Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

280 Aspects of Integration
Figure 80: Religious affiliation of the partners of interviewees with migrant
background according to region of origin and religion
(in per cent)
10,6
4,5 21,9
1,1
5,9
12,5
14,4 19,6 11,8
100%
80%
27,0
15,0
60%
40%
20%
0%
84,8
Muslim
73,2
2,7
Other
religion
Southeast
Europe
73,9
Muslim
80,4
Other
religion
82,4
Muslim
64,5
1,6
Other
religion
Turkey Central
Asia/CIS
72,5
Muslim
7,7
61,5
7,7
Other
religion
12,9 13,9 16,5 10,8 14,4 19,0
4,3
82,9
Muslim
41,7
0,0
Other
religion
Iran South/
Southeast
Asia
13,4
69,3
70,3
Source: MLG 2008, dataset of interviewees aged 16 and over, weighted.
Unweighted number of cases: 2,669
Muslim
0,0
Other
religion
Middle
Eas t
21,6 19,0
62,9
Muslim
0,0
Other
religion
North
Africa
61,9
Muslim
8,7
89,1
0,0
Other
religion
other parts
of Africa
Muslim Alevi Christian Jew Other religion No denomination Not specified
In the light of these findings, the study provides evidence
of the importance of ethnic, religious and denominational affiliation
to the choice of partner.
5.2.5 Residential environment, satisfaction and attachment
Research into integration accords great importance to
the composition of the population in the area of residence, as
opportunities for contact between migrants and natives arise
here (Friedrich 2008: 13). Ethnic segregation cannot be assumed
to derive from isolationist tendencies, however, as such segregation
is frequently not attributable to the fact that migrants
prefer residential areas inhabited by people of the same origins.
Rather, residential segregation commonly results from condi-