Table 9: Attitudes to immigration by origin, March 1996 (per cent)

 

Number of migrants allowed in has—

 

Total

 

Australian-born, both parents Australian-born

 

Australian-born, one or both parents overseas-born

 

Overseas-born, both parents overseas-born

gone much too far

gone too far

about right

not gone far enough or not

gone nearly far enough

34

30

30

 

6

40

29

27

 

4

28

32

32

 

9

22

31

37

 

11

Total

N

100

(1643)

100

(980)

100

(310)

100

(353)

 Source: ibid.

Note: Totals may not add to 100 because of rounding. Missing values (n = 154) are excluded (these include 13 people who are overseas-born with one or both parents Australian-born).