This bar chart presents the reasons given by French Muslim women for wearing the niqab, hijab or any other veil, in France in 2019. It appears that in 2019, 60 percent of responding French Muslim women declared wearing the hijab because of religious obligation.
Reasons for wearing niqab, hijab or any other veil among Muslim women in France in 2019
Population of Muslim religion or of Muslim descent
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Je vais vous lire une liste d’affirmations. Pour chacune d’entre elles, pouvez-vous me dire si vous êtes d’accord ? Et est-ce que vous portez le voile... ?"
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IFOP, & Le Point, & Fondation Jean-Jaurès. (September 23, 2019). Reasons for wearing niqab, hijab or any other veil among Muslim women in France in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058177/reasons-for-wearing-hijab-french-muslim-woman-france/
IFOP, und Le Point, und Fondation Jean-Jaurès. "Reasons for wearing niqab, hijab or any other veil among Muslim women in France in 2019." Chart. September 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058177/reasons-for-wearing-hijab-french-muslim-woman-france/
IFOP, Le Point, Fondation Jean-Jaurès. (2019). Reasons for wearing niqab, hijab or any other veil among Muslim women in France in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058177/reasons-for-wearing-hijab-french-muslim-woman-france/
IFOP, and Le Point, and Fondation Jean-Jaurès. "Reasons for Wearing Niqab, Hijab or Any Other Veil among Muslim Women in France in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058177/reasons-for-wearing-hijab-french-muslim-woman-france/
IFOP & Le Point & Fondation Jean-Jaurès, Reasons for wearing niqab, hijab or any other veil among Muslim women in France in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058177/reasons-for-wearing-hijab-french-muslim-woman-france/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Reasons for wearing niqab, hijab or any other veil among Muslim women in France in 2019 [Graph], IFOP, & Le Point, & Fondation Jean-Jaurès, September 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058177/reasons-for-wearing-hijab-french-muslim-woman-france/
