Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

218 Aspects of Integration
with the findings of other studies, which have shown repatriate
women to have a higher employment rate than other female
migrants (Tucci 2008: 2003). 68
Figure 60: Employment rate of female interviewees aged between 16 and
64 with migrant background according to region of origin and
religion (in per cent)
100%
80%
19,0 36,4 13,7
14,2 21,0 16,1
0,0
60%
40%
20%
0%
29,6
35,2
Muslims
13,5
53,4
Other
religion
Southeast
Europe
19,1
42,3
Muslims
36,4
27,3
Other
religion
75,0
Muslims
13,7
55,8
Other
religion
Turkey Central
Asia/CIS
20,0
29,0
20,0 14,3 23,8 31,6 100,0
46,2
32,8
38,7 40,0
Muslims
Other
religion
17,9
20,5
Muslims
Source: MLG 2008, dataset of interviewees aged 16 and over, weighted.
Unweighted number of cases: 1,881 (women aged between 16-64 only).
14,3
42,9
Other
religion
Iran South/
Southeast
Asia
19,7
23,0
Muslims
19,0 19,3
38,1 33,3
Other
religion
Middle
Eas t
Muslims
Other
religion
North
Africa
33,3
16,7
16,7
Muslims
7,7
34,6
42,3
Other
religion
other parts
of Africa
Gainfully employed Trainees/apprentices Unemployed/job-seeking
Work in the home/family (Early) retiree Parental leave/Other
According to the results of the “Muslim Life in Germany”
study, the employment rate for Turkish interviewees corresponds
to the average for the other migrants from predominantly
Muslim countries of origin or, conversely, the employ
68 With due regard to the high employment rate among women in the successor
states to the Soviet Union, it should be noted that the wish for integration into
the labour market is more widespread among this group, however (Haug/Sauer
2007: 37).