Counting niqabs and burqas in Denmark: Methodological Aspects of Quantifying Rare and Elusive Religious Sub-cultures
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Counting niqabs and burqas in Denmark : Methodological Aspects of Quantifying Rare and Elusive Religious Sub-cultures. / Warburg, Margit; Johansen, Birgitte Schepelern; Østergaard, Kate.
In: Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2013, p. 33-48.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Counting niqabs and burqas in Denmark
T2 - Methodological Aspects of Quantifying Rare and Elusive Religious Sub-cultures
AU - Warburg, Margit
AU - Johansen, Birgitte Schepelern
AU - Østergaard, Kate
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Muslim women wearing face-covering clothing are the subject of politicallyheated debates in a number of European countries, but reliable data on the number of these women (niqabis) are generally lacking. At the request of the Danish government, the authors conducted a survey of niqabis in Denmark; this work is the first attempt to quantify niqabis in a European country by sampling new data from several different kinds of sources. Sociologically, niqabis represent a rare and elusive group, which presents particular methodological challenges. The methods discussed and used, such as stratified sampling, use of key informants, and location sampling, are relevant in the studies of many contemporary religious sub-cultures. Extensive triangulation of thedifferent data provided an estimated number of niqabis of 150, with an uncertainty range of 100–200. This corresponds to 0.1–0.2% of Muslim women in Denmark. These figures tally with current rough estimates in other European countries.
AB - Muslim women wearing face-covering clothing are the subject of politicallyheated debates in a number of European countries, but reliable data on the number of these women (niqabis) are generally lacking. At the request of the Danish government, the authors conducted a survey of niqabis in Denmark; this work is the first attempt to quantify niqabis in a European country by sampling new data from several different kinds of sources. Sociologically, niqabis represent a rare and elusive group, which presents particular methodological challenges. The methods discussed and used, such as stratified sampling, use of key informants, and location sampling, are relevant in the studies of many contemporary religious sub-cultures. Extensive triangulation of thedifferent data provided an estimated number of niqabis of 150, with an uncertainty range of 100–200. This corresponds to 0.1–0.2% of Muslim women in Denmark. These figures tally with current rough estimates in other European countries.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Religiøse minoriteter
KW - Muslimer
KW - Kvinder
M3 - Journal article
VL - 28
SP - 33
EP - 48
JO - Journal of Contemporary Religion
JF - Journal of Contemporary Religion
SN - 1353-7903
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 43952438