The United Surveys laboratory in the latest survey checked on behalf of the Polish National safety Council how Poles “assess the presence of Ukrainians in Poland, including how they integrate into society, how they affect the labour market”. A full of 55.3 percent of respondents were affirmative about this issue. For comparison in the survey 2 years ago, this consequence was 9.1 percent points higher.
How do Poles measure the presence of Ukrainians? There's the latest poll.
A full of 33% of respondents are opposed. This increase of 3.5 pp. 11.7 percent chose the option "I don't know/difficult to say", which represents a decrease of 5.6 pp. It's a weary subject. What is different is the first enthusiasm and willingness to help, and what is different is the situation of longer support. For any people this is no longer a subject that is peculiarly important," commented Dr hab. Michał Nowosielski from the University of Warsaw.
– any people most likely think that this is simply a time erstwhile people from Ukraine should return to their homeland or on their own, he continued. According to an expert at the Migration investigation Centre, fresh problems in the country and more concern for their own interests and little concern for others could be another cause. Dr. Nowosielski besides noted that "among the right-wing electorates there was always a strong anti-Ukrainian sentiment that could deepen over time".
Ukrainians in Poland. A change in the conservative electorate?
– Furthermore, in the conservative electorate, the perception of the problem of migration, migrants or refugees has always been worse and their presence was more frequently seen as a social problem or threat," concluded the Warsaw University expert.
The survey was conducted on 24-26 January 2025 by CATI & CAWI on a example of a 1000 people. In turn, the 2023 survey took place on 11 September, but was performed only by the CAWI method. The test was besides 1,000 people.
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