This statistic illustrates the outcome of a survey in Belgium in 2016 during which respondents were asked the following question: ''To what extent do you agree with the statement: 'Belgians with a foreign background should distance themselves more from IS'?" Roughly 35 percent of the respondents indicated they absolutely agree that Belgians with a foreign background should distance themselves more from IS.
To what extent do you agree with the statement: "Belgians with a foreign background should distance themselves more from IS"?*
persons of North-African or Turkish origin who describe themselves as religious, excluding Walloon region, respondents knowing Dutch or French
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* The question was originally phrased by the source as: "Tot in hoeverre bent u het eens met deze stelling: 'Allochtonen moeten meer afstand nemen van IS'?"
The source notes the following: 35% of respondents are from an iVOX research panel, 45% of respondents are from interviews in public space and 20% of respondents through a snowball-effect.
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Humo, & VTM.be. (October 11, 2016). To what extent do you agree with the statement: "Belgians with a foreign background should distance themselves more from IS"?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694684/opinions-on-taking-distance-from-is-among-muslims-in-belgium/
Humo, und VTM.be. "To what extent do you agree with the statement: "Belgians with a foreign background should distance themselves more from IS"?*." Chart. October 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694684/opinions-on-taking-distance-from-is-among-muslims-in-belgium/
Humo, VTM.be. (2016). To what extent do you agree with the statement: "Belgians with a foreign background should distance themselves more from IS"?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694684/opinions-on-taking-distance-from-is-among-muslims-in-belgium/
Humo, and VTM.be. "To What Extent Do You Agree with The Statement: "Belgians with a Foreign Background Should Distance Themselves More from Is"?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694684/opinions-on-taking-distance-from-is-among-muslims-in-belgium/
Humo & VTM.be, To what extent do you agree with the statement: "Belgians with a foreign background should distance themselves more from IS"?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694684/opinions-on-taking-distance-from-is-among-muslims-in-belgium/ (last visited August 13, 2022)
