This statistic shows the results of a survey on the the negative influence of an increasing number of people of many different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in Sweden in 2016, by ideological spectrum. 15 percent of the respondents who identify themselves as being on the left of the ideological spectrum, agreed that a growing diversity makes their country a worse place to live. For 33 percent of the people who have a right ideological identification, an increasing diversity does have a negative influence on life in Sweden.
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respondents wo agree to the statement; people who self-identify as being on the left, right or center of the ideological spectrum; only statistically significant differences shown
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Einar H. Dyvik
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Pew Research Center. (July 11, 2016). Do you agree with the following statement: "An increasing number of people of many different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in our country makes this country a worse place to live"? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/708353/survey-on-negative-influence-of-increasing-diversity-in-sweden-by-ideological-spectrum/
Pew Research Center. "Do you agree with the following statement: "An increasing number of people of many different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in our country makes this country a worse place to live"?." Chart. July 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708353/survey-on-negative-influence-of-increasing-diversity-in-sweden-by-ideological-spectrum/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Do you agree with the following statement: "An increasing number of people of many different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in our country makes this country a worse place to live"?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708353/survey-on-negative-influence-of-increasing-diversity-in-sweden-by-ideological-spectrum/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Agree with The following Statement: "An Increasing Number of People of Many Different Races, Ethnic Groups and Nationalities in Our Country Makes This Country a Worse Place to Live"?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708353/survey-on-negative-influence-of-increasing-diversity-in-sweden-by-ideological-spectrum/
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