Non-partisan information on UK attitudes to the EU before and since the EU Referendum

Do you think that the benefits brought by migrants from the EU outweigh the costs?

Fieldwork dates: 1 June 2013 - 1 November 2013
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: Do you think that the benefits brought by migrants from the EU outweigh the costs?
Fieldwork end date
Pollster		 1 November 2013
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
The benefits to Britain are much greater than the costs 7%
The benefits to Britain are a little greater than the costs 14%
The benefits and costs to Britain are about equal 21%
The costs to Britain are a little greater than the benefits 26%
The costs to Britain are much greater than the benefits 29%
SPONTANEOUS ONLY: It depends 2%
(Don't know) 0%
(Refusal) 0%

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I would like you to think about people who come to work in Britain from other countries that are part of the European Union. Do you think the benefits these people bring, for example through working and paying taxes, outweigh the costs they bring, for example through pressures on housing and services, or do the costs outweigh the benefits?

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Migration and freedom of movement