Benelux: public opinion on help for refugees 2019

According to this survey, the public opinion in the Benelux countries regarding help for refugees was rather contrasted. In Autumn 2019, most inhabitants of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands agreed that their countries should help refugees. However, not all respondents agreed with such a statement. For instance, 28 percent of Belgian respondents stated that Belgium should not help refugees.

To what extent do you agree with the statement: "Our country should help refugees"?*

Characteristic	Belgium	the Netherlands	Luxembourg
Totally agree	17%	38%	28%
Tend to agree	53%	48%	55%
Tend to disagree	19%	10%	10%
Totally disagree	9%	2%	4%
Do not know	2%	2%	3%

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands

Survey time period

November 2019

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? (OUR COUNTRY) should help refugees".
Belgium: n = 1,072
Netherlands: n = 1, 035
Luxembourg: n = 501

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