This statistic shows the proportion of respondents who felt that speaking English was one of the most important factors for a European migrant to be accepted into British society in Great Britain in 2013, by social class.
The majority of respondents in each age group felt that this was a key factor. 77 percent of those belonging to the social class AB felt that this was a key component to integration, 16 percent higher than those from the social grade DE.
Proportion of respondents who felt that learning the English language was an important factor for migrants from other European countries to be accepted into British society in 2013-2014, by social grade*
United Kingdom (Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales)
Survey time period
December 6-11, 2013
Number of respondents
2,244 respondents
Age group
16-75
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*The social grades are as defined by Ipsos MORI.
Orginal survey question: Which two or three of the following, if any, do you think are the most important for migrants from other European countries to do to be accepted in British society?
Respondents could give up to three answers.
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Ipsos. (January 12, 2014). Proportion of respondents who felt that learning the English language was an important factor for migrants from other European countries to be accepted into British society in 2013-2014, by social grade* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/333930/european-migrants-accepted-into-british-society-english-language-social-class/
Ipsos. "Proportion of respondents who felt that learning the English language was an important factor for migrants from other European countries to be accepted into British society in 2013-2014, by social grade*." Chart. January 12, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333930/european-migrants-accepted-into-british-society-english-language-social-class/
Ipsos. (2014). Proportion of respondents who felt that learning the English language was an important factor for migrants from other European countries to be accepted into British society in 2013-2014, by social grade*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333930/european-migrants-accepted-into-british-society-english-language-social-class/
Ipsos. "Proportion of Respondents Who Felt That Learning The English Language Was An Important Factor for Migrants from Other European Countries to Be Accepted into British Society in 2013-2014, by Social Grade*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333930/european-migrants-accepted-into-british-society-english-language-social-class/
Ipsos, Proportion of respondents who felt that learning the English language was an important factor for migrants from other European countries to be accepted into British society in 2013-2014, by social grade* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333930/european-migrants-accepted-into-british-society-english-language-social-class/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Proportion of respondents who felt that learning the English language was an important factor for migrants from other European countries to be accepted into British society in 2013-2014, by social grade* [Graph], Ipsos, January 12, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/333930/european-migrants-accepted-into-british-society-english-language-social-class/
