Tolerance and Tension

Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

POLL · April 15, 2010

Guinea Bissau

Political Map
Political Map of Guinea Bissau
Religious Affiliation
of Survey Respondents in Guinea Bissau
Religious Composition in Guinea Bissau

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

Survey Answers of Respondents in Guinea Bissau (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
90
8
1
1
Total Population
87
10
1
1
Among Christians
95
5
0
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
76
12
5
7
Total Population
66
18
7
9
Among Christians
92
3
2
2
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
88
10
2
0
Total Population
86
12
1
1
Among Christians
92
6
2
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
52
40
6
2
Among Christians
59
37
4
0
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
82
14
3
1
Total Population
76
18
5
1
Among Christians
93
7
0
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
76
18
6
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
47
49
4
Total Population
49
47
5
Among Christians
45
51
4
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
33
58
9
Total Population
34
57
9
Among Christians
31
60
9
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
66
29
5
Total Population
67
28
5
Among Christians
65
31
5
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
49
41
11
Total Population
50
42
9
Among Christians
47
38
14
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
72
18
10
Total Population
70
19
11
Among Christians
76
16
8
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
69
24
8
Total Population
67
25
7
Among Christians
71
20
9
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
53
30
17
Total Population
52
30
17
Among Christians
53
31
16
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
49
24
20
6
Total Population
65
20
12
3
Among Christians
24
31
32
13
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
48
22
22
8
Total Population
32
27
30
12
Among Christians
76
16
7
2
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
62
35
3
Total Population
62
35
3
Among Christians
62
37
1
Among Muslims

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Do you associate the term "violent" with Muslims?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
15
76
9
Total Population
20
70
10
Among Christians
7
88
6
Among Muslims

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Do you associate the term "violent" with Christians?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
12
81
7
Total Population
11
85
5
Among Christians
13
76
10
Among Muslims

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Do you associate the term "honest" with Muslims?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
79
14
6
Total Population
70
21
9
Among Christians
96
3
2
Among Muslims

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Do you associate the term "honest" with Christians?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
91
5
4
Total Population
95
3
2
Among Christians
85
8
7
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
66
11
18
6
Total Population
69
10
17
4
Among Christians
61
11
19
8
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
23
29
44
4
Total Population
24
30
42
3
Among Christians
21
26
46
6
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
44
22
24
10
Total Population
50
21
18
10
Among Christians
33
23
33
10
Among Muslims

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Did you have any of your daughters circumcised?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response NA / Don't know
33
60
7
Total Population
20
74
6
Among Christians
52
39
9
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
83
14
4
Total Population
86
11
3
Among Christians
78
17
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
57
40
3
Among Christians
47
49
4
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
28
53
19
Total Population
32
49
19
Among Christians
21
60
19
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
76
17
7
Total Population
75
19
6
Among Christians
78
13
9
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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