Respondents in France said they have less trust in their government and media: in all, 17 percent of respondents think they receive objective information about crimes which might be committed by migrants. In Germany, a few more — 25 percent — people are willing to trust their media and government. In Britain, 36 percent of respondents trust this type of information about migrants.
Furthermore, the Sputnik.Polls survey demonstrated that it is a topical issue in Europe, with only 7 percent of German participants, 16 percent of French and 18 percent in Britain had no opinion on the question.
The survey was conducted in Britain and Germany by Populus Ltd., a leading British polling company, on February 3 and 4, 2016. The survey involved 3,556 respondents (1,047 in Britain and 1,010 in Germany). In France, the survey was held by IFop, a leading French polling company, from February 3 through 5, 2016 and involved 1,499 respondents. The sample is representative of the country's population with respect to gender, age, geography and occupation.
About the Sputnik.Polls Project
The international public opinion project was inaugurated in January 2015, in partnership with the leading research companies such as Populus, Ifop and Forsa. The project organizes regular surveys in the United States and Europe on the most sensitive social and political issues.
Sputnik (sputniknews.com) is a news agency and radio network with multimedia news hubs in dozens of countries. Sputnik broadcasts through its websites in over 30 languages, as well as analog and digital radio, mobile apps and social media. Sputnik newswires, available by subscription, run around the clock in English, Arabic, Spanish and Chinese.
