Refugee Stats Quiz

Thousands of refugees from all over the world come to America every year. They come looking for a place where they can just live their lives. But exactly how open are America's doors to refugees? Where are refugees coming from? And who in the global community is taking in refugees? Do you think you know the answers to these questions? Take this quiz constructed from Pew Research data and find out! [[Begin]]

On average, how long does it take to complete the refugee status screening process from start to finish? [[3-6 months->That could've gone better.]] [[6-12 months->That could've gone better.]] [[12-18 months->That could've gone better.]] [[18-24 months->Correct!]]

That could've gone better. The screening process for refugees is exhaustive and on average can take between 18 and 24 months. [[Question 2]]

Correct! The screening process for refugees is exhaustive and on average can take between 18 and 24 months. [[Question 2]]

What percentage of all refugees accepted to the U.S. in the past five years have been from the seven countries affected by the travel ban? [[15%->Incorrect]] [[30%->Incorrect]] [[40%->Right on!]] [[50%->Incorrect]] [[65%->Incorrect]]

Incorrect Only 40% of refugees accepted to the U.S. in the past five years have been from countries included on the travel ban list. [[Question 3]]

Right on! Only 40% of refugees accepted to the U.S. in the past five years have been from countries included on the travel ban list. [[Question 3]]

In 2015 where do you think the U.S. ranks amongst countries who have taken refugees? [[1->Wrong]] [[In the top 5->Wrong]] [[In the top 5-10->Wrong]] [[In the top 10-15->Good job!]] [[Lower than the top 15->Wrong]]

Wrong. Based on data from the UNHCR, in 2015, the US ranked 15th in the world for total number of refugees and asylum seeker that it accepted. Since 1975, according to data from the State Department’s Refugee Processing Center, more than 3 million refugees have been admitted to the U.S. Compare that to Turkey, which took in 2.5 million refugees just in 2016. [[Question 4]]

Good job! Based on data from the UNHCR, in 2015, the US ranked 15th in the world for total number of refugees and asylum seeker that it accepted. Since 1975, according to data from the State Department’s Refugee Processing Center, more than 3 million refugees have been admitted to the U.S. Compare that to Turkey, which took in 2.5 million refugees just in 2016. [[Question 4]]

How many people have died from a refugee initiated terror attack in the past 25 years? [[0->That's right.]] [[12->Not quite.]] [[14->Not quite.]] [[53->Not quite.]] [[130->Not quite.]]

That's right. There has been one instance in which a refugee committed an act of terrorism in the past 25 years. It was the Ohio State Universty attack in 2016, but no one was killed, though 13 people were injured. [[Question 5]]

Not quite. There has been one instance in which a refugee committed an act of terrorism in the past 25 years. It was the Ohio State Universty attack in 2016, but no one was killed, though 13 people were injured. [[Question 5]]

How do you think the nation’s favorability of taking in refugees now compares to similar occasions in the past? [[Less favorable->Close]] [[The same->Close]] [[More favorable->Yasss queen!]]

Close. In the past 50 years, during four critical periods of refugee aid - Hungarians in 1968, Indochinese in 1979, Cubans in 1980 and Albanians in 1999 - the American public generally hasn't been receptive to refugees. According to Pew Research data, in those four years, more than half the US population opposed taking in refugees, with the exception of the Kosovo crisis and ethnic Albanians, which had a more favorable rating. [[So how much did you know?]]

But only just. In the past 50 years, during four critical periods of refugee aid - Hungarians in 1968, Indochinese in 1979, Cubans in 1980 and Albanians in 1999 - the American public generally hasn't been receptive to refugees. According to Pew Research data, in those four years, more than half the US population opposed taking in refugees, with the exception of the Kosovo crisis and ethnic Albanians, which had a more favorable rating. [[So how much did you know?]]

So how much did you know?