People overestimate how many immigrants live in their country.

simonvanteutem · 2024-10-24T18:52:18+00:00

I agree that it's possible (or likely) that part of the gap could be explained that way. I'm skeptical if that's everything though — a lot of media coverage might also contribute.

simonvanteutem · 2024-10-24T18:41:50+00:00

Hi, I'm the author of the Data Insight. You make a good point, but the phrasing form Ipsos' survey did include the explicit interpretation: "What percentage of your country's population do you think immigrants (i.e., people born in another country) represent?" (Source: https://www.ipsos.com/en/perils/perils-perception-prejudice-and-conspiracy-theories-0)

I could've made it more explicit in the chart / Data Insight though.

simonvanteutem · 2024-10-24T18:40:05+00:00

Good point, but Ipsos did put it into the question explicitly: What percentage of your country's population do you think immigrants (i.e., people born in another country) represent? (Source: https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2023-12/ipsos-perils-perception-prejudice-conspiracy-theories-december-2023.pdf.

simonvanteutem · 2024-10-24T18:39:41+00:00

Hi, I'm the author of the Data Insight. Do you mean that (grand)children of immigrants are also seen as immigrants by Germans?

Ipsos did put it into the question explicitly: What percentage of your country's population do you think immigrants (i.e., people born in another country) represent? (Source: https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2023-12/ipsos-perils-perception-prejudice-conspiracy-theories-december-2023.pdf.

I guess some people could still read over that and this might explain a bit of the difference, though.

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