Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-135

Public Awareness of Human Trafficking in Europe: How Concerned Are European Citizens? (Article)

Bishop R.A. , Morgan C.V. , Erickson L.
  • a Department of Behavioral Science, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, United States
  • b Department of Sociology, Ohio University, 111 Bentley Annex, Athens, OH 45701, United States
  • c Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between a European Union (EU) citizens' degrees of concern toward human trafficking and demographic characteristics, attitudes toward immigrants, and proximity variables (such as geographic region, the number of immigrants, and the percentage of immigrants within their country) using the Eurobarometer 2003 (N = 15,650), which surveyed participants in 15 EU countries. A regression analysis found that older citizens, female citizens, citizens with strong attitudes toward immigrants, citizens who lived in countries that were main routes of illegal immigration, and citizens who lived in regions with more immigrants show more concern about trafficking. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Awareness Gender Human trafficking Immigration European Union

Index Keywords

immigrant immigration regression analysis European Union Europe trafficking gender
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84877894298&doi=10.1080%2f15562948.2013.759047&partnerID=40&md5=4587f9b475adef277fbffe2b5342dcd7
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2013.759047
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English