Table 5: Attitudes to the ethnic composition of the intake, June 1996 (per cent)

About right

Too many from regions

Don't know

35

51

14

Total

N

100

(2063)

Regions named by those who said 'too many...'

Asia (include all Asian countries)

Middle East

(includes Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel etc.)

all

other

Europe

UK Ireland

New Zealand

Pacific (excluding New Zealand)

Africa including South Africa

North America

South America

88

9

 

 

5

3

3

2

1

1

<1

<1

<1

N

(1046)

 Source: ibid.

Notes: The questions were 'Do you feel that the current balance of migrants from different countries and regions to Australia is about right or do you feel that we receive too many migrants from a particular region or country?'If 'too many': 'Which region(s) do you feel that we receive too many migrants from?' Because of multiple response to the second question, percentages there do not add to 100