Attitude towards immigrants and immigration policy

1   Attitude towards immigrants and immigration policy1. Per cent
  Agree Disagree
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Norway should allow at least as many refugees and asylum seekers to live here as it currently does 49 56 56 70 67 69 71 64 40 33 36 24 25 23 20 29
Immigrants have too easy access to social assistance compared with Norwegians 67 64 65 54 53 53 51 53 18 22 21 33 31 32 32 31
Immigrants should have the same opportunity as Norwegians to work 75 78 80 86 86 92 90 91 15 15 15 11 8 5 6 6
Immigrants are more criminal than Norwegians. 41 40 48 44 44 43 48 50 33 38 36 42 39 39 34 35
1  Number of persons who answered: 1993-1994: c. 1 800, 1995-1997: c. 1 400, 1998: c. 1 200, 1999-2000: c. 1 400.

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