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their country of origin than to Germany (Jessen/von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
2006).
In order to discover more background information, such
as how many female Muslims wear a headscarf or whether
headscarf-wearers possess certain characteristics, in the course
of the study “Muslim Life in Germany” female interviewees
were asked whether they wear a headscarf “in public” and, if so,
how frequently. Those who wear a headscarf were also asked
as to their motives. Interviewees were also asked systematically
whether the other Muslim women living in the household also
wear a headscarf. The more detailed questions as to the frequency
with which these persons wore a headscarf and their reasons
for doing so were not asked here, as it cannot be assumed that
a third person will possess this knowledge. In chapter 4.7.1 the
proportion of women who wear the headscarf is first of all determined
from the information on all female Muslims living in the
surveyed households and initial differences in terms of social
structure are examined between Muslim women who wear a
headscarf and those who do not. As such, the analyses are also
based on the girls aged under 16 living in the households – an
age group which was not interviewed directly. Chapter 4.7.2
explores in greater detail the differences between the personally
interviewed headscarf-wearing Muslim women and those
who do not wear a headscarf. A comparison is carried out here
between the interviewed women of various Muslim denominations
with and without a headscarf, Alevi women and women
belonging to other religions, with regard to various indicators
of social integration. Chapter 4.7.3 analyses the reasons why the
interviewed women wear the headscarf.