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

Keywords

Human trafficking, awareness, European Union, immigration, gender

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.

Original Publication Citation

Bishop, Rebecca A., Charlie V. Morgan, and Lance D. Erickson. (2013). “Public Awareness of Human Trafficking in Europe: How Concerned Are European Citizens?” Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2013-05-14

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5573

Publisher

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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