Statistics Norway

Attitude towards immigrants and immigration policy

9 Personal experience with the contact with immigrants. 2003, 2007-2011. Per cent
  2003 2007 2008 2009 20101 20111
  All Have contact All Have contact All Have contact All Have contact All Have contact All Have contact
Total  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
No contact 36 . 30 . 26 . 25 . 24 . 23 .
Mainly positive 44 69 51 72 58 78 56 74 56 74 58 76
Both positive and negative 20 31 19 27 15 21 19 25 19 25 18 23
Mainly negative 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Do not know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                         
Number of persons that answered 1 381  889 1 271  894 1 111  819 1 103  831 1 045  803 1 134  870
1  Weighted values so that the distribution of educational levels is equal in the gross and net samples.

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