Table A21. Political Engagement of Immigrants
Notes: This table contrasts political engagement between enfranchised and disenfranchised immigrants based on the survey question: “There are different ways of trying to improve things in UK or help prevent things from going wrong. During the last 12 months have you ... ?”. Columns 1-3 focus on the act of signing petitions, while Columns 4-6 consider broader political activities: taken part in a lawful public demonstration; worn or displayed a campaign badge/sticker; worked in a political party, organisation or association; contacted a politician, government or local government official; boycotted certain products; signed a petition. Columns 1 and 4 highlight engagement differences between immigrant types; Columns 2 and 5 analyze the country of origin’s democracy index (sourced from Freedom House’s combination of political and civil rights scores). Columns 3 and 6 offer insights on engagement concerning UK citizenship status. Controls include education, life satisfaction, and employment. Post-stratification and population weights are applied. Robust standard errors are included in the parentheses. ***, **, and * indicate significance at the 1, 5, and 10 percent levels. Data Source: The European Social Survey, Waves 1 to 9.
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