Japan: opinion on the future reception of refugees by age group 2019

According to a survey conducted in November 2019, approximately 14.5 percent of surveyed Japanese aged 18 to 29 years old thought that refugees and people in need of humanitarian care should be accepted more proactively by Japan from now on, while an additional 22.1 percent of the same age group were in favor of rather proactive measures. This added up to 34.6 percent, making the youngest surveyed age group the one most likely to share this mindset.

Opinion on the future acceptance of refugees in Japan as of November 2019, by age group

Characteristic	Should be accepted proactively	Rather proactively	Stay as it is	Don't know	Rather cautiously	Should be accepted cautiously
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Release date

January 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

November 7 to 17, 2019

Number of respondents

1,572 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

only Japanese citizens

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Regarding the reception of refugees and people who need humanitarian care in Japan, do you think people should be accepted more proactively or rather more cautiously from now on?"

Sample size of age groups:
18 to 29 years: n=145
30 to 39 years: n=168
40 to 49 years: n=281
50 to 59 years: n=269
60 to 69 years: n=291
70 years and older: n=418

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