Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

158 Religiousness and religious practice
who never attend religious events are most rarely members of
German associations or organisations. Muslims who frequently
attend religious events range in the middle field. This trend
is evident for both sexes, though at a markedly lower level for
Muslim women than for men, on account of women’s lower degree
of organisation overall (chapter 5.2.1). In contrast, among
the interviewees from predominantly Muslim countries who
belong to another religion the probability of membership of a
German association or organisation increases with the frequency
of attendance of worship. This identified trend tallies with
the results of the previously mentioned Norwegian study, which
found that those who attend worship are more socially active as
a whole than non-church-goers (Strømsnes 2008: 498).
Figure 42: Attendance of religious events and membership of a
German association among interviewees with migrant
background according to religion (in per cent)
100,0
90,0
80,0
70,0
60,0
50,0
40,0
30,0
20,0
10,0
0,0
55,6
71,5
65,8
44,2
60,1
63,6
37,0
49,4
39,0
28,9
36,9
43,5
male female total
never rarely frequently
Source: MLG 2008, dataset of interviewees aged 16 and over, weighted.
Unweighted number of cases: 4,321
45,3
60,3
56,4
36,9
48,7
53,3
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