Study: Survey methodology should be calibrated to account for negative attitudes about immigrants and asylum-seekers
Published Date: 5/2/2023
Source: phys.org
As of 2021 it is estimated that world-wide the number of refugees and asylum-seekers is over 31 million. While academics and researchers have been attempting to capture global and domestic attitudes towards these vulnerable groups, many of these studies will report biased findings and influence public opinion and policy. That is why researchers surveying socially charged topics such as immigration must make sure their methodology doesn't reinforce common anti-immigration attitudes.