GRUNDVIG PROJECT 2009-2011HARNESSING INTERCULTURAL DIVERSITY

Questionnaire-Intercultural Dimension in Europe “Italian contribution”

1. A multicultural community is one in which people from different nationalities, cultures, ethnic groups live together. Is your the community you live in, a multicultural one?

Yes No

Question 1

91%

9%

yes

no

This pattern shows that the prevailing majority of the interviewed (21 out of 23) consider themselves to be living in a multicultural community

2. In your opinion, the number of people of different nationalities in your country is Very small Small Big Very Big I don’t know

But as four the numerical “presence”of migrants, they split up into two equivalent parts :-11 regard the given presence small (10) or very small(1) -11 regard it big (4) or very big (7)

question 2

31%

17%

44%

4%

4%

very big

big

sm all

very sm all

don't know

Città di Napoli Fonte dati Caritas al 31.12.2006

Popolazione 3.082.756

immigrati 87.065

2.8%

Regione Campania

Popolazione 5.790.187

immigrati 168. 285

2.9%

Fonte dati Caritas al 31.12.2006

Italia del SudPopolazione 14.079.317 immigrati 376.293

2.7%

Fonte dati Caritas al 31.12.2006

Italia

Popolazione 59.131.287

immigrati 3.690.052

6.2%

Fonte dati Caritas al 31.12.2006

3. Are immigrants in your region peacefully cohabitating with majority? Yes Most of the times Rarely No

There is a prevailing “receptive” reply” about peacefull co – living:give an affirmative answer: 5 (always) and 10 (most of the times)

question 3

22%

43%

26%

9%

yes

m ost of the tim es

rarely

no

4. How often do you relate with immigrants? Never Rarely Often Daily

let’s call this reply to be of a “perceptive” type, because in 4 question 7 out of 23 declare to have “real “ relations with migrants, exactly 5 “often” and 2 “daily”

question 4

9%

59%

23%

9%

never

rarely

often

daily

5. Where do you meet immigrants more often? In my neighborhoods At work In the market place During holidays

Results deriving from the following question show that only 3 meet migrants at work in an informal way in the market(7) or an holiday (7) 5 in the neighbourhoods (in this case the situation is considered to be “occasional “ and not 2 systematic)

question 5

23%

14%

31%

32% in m y neighbourhood

at work

in the m arket place

during holidays

6. Would you allow your children to relate with immigrant children? Yes I don’t know No

question 6

82%

18%0%

yes

I don't know

no

7. Unemployment in your country... ...has nothing to do with the arrival of immigrants. ...has a little to do with the arrival of immigrants. ...is mostly due to the arrival of immigrants. ...is exclusively due to the arrival of immigrants.

We can consequently state that on the whole,according to their daily experience, our specimen does not know the entire universe of migrants in its multiple variety. The anwers to questions 7/13 seem to be given by making reference to

ideological mean or partially influenced by mass media. Many state that unemployed has nothing (12) or little (7)to do with

migrants ‘arrival

question 7

53%

30%

4%

13%

has nothing to do

has little to do

is m os tly due

is exclus ively due

8. There is a crime rise due to immigrants. Strongly Agree Partially Agree I don’t knowStrongly Disagree Partially Disagree

question 8

17%

44%9%

17%

13%

strongly agree

partially agree

I don't know

strongly disagree

partially disagree

9. Immigrants make a positive contribution to our economy. Strongly Agree Partially Agree I don’t knowStrongly Disagree Partially Disagree

5 (strongly) and 9 (partially agree) that Italian economy avails itself of their positive contribute

question 9

22%

39%

17%

13%

9%

strongly agree

partially agree

I don't know

strongly disagree

partially disagree

10. Immigrants contribute to the increase of country’s population. Strongly Agree Partially Agree I don’t knowStrongly Disagree Partially Disagree

question 10

52%

35%

9%

4%

0%

strongly agree

partially agree

I don't know

strongly disagree

partially disagree

The reply to question 10 seems to bee more ambiguous

11. Immigrants contribute to the culture of your country. Strongly Agree Partially Agree I don’t knowStrongly Disagree Partially Disagree

As well as the culture (10 strongly agree and 6 partially agree)

question 11

44%

26%

13%

13%4%

strongly agree

partially agree

I don't know

strongly disagree

partially disagree

12. Immigrants work hard to improve their way of life.Strongly Agree Partially Agree I don’t knowStrongly Disagree Partially Disagree

question 12

43%

22%

9%

17%

9%

strongly agree

partially agree

I don't know

strongly disagree

partially disagree

13. We should consider immigration a social need.Strongly Agree Partially Agree I don’t knowStrongly Disagree Partially Disagree

question 13

43%

35%

9%

4%

9%

strongly agree

partially agree

I don't know

strongly disagree

partially disagree

14. There is a strong connection between combating poverty and work immigration in E.U.Strongly Agree Partially Agree I don’t knowStrongly Disagree Partially Disagree

question 14

32%

63%

5%

0%

0%

strongly agree

partially agree

I don't know

strongly disagree

partially disagree