Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

106 Sociodemographics and migration biography
Table 12: Interviewees with migrant background aged 16 and over
according to religion and regions of origin (in per cent) 45
South-
east
Europe
Turkey
Central
Asia/
CIS
Iran
South/
South-
east
Asia
Middle
East
North
Africa
other
patrs
of
Africa
Total
Muslims 37,3 88,2 1,5 50,0 59,6 64,4 84,7 22,9 54,1
Christians 41,3 2,5 62,3 9,3 10,3 17,8 1,9 66,4 25,9
Jews 0,2 — 4,5 0,7 — 1,6 — — 1,3
Others 0,7 1,6 1,9 2,9 16,3 3,2 0,0 1,5 2,2
No religion 20,4 7,7 29,8 37,1 13,8 12,9 13,5 9,2 16,6
Total 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
Source: MLG 2008, dataset of interviewees aged 16 and over, weighted.
Unweighted number of cases: 5,232
For the purposes of the following analyses, Muslims from
the group of interviewees are compared with other religions,
comprising the categories Christian, Jew and Other. This reference
group does not include persons who stated that they did
not belong to any religion – a substantial category above all in
the case of Central Asia/CIS and Iran. The profile of this group of
persons is considered in section 6.11.
45 The figures relate exclusively to interviewees with a migrant background who
were aged 16 or over. The definitive values for structural findings on all persons
living in Germany with a migrant background from predominantly Muslim
countries are the figures contained in table 9 on all household members, as
children and young people up to the age of 16 are also included here. As only
persons aged 16 and over were interviewed, the group of interviewees always
consists solely of persons aged 16 and over. The age limit relating to the group of
interviewees is not routinely stated henceforth. Where necessary for the sake of
clarity, e.g. in order to distinguish analyses relating to the group of interviewees
from analyses relating to the group of household members, the reference analysis
is indicated by means of footnotes or similar. In order to rule out any misunderstandings,
the headings and source references for all tables and illustrations
indicate whether the group of household members or the group of interviewees
is concerned in each case.