The statistic shows the difference between portrayals of immigrants' education levels on television compared to real life in the United States as of 2018. The findings show that whilst in reality ** percent of immigrant hold a Bachelor's qualification, just ***** percent of immigrants within the analyzed television episodes were portrayed as being educated to this level.
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Center for the Digital Future (Norman Lear Center). (December 21, 2018). Difference between portrayals of immigrants' education levels on television compared to real life in the United States as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/956258/education-of-immigrant-characters-tv-us/
Center for the Digital Future (Norman Lear Center). "Difference between portrayals of immigrants' education levels on television compared to real life in the United States as of 2018." Chart. December 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/956258/education-of-immigrant-characters-tv-us/
Center for the Digital Future (Norman Lear Center). (2018). Difference between portrayals of immigrants' education levels on television compared to real life in the United States as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/956258/education-of-immigrant-characters-tv-us/
Center for the Digital Future (Norman Lear Center). "Difference between Portrayals of Immigrants' Education Levels on Television Compared to Real Life in The United States as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/956258/education-of-immigrant-characters-tv-us/
Center for the Digital Future (Norman Lear Center), Difference between portrayals of immigrants' education levels on television compared to real life in the United States as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/956258/education-of-immigrant-characters-tv-us/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Difference between portrayals of immigrants' education levels on television compared to real life in the United States as of 2018 [Graph], Center for the Digital Future (Norman Lear Center), December 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/956258/education-of-immigrant-characters-tv-us/
