Tolerance and Tension

Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

POLL · April 15, 2010

Uganda

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Religious Affiliation
of Survey Respondents in Uganda
Religious Composition in Uganda

This pie chart shows the religious breakdown of the people surveyed in Uganda. See Appendix B for comparative estimates of the country's religious composition from some other studies and censuses.

Survey Answers of Respondents in Uganda (by topic)

How important is religion in your life?

% responding Response Very important Response Somewhat important Response Not too / not at all imp. Response Don't know
86
12
2
0
Total Population
85
13
2
0
Among Christians
93
5
2
Among Muslims

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How often do you attend religious services?

% respondingResponse Attend at least weekly Response Monthly or yearly Response Seldom or never Response Don't know
82
12
5
0
Total Population
81
14
5
Among Christians
93
4
2
1
Among Muslims

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Do you believe in God? How certain are you in this belief?

% respondingResponse Believe, absolutely certain Response Believe, less certain Response Do not believe Response Other / No opinion
77
20
3
0
Total Population
77
20
3
0
Among Christians
80
16
3
1
Among Muslims

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Is the Koran / Bible the word of God? Is it to be taken literally, word for word?

% respondingResponse Literal word of God Response Word of God, not literal Response Not word of God Response Other / No opinion
NA
Total Population
71
19
9
1
Among Christians
74
18
8
1
Among Muslims

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How often do you pray?

% respondingResponse Pray daily Response Weekly or monthly Response Seldom or never Response Don't know
66
29
4
0
Total Population
63
33
4
1
Among Christians
92
7
1
Among Muslims

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Do you fast for Lent or Ramadan?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response Don't Know
NA
Total Population
68
29
2
Among Christians
85
14
1
Among Muslims

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Have you experienced or witnessed a divine healing?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response Don't know
39
60
2
Total Population
40
58
2
Among Christians
25
74
1
Among Muslims

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Have you experienced or witnessed the devil being driven out of a person?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response Don't know
48
51
1
Total Population
50
48
1
Among Christians
31
67
2
Among Muslims

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Is it necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values?

% respondingResponse Necessary Response Not necessary Response No opinion
69
30
1
Total Population
69
30
1
Among Christians
69
30
1
Among Muslims

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Have Western music, movies, and television hurt morality in your country?

% respondingResponse Have hurt morality Response Have not hurt morality Response No opinion
73
22
6
Total Population
72
23
6
Among Christians
80
17
3
Among Muslims

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Is abortion morally wrong, morally acceptable, or not a moral issue?

% respondingResponse Morally wrong Response Morally acceptable or Not a moral issue ResponseDepends / No opinion
76
18
6
Total Population
76
18
6
Among Christians
75
20
5
Among Muslims

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Is homosexual behavior morally wrong, morally acceptable, or not a moral issue?

% respondingResponse Morally wrong Response Morally acceptable or Not a moral issue Response Depends / No opinion
79
16
4
Total Population
80
16
4
Among Christians
77
18
4
Among Muslims

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Is polygamy morally wrong, morally acceptable, or not a moral issue?

% respondingResponse Morally wrong Response Morally acceptable or Not a moral issue Response Depends / No opinion
61
29
10
Total Population
65
25
10
Among Christians
39
53
8
Among Muslims

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How much do you know about Christianity?

% respondingResponse A great deal Response Some Response Not very much or nothing Response No opinion
58
28
14
0
Total Population
65
27
7
0
Among Christians
10
34
54
1
Among Muslims

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How much do you know about Islam?

% respondingResponse A great deal Response Some Response Not very much or nothing Response No opinion
17
24
57
1
Total Population
10
24
64
2
Among Christians
63
25
12
1
Among Muslims

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Do Islam and Christianity have a lot in common or are they very different?

% respondingResponse A lot in common Response Very different Response No opinion
27
63
10
Total Population
26
64
10
Among Christians
36
58
6
Among Muslims

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Do you associate the term "violent" with Muslims?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
43
50
8
Total Population
46
46
8
Among Christians
19
77
4
Among Muslims

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Do you associate the term "violent" with Christians?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
17
78
5
Total Population
14
82
4
Among Christians
31
57
12
Among Muslims

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Do you associate the term "honest" with Muslims?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
58
32
10
Total Population
53
35
12
Among Christians
89
9
2
Among Muslims

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Do you associate the term "honest" with Christians?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
83
14
3
Total Population
86
11
2
Among Christians
60
29
10
Among Muslims

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How concerned are you about extremist religious groups in your country?

% respondingResponse Very concerned Response Somewhat concerned ResponseNot too / not at all concerned ResponseNo opinion
23
28
40
9
Total Population
23
28
40
9
Among Christians
24
30
37
9
Among Muslims

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Is violence against civilians in defense of religion justified?

% respondingResponse Often justified Response Sometimes justified Response Rarely or never justified Response No opinion
6
17
65
12
Total Population
6
16
65
13
Among Christians
9
20
61
10
Among Muslims

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How many Muslims in your country support Islamic extremist groups such as al-Qaeda?

% respondingResponse Many, most or all Response Just some Response Very few or none Response No opinion
27
19
24
30
Total Population
27
19
23
31
Among Christians
28
19
29
24
Among Muslims

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Did you have any of your daughters circumcised?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response NA / Don't know
13
74
13
Total Population
15
72
14
Among Christians
6
86
7
Among Muslims

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Is it OK if political leaders have a different religion than yours?

% respondingResponse OK if leaders have different religion Response Only leaders with same religion Response No opinion
69
28
4
Total Population
69
27
4
Among Christians
65
29
5
Among Muslims

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Do you favor or oppose making the Bible or sharia the law of the land?

% respondingResponse Favor Response Oppose Response No opinion
NA
Total Population
64
30
6
Among Christians
66
30
3
Among Muslims

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Should women be allowed to serve in religious leadership roles, OR Should only men be able to serve?

% respondingResponse Women should be allowed Response Only men should be allowed Response Neither / No opinion
67
30
3
Total Population
72
24
3
Among Christians
29
68
3
Among Muslims

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Is democracy preferable to other kinds of government?

% respondingResponse Democracy preferable Response Sometimes nondemocracy pref. Response Does not matter / No opinion
70
15
15
Total Population
70
15
15
Among Christians
72
14
14
Among Muslims

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Notes

In countries where there were too few interviews with either Muslims or Christians, that subpopulation was not analyzed. Results are not shown for the total population for questions asked only to Muslims and Christians. Figures may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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