Table 3 The effect of information treatments.

From: Identity and inequality misperceptions, demographic determinants and efficacy of corrective measures

 

Misperceptions Immigration

Misperceptions Islam

Misperceptions Poverty

Misperceptions Income

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Germany

UK

Germany

UK

Germany

UK

Germany

UK

Second wave (ref: first wave)

−0.047

−1.205

−0.313

0.110

−1.874\(^{*}\)

−1.813

0.994

−3.875+

(1.071)

(1.381)

(0.774)

(1.123)

(0.956)

(1.190)

(1.922)

(2.303)

Immigration treatment (ref: no treatment)

1.305

−0.943

−0.702

1.270

0.393

0.090

−2.080

2.060

(1.200)

(1.506)

(0.829)

(1.309)

(1.090)

(1.344)

(1.995)

(2.454)

Income treatment (ref: no treatment)

1.535

−2.123

0.370

0.301

−0.685

−0.516

−0.364

−0.965

(1.216)

(1.457)

(0.852)

(1.261)

(1.065)

(1.296)

(2.021)

(2.398)

Second wave × Immigration treatment

−3.315\(^{*}\)

−2.001

0.039

−2.177

0.356

−2.071

0.950

2.334

(1.616)

(2.060)

(1.143)

(1.834)

(1.484)

(1.804)

(2.758)

(3.444)

Second wave x Income treatment

−2.730

0.521

−0.696

−2.032

0.603

0.433

−8.048\(^{**}\)

−3.790

(1.682)

(2.070)

(1.227)

(1.708)

(1.458)

(1.750)

(2.664)

(3.217)

Woman (ref: man)

4.658\(^{***}\)

3.895\(^{***}\)

5.063\(^{***}\)

4.043\(^{***}\)

5.493\(^{***}\)

4.151\(^{***}\)

−9.132\(^{***}\)

−5.426\(^{***}\)

(0.701)

(0.880)

(0.493)

(0.764)

(0.634)

(0.782)

(1.131)

(1.398)

18–35 y.o. (ref: 36–54 y.o.)

3.291\(^{**}\)

4.270\(^{**}\)

−1.875\(^{**}\)

2.245

−0.618

0.020

−0.217

−7.129\(^{**}\)

(1.121)

(1.523)

(0.674)

(1.394)

(0.940)

(1.302)

(1.639)

(2.452)

55–70 y.o. (ref: 36–54 y.o.)

−1.761\(^{*}\)

−5.006\(^{***}\)

0.392

−1.654\(^{*}\)

−1.184+

−3.321\(^{***}\)

5.036\(^{***}\)

3.575\(^{*}\)

(0.780)

(0.976)

(0.587)

(0.830)

(0.700)

(0.846)

(1.294)

(1.539)

High educated (ref: low edu)

−3.014\(^{***}\)

−4.943\(^{***}\)

−2.796\(^{***}\)

−4.831\(^{***}\)

−4.841\(^{***}\)

−4.779\(^{***}\)

6.488\(^{***}\)

3.264\(^{*}\)

(0.735)

(0.871)

(0.517)

(0.759)

(0.617)

(0.754)

(1.190)

(1.420)

Separated/single (ref: married/cohabiting)

−1.117

−1.018

−0.524

0.414

−2.188\(^{**}\)

−0.607

1.936

3.819\(^{*}\)

(0.822)

(0.920)

(0.562)

(0.835)

(0.698)

(0.830)

(1.275)

(1.505)

Middle income (ref: low)

−2.214\(^{*}\)

−3.901\(^{***}\)

−1.559\(^{*}\)

−2.949\(^{**}\)

−6.333\(^{***}\)

−6.863\(^{***}\)

−1.370

−1.001

(1.047)

(1.087)

(0.787)

(0.997)

(1.041)

(0.997)

(1.716)

(1.792)

High income (ref: low)

−4.615\(^{***}\)

−2.009

−3.336\(^{***}\)

−2.482\(^{*}\)

−12.630\(^{***}\)

−6.646\(^{***}\)

4.782\(^{*}\)

−0.913

(1.340)

(1.427)

(0.958)

(1.245)

(1.214)

(1.251)

(2.222)

(2.288)

Unemployed (ref: employed)

1.789

3.606

2.944

0.515

4.239

3.450

2.598

3.972

(2.901)

(2.860)

(2.229)

(2.534)

(3.062)

(2.705)

(5.322)

(5.372)

Out of labor force (ref: employed)

−1.920\(^{*}\)

0.480

−0.900

1.827+

−2.314\(^{**}\)

0.064

1.469

6.970\(^{***}\)

(0.926)

(1.050)

(0.686)

(0.947)

(0.840)

(0.923)

(1.634)

(1.715)

Left (ref: center)

−2.944\(^{***}\)

−6.953\(^{***}\)

−2.494\(^{***}\)

−5.851\(^{***}\)

−1.330+

0.141

4.920\(^{***}\)

11.027\(^{***}\)

(0.831)

(1.019)

(0.573)

(0.820)

(0.733)

(0.932)

(1.354)

(1.825)

Right (ref: center)

3.669\(^{***}\)

1.830

4.691\(^{***}\)

0.934

2.540\(^{**}\)

−3.719\(^{***}\)

0.729

−4.054\(^{*}\)

(1.015)

(1.141)

(0.778)

(0.979)

(0.967)

(0.886)

(1.621)

(1.651)

Constant

13.554\(^{***}\)

18.168\(^{***}\)

17.004\(^{***}\)

19.081\(^{***}\)

13.771\(^{***}\)

15.265\(^{***}\)

11.486\(^{***}\)

15.337\(^{***}\)

(1.498)

(1.642)

(1.072)

(1.388)

(1.420)

(1.480)

(2.505)

(2.671)

Observations

3,586

2,477

3,387

2,281

3,589

2,482

3,156

2,157

Adj. R-squared

0.040

0.064

0.065

0.060

0.087

0.075

0.050

0.062

  1. All estimates are from linear models estimated by ordinary least squares.
  2. Robust standard errors are in parentheses.
  3. +\(p<\).10, \(^{*}\) \(p<\).05, \(^{**}\) \(p<\).01, \(^{***}\) \(p<\).001 (two-tailed tests).