 1000+ individuals participated via the Ipsos Online Panel. The sample was 1000+ in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United Stated of America. In all other countries the sample was 500+. The precision of Ipsos online polls is calculated using a credibility interval with a poll of 1,000 accurate to +/- 3.5 percentage points and of 500 accurate to +/- 5.0 percentage points. For more information on Ipsos’ use of credibility intervals, please visit the Ipsos website.
•In countries where internet penetration is approximately 60% or higher, the data output generally reflects the overall population. Of the 25 countries surveyed online, 17 yield results that are balanced to reflect the general population: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Great Britain and the United States. The 5 remaining countries surveyed – Brazil (58%), India (19%), Mexico (44%), South Africa (49%) and Turkey (51%) - have lower levels of internet connectivity and reflect online populations that tend to be more urban and have higher education/income than the general population.
Where results do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses.
Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
For more information on this news release, please contact:
Nicolas Boyon
Senior Vice President, U.S.
Ipsos Public Affairs
+1 212.293.6544
Julia Clark
Senior Vice President, U.S.
Ipsos Public Affairs
312.526.4919
[email protected]
Chris Jackson
Vice President, U.S.
Ipsos Public Affairs
202.420.2011
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About Ipsos
Ipsos is an independent market research company controlled and managed by research professionals. Founded in France in 1975, Ipsos has grown into a worldwide research group with a strong presence in all key markets. Ipsos ranks fourth in the global research industry.
With offices in 88 countries, Ipsos delivers insightful expertise across five research specializations: brand, advertising and media; customer loyalty; marketing; public affairs research; and survey management.
Ipsos researchers assess market potential and interpret market trends. They develop and build brands. They help clients build long-term relationships with their customers. They test advertising and study audience responses to various media and they measure public opinion around the globe.
Ipsos has been listed on the Paris Stock Exchange since 1999 and generated global revenues of €1,782.7 million in 2016.
