Table 3.

Attitudes toward women wearing Islamic clothing and toward the Islam in general.

ATTITUDE TOWARD WOMEN WHO WEAR ISLAMIC CLOTHING* 1 = STRONGLY DISAGREE, 7 = STRONGLY AGREE
Approval	4.18 1.79
Acceptance	5.11 1.40
Disapproval	2.71 1.70
Hostility	2.32 1.49
Admiration	2.36 1.52
Contempt	2.00 1.39
Sympathy	3.54 1.67
Antipathy	2.93 1.70
Affection	2.54 1.48
WOMEN WEARING ISLAMIC CLOTHING ARE 1 = STRONGLY DISAGREE, 7 = STRONGLY AGREE
Warm	4.43, 1.43
Too much political power	2.11 1.23
Too much influence on society	2.79 1.55
A threat to society	2.04 1.32
Not appreciating values of women who do not wear Islamic clothing	3.89 1.85
IF I SEE A WOMAN WHO WEARS ISLAMIC CLOTHING ON THE STREET, I FEEL 1 = STRONGLY DISAGREE, 7 = STRONGLY AGREE
Uncomfortable	2.11 1.40
Nervous	1.61 0.96
Threatened	1.57 0.92
Insecure	1.57 1.00
Not at ease	2.111.32
Anxious	1.61 0.96
To what extent have you been offended by …1 = never 7 = very often	1.68 1.22
POLITICAL/SOCIETAL VIEWS 1 = DISAGREE, 5 = AGREE
There are plenty of programs designed to create jobs for people with Islamic faith	3.36 0.95
The demand of people with Islamic faith for equal rights is easy to understand	3.86 1.04
People with an Islamic belief are given too little attention in the media	1.64 0.91
People with Islamic faith are increasingly demanding in their fight for equal rights	3.14 1.30
It is good to strive for a multicultural society in the Netherlands	4.11 1.10

Mean responses, followed by SD (in italics). The full questionnaire can be found in Appendix. *In the questionnaire, we always refer to woman who wears/was wearing Islamic clothing and specified this clothing as “headscarf” (hoofddoek) and “niqāb”, to remain closest to the stimuli.