(Local) A majority told a new survey it did not matter to them where their neighbour came from, but more than one in five Swedes said they felt negatively about the idea of living next to someone with a Muslim or Middle Eastern background.
In a survey by polling company Novus, people from a group representative of the Swedish population were asked how they would feel about having a neighbour from different backgrounds.
The majority said it did not matter to them where their neighbour came from, but around one in five would not be happy to have a neighbour with a certain background.
A total of 22 percent said they had “negative” feelings about the idea of living near someone from a Muslim or Middle Eastern background, with just four percent saying they felt positively about the idea.
