Opinions sur l’impact économique des migrants en Côte d’Ivoire : une analyse quantitative
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L’objectif de cette étude est d’analyser l’effet des avis relatifs à l’admission des réfugiés et des demandeurs d’emploi étrangers sur les opinions liées à l’impact économique des migrants. Pour atteindre cet objectif, notre étude utilise les données fournies par l’enquête d’Afrobarometer 2024 en Côte d’Ivoire, portant sur un échantillon de 1200 citoyens. Elle s’inscrit dans une approche quantitative en présentant une analyse descriptive (fréquence), une analyse inférentielle (test de khi-deux et test de cramer) et une régression logistique ordinale. Les résultats de notre étude mettent en exergue une opinion majoritairement positive de l’impact économique des migrants en Côte d’Ivoire et une prédominance d’opinions négatives à l’égard de l’admission des demandeurs d’emploi étrangers et des réfugiés. En outre, les opinions des répondants sur l’impact économique des migrants dépendent fortement de leurs avis relatifs à l’admission des demandeurs d’emploi étrangers et des réfugiés. Toutefois, les opinions sur l’impact économique des migrants ne sont pas influencées par les variables sociodémographiques (sexe, âge, niveau d’instruction et emploi). Enfin, selon nos résultats, plus les répondants sont favorables à l’admission des demandeurs d’emploi étrangers et des réfugiés, plus ils ont une opinion positive sur l’impact économique des migrants.
The goal of this study is to analyse the effect of views regarding the admission of refugees and foreign job seekers on opinions related to the economic impact of migrants. To achieve this goal, our study uses data provided by the Afrobarometer 2024 survey in Côte d'Ivoire, covering a sample of 1200 citizens. It employs a quantitative approach by presenting a descriptive analysis (frequency), an inferential analysis (chi-square test and cramer test), and ordinal logistic regression. The results of our study highlight mainly a positive opinion of the economic impact of migrants in Côte d’Ivoire and a negative opinion regarding the admission of foreign job seekers and refugees. Furthermore, the respondents' opinions on the economic impact of migrants are strongly linked to their views regarding the admission of foreign job seekers and refugees. However, opinions on the economic impact of migrants are not influenced by sociodemographic variables (gender, age, education level, and employment status). Finally, according to our results, the more respondents are in favour of admitting foreign job seekers and refugees, the more positive their opinion on the economic impact of migrants.
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