Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

190 Religiousness and religious practice
Figure 51: Interviewed Muslim women aged 16 and over according to frequency
with which the headscarf is worn and region of origin
(in per cent)
Southeast
Europe
Turkey
other
regions
total
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
25,1
25,8
22,8
5,7
6,5
4,6
94,6
Source: MLG 2008, dataset of interviewees aged 16 and over, weighted.
Unweighted number of cases: 1,092
66,2
68,2
69,5
yes, always yes, usually yes, sometimes no, never
A breakdown according to regions of origin also confirms
the findings from the preceding chapter regarding the practice
of wearing a headscarf. As a rule, women from Southeast Europe
do not wear a headscarf (figure 51). Around one third of Muslim
women with Turkish origin wear a headscarf.