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DATA-SURVEY: Migrant Acceptance Index: A Global Examination of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Contact and Attitudes toward Migrants

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  • John H. Fleming

    (Gallup, United States)

  • Neli Esipova

    (The Gallup World Poll, United States)

  • Anita Pugliese

    (Gallup, United States)

  • Julie Ray

    (The Gallup World Poll, United States)

  • Rajesh Srinivasan

    (United States)

Abstract

Using independently sampled Gallup World Poll survey data from 140 countries, we explored the relationship between interpersonal contact and attitudes toward migrants from a perspective not typically found in the social psychological literature. We hypothesized that respondents who report personally knowing a migrant living in their home country would be more accepting of migrants generally (using a three-item Migrant Acceptance Index (MAI) score) than respondents who do not know a migrant. Results supported our hypothesis in 134 of the 140 countries suggesting that the strong relationship between interpersonal contact and attitudes toward migrants is near-universal. We also quantified migrant acceptance at the country level, finding a wide spectrum of attitudes toward migrants. Low acceptance countries were located primarily in Eastern and Southeastern Europe and high acceptance countries were located in Northern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. We discuss these results in the context of interpersonal contact theory (Allport, 1954) and the larger context of global migration.

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  • John H. Fleming & Neli Esipova & Anita Pugliese & Julie Ray & Rajesh Srinivasan, 2018. "DATA-SURVEY: Migrant Acceptance Index: A Global Examination of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Contact and Attitudes toward Migrants," Border Crossing, Transnational Press London, UK, vol. 8(1), pages 103-132, January-J.
  • Handle: RePEc:mig:bcwpap:v:8:y:2018:i:1:p:103-132
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