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Do you think the number of immigrants from foreign countries who are permitted to come to the United States to live should be increased a lot, increased a little, left the same as it is now, decreased a little, or decreased a lot?
Should number of immigrants be increased or decreased · Asked in 2 waves, 1994–2000 · 2,872 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Increased a lot | Increased a little | Left the same as it is now | Decreased a little | Decreased a lot | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,398 |
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 1,474 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 5% |
| 6% |
| 46% |
| 21% |
| 22% |
| 1398 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 3% | 4% | 45% | 23% | 25% | 756 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 8% | 7% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 338 | ±6 |
| Jewish † | – | 15% | 45% | 22% | 18% | 36 | ±18 |
| Other faith † | 14% | 4% | 61% | 11% | 11% | 48 | ±16 |
| None | 5% | 8% | 47% | 18% | 23% | 217 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2000 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.