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Public perceptions of immigration growth rates vary by how they are presented, with "1 in 40" seeming like a bigger number than "2.5%", necessitating care in presentation of such information

10.02.24 | PLOS

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Numerical format and public perception of foreign immigration growth rates
Estimated probabilities of perceiving the increase in the foreign immigration rate as “high” or “very high,” based on the Perception of immigration and depending on the Format. The red curve represents the 1-in-X format, and the black curve represents the percentage format. Credit: Dickson et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Public perceptions of immigration growth rates vary by how they are presented, with "1 in 40" seeming like a bigger number than "2.5%", necessitating care in presentation of such information

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0310382

Article Title: Numerical format and public perception of foreign immigration growth rates

Author Countries: Italy

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0310382

Numerical format and public perception of foreign immigration growth rates

2-Oct-2024

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Demography Psychological Science Social Attitudes Social Change Social Discrimination Social Research Social Sciences Society Sociology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0310382
Article Publication Date
2024-10-02
Article Title
Numerical format and public perception of foreign immigration growth rates
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2024, October 2). Public perceptions of immigration growth rates vary by how they are presented, with "1 in 40" seeming like a bigger number than "2.5%", necessitating care in presentation of such information. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDPWQ58/public-perceptions-of-immigration-growth-rates-vary-by-how-they-are-presented-with-1-in-40-seeming-like-a-bigger-number-than-25-necessitating-care-in-presentation-of-such-information.html
MLA:
"Public perceptions of immigration growth rates vary by how they are presented, with "1 in 40" seeming like a bigger number than "2.5%", necessitating care in presentation of such information." Brightsurf News, Oct. 2 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDPWQ58/public-perceptions-of-immigration-growth-rates-vary-by-how-they-are-presented-with-1-in-40-seeming-like-a-bigger-number-than-25-necessitating-care-in-presentation-of-such-information.html.