In 2019, a significant share of people surveyed appeared to be uncomfortable around people wearing headscarves. Close to 45 percent of people surveyed in Dutch-speaking Belgium indicated that they would feel uneasy if the person serving them at a counter was wearing a headscarf, while the share of survey respondents who indicated that they would not feel uneasy was just over 35 percent.
To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "I would feel uneasy if the person behind the counter was wearing a headscarf"?*
Dutch-speaking population living in Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region with the Belgian nationality
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "In welke mate gaat u akkoord met elk van deze uitspraken: 'Ik zou mij ongemakkelijk voelen als iemand achter een loket een hoofddoek draagt'?" (English: "To what extent do you agree with the following statement: 'I would feel uneasy if someone behind the counter was wearing a headscarf'?")
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population of Dutch-speaking Belgium.
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VRT. (May 1, 2019). To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "I would feel uneasy if the person behind the counter was wearing a headscarf"?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047021/unease-with-customer-service-staff-wearing-headscarves-in-dutch-speaking-belgium/
VRT. "To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "I would feel uneasy if the person behind the counter was wearing a headscarf"?*." Chart. May 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047021/unease-with-customer-service-staff-wearing-headscarves-in-dutch-speaking-belgium/
VRT. (2019). To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "I would feel uneasy if the person behind the counter was wearing a headscarf"?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047021/unease-with-customer-service-staff-wearing-headscarves-in-dutch-speaking-belgium/
VRT. "To What Extent Do You Agree with The following Statement: "I Would Feel Uneasy If The Person behind The Counter Was Wearing a Headscarf"?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047021/unease-with-customer-service-staff-wearing-headscarves-in-dutch-speaking-belgium/
VRT, To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "I would feel uneasy if the person behind the counter was wearing a headscarf"?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047021/unease-with-customer-service-staff-wearing-headscarves-in-dutch-speaking-belgium/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "I would feel uneasy if the person behind the counter was wearing a headscarf"?* [Graph], VRT, May 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047021/unease-with-customer-service-staff-wearing-headscarves-in-dutch-speaking-belgium/
