"An informed debate about issues like immigration requires shared understanding of the facts,"
"In reality, there are fewer migrants living in Ireland than people think, and far more come for work and education than people believe."
"Findings 'highlight the potential for misperceptions to distort public debate and increase vulnerability to misinformation'"
An anonymous online survey of 1,200 adults representative of Ireland measured estimates about migrant population, reasons for migration, and characteristics such as employment, education, social housing uptake and prison population share. Respondents estimated 28% of the population was born abroad, while the highest official figure is 22%. Respondents estimated 14% were born outside the EU, UK and North America versus an 8% CSO figure. Respondents guessed under 20% of recent non-EU migrants came for work or education, while the true share is about 50%. Respondents overestimated asylum-seeking arrivals and underestimated migrants' education and employment levels.
#immigration #public-perception #misinformation #ireland-statistics #migrant-employment-and-education
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