This statistics illustrates the perceived reasons for people having misconceptions about their own country in Belgium in 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, nearly 55 percent of the interviewed Belgians stated to believe that politicians mislead people. Nearly as many people believed the media is to blame.
Why do you think people get things wrong about their countries and how they are changing?*
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "People often get lots of
things wrong about their countries and how they’re changing, for example, what proportion of the population are immigrants, or whether crime is going up or down.
Which of these, if any, do you think are the biggest reasons for this?"
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Ipsos. (September 6, 2018). Why do you think people get things wrong about their countries and how they are changing?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912514/perceived-reasons-for-misconceptions-about-own-country-in-belgium/
Ipsos. "Why do you think people get things wrong about their countries and how they are changing?*." Chart. September 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912514/perceived-reasons-for-misconceptions-about-own-country-in-belgium/
Ipsos. (2018). Why do you think people get things wrong about their countries and how they are changing?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912514/perceived-reasons-for-misconceptions-about-own-country-in-belgium/
Ipsos. "Why Do You Think People Get Things Wrong about Their Countries and How They Are Changing?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912514/perceived-reasons-for-misconceptions-about-own-country-in-belgium/
Ipsos, Why do you think people get things wrong about their countries and how they are changing?* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912514/perceived-reasons-for-misconceptions-about-own-country-in-belgium/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Why do you think people get things wrong about their countries and how they are changing?* [Graph], Ipsos, September 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912514/perceived-reasons-for-misconceptions-about-own-country-in-belgium/
