Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

288 Aspects of Integration
The degree of attachment to Germany and to the country
of origin is surveyed according to a five-stage scale. Around
two thirds of interviewees stated that they had a strong (44 per
cent) or very strong (25 per cent) attachment to Germany. With
regard to the country of origin, only about half of interviewees
stated that they had a strong or very strong attachment (strong:
28 per cent; very strong: 24 per cent). One in five interviewees
feel a certain attachment to Germany, while the corresponding
proportion with regard to the country of origin stood at one in
four. In all, 9 per cent feel little or no attachment to Germany.
13 per cent of interviewees have little or no attachment to their
country of origin.
A breakdown into Muslims and persons belonging to
other religions reveals that Muslims feel a much stronger attachment
to their country of origin than the non-Muslim reference
group. At the same time, no significant differences are
ascertainable between Muslims and non-Muslims with regard
to their attachment to Germany (figure 84).