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
93
4
2
0
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
94
4
2
0
Among Muslims

How often do you attend religious services?

% respondingResponse Attend at least weekly Response Monthly or yearly Response Seldom or never Response Don't know
78
9
13
1
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
79
9
12
0
Among Muslims

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
91
6
3
0
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
92
6
1
0
Among Muslims

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
NA
Among Christians
86
13
0
1
Among Muslims

How often do you pray?

% respondingResponse Pray daily Response Weekly or monthly Response Seldom or never Response Don't know
79
8
11
2
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
82
5
11
2
Among Muslims

Do you fast for Lent or Ramadan?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response Don't Know
NA
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
93
7
1
Among Muslims

Have you experienced or witnessed a divine healing?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response Don't know
27
69
3
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
27
70
3
Among Muslims

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

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response Don't know
36
58
6
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
37
58
5
Among Muslims

Do you believe in the evil eye - that certain people can cast spells and curses?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
57
33
10
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
59
31
10
Among Muslims

Do you believe that juju, shrines, or other sacred objects can protect you from harm?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
52
40
7
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
55
39
7
Among Muslims

Do you ever participate in traditional African ceremonies to honor ancestors?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response Don't know
33
61
6
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
33
61
5
Among Muslims

Do you or your family ever use traditional religious healers?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response Don't know
53
40
7
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
55
39
7
Among Muslims

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

% respondingResponse Necessary Response Not necessary Response No opinion
66
31
3
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
65
31
3
Among Muslims

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

% respondingResponse Have hurt morality Response Have not hurt morality Response No opinion
66
28
6
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
67
27
6
Among Muslims

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
91
6
3
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
92
6
3
Among Muslims

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
91
7
2
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
91
6
2
Among Muslims

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
15
78
8
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
11
81
8
Among Muslims

How much do you know about Christianity?

% respondingResponse A great deal Response Some Response Not very much or nothing Response No opinion
16
19
60
5
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
10
20
64
5
Among Muslims

How much do you know about Islam?

% respondingResponse A great deal Response Some Response Not very much or nothing Response No opinion
76
16
7
1
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
81
15
4
1
Among Muslims

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
51
36
13
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
51
37
12
Among Muslims

Do you associate the term "violent" with Muslims?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
3
92
4
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
3
94
3
Among Muslims

Do you associate the term "violent" with Christians?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
3
84
13
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
3
83
14
Among Muslims

Do you associate the term "honest" with Muslims?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
96
3
2
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
97
2
1
Among Muslims

Do you associate the term "honest" with Christians?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response No opinion
91
1
8
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
90
1
8
Among Muslims

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
16
12
55
17
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
17
11
55
17
Among Muslims

Is violence against civilians in defense of religion justified?

% respondingResponse Often justified Response Sometimes justified Response Rarely or never justified Response No opinion
10
10
60
20
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
11
10
60
20
Among Muslims

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
8
11
43
37
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
8
12
44
36
Among Muslims

Did you have any of your daughters circumcised?

% respondingResponse Yes Response No Response NA / Don't know
77
12
11
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
79
10
11
Among Muslims

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
50
38
12
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
49
39
12
Among Muslims

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
NA
Among Christians
63
31
6
Among Muslims

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
16
74
10
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
16
75
10
Among Muslims

Is democracy preferable to other kinds of government?

% respondingResponse Democracy preferable Response Sometimes nondemocracy pref. Response Does not matter / No opinion
72
12
17
Total Population
NA
Among Christians
72
11
17
Among Muslims