Summary information

Study title

Public Attitudes towards Immigration, News and Social Media Exposure, and Political Attitudes from a Cross-cultural Perspective: Data from seven European countries, the United States, and Colombia

Creator

De Coninck, David (Centre for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, Belgium)
Duque, Maria (Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, United States)
Schwartz, Seth (Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, United States)
d'Haenens, Leen (Institute for Media Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium)

Study number / PID

doi:10.17903/FK2/JQ5JRI (DOI)

Data access

Information not available

Series

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Abstract

The data presented in this data project were collected in the context of two H2020 research projects: ‘Enhanced migration measures from a multidimensional perspective’(HumMingBird) and ‘Crises as opportunities: Towards a level telling field on migration and a new narrative of successful integration’(OPPORTUNITIES). The current survey was fielded to investigate the dynamic interplay between media representations of different migrant groups and the governmental and societal (re)actions to immigration. With these data, we provide more insight into these societal reactions by investigating attitudes rooted in values and worldviews. Through an online survey, we collected quantitative data on attitudes towards: Immigrants, Refugees, Muslims, Hispanics, Venezuelans News Media Consumption Trust in News Media and Societal Institutions Frequency and Valence of Intergroup Contact Realistic and Symbolic Intergroup Threat Right-wing Authoritarianism Social Dominance Orientation Political Efficacy Personality Characteristics Perceived COVID-threat, and Socio-demographic Characteristics For the adult population aged 25 to 65 in seven European countries: Austria Belgium Germany Hungary Italy Spain Sweden And for ages ranged from 18 to 65 for: United States of America Colombia The survey in the United States and Colombia was identical to the one in the European countries, although a few extra questions regarding COVID-19 and some region-specific migrant groups (e.g. Venezuelans) were added. We collected the data in cooperation with Bilendi, a Belgian polling agency, and selected the methodology for its cost-effectiveness in cross-country research. Respondents received an e-mail asking them to participate in a survey without specifying the subject matter, which was essential to avoid priming. Three weeks of fieldwork in May and June of 2021 resulted in a dataset of 13,645 respondents (a little over...
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Methodology

Data collection period

05/2021 - 06/2021

Country

United States

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

People being over the age of 24 and under the age of 66 (for the European countries) and being over the age of 17 and under the age of 66 (for the United States and Colombia), and residing in one of these countries at the time of the fieldwork (May through June of 2021).

Sampling procedure

Probability

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Web-based interview

Access

Publisher

Κατάλογος Δεδομένων SoDaNet

Publication year

2022

Terms of data access

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Related publications

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