Fréquence de la prière
Alongside with participation rate, the frequency of prayer also declined from 2000 to 2008 in East and West Germany. Thus, while in 2000 38,2% of the respondents in West Germany and 16,6% in East Germany stated that they pray to God at least once a week, the number is only 30,8% and 12% in 2008.
Frequency of prayer in 2000 and 2008 (in %)
Question : “How often do you pray to God outside of religious services ? Would you say ...”
| West | East | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | |
| Every day | 12,9 | 10,7 | 5,9 | 4,8 |
| More than once week | 16,2 | 12,2 | 7,1 | 4,5 |
| Once a week | 9,1 | 7,9 | 3,6 | 2,7 |
| At least once a month | 8,4 | 9,7 | 4,1 | 1,8 |
| Several times a year | 7,1 | 9,5 | 5,5 | 4,1 |
| Less often | 13,1 | 17,4 | 7,0 | 7,2 |
| Never | 27,6 | 27,4 | 65,4 | 72,4 |
| No answer | 4,1 | 2,7 | 1,1 | 2,4 |
| Don’t know | 1,4 | 2,7 | 0,3 | 0,2 |
Source : World Values Surveys/European Values Studies ; own calculations.
Frequency of prayer in 1990 (in %)
Question : “How often do you pray to God outside of religious services ? Would you say ...”
| West | East | |
|---|---|---|
| Often | 20,2 | 11,8 |
| Sometimes | 22,3 | 12,5 |
| Hardly ever | 16,5 | 7,5 |
| Only in times of crisis | 11,6 | 12,9 |
| Never | 21,8 | 50,3 |
| No answer | 0,4 | 0,6 |
| Don´t know | 7,2 | 4,4 |
Source : World Values Surveys/European Values Studies ; own calculations.
14 septembre 2012 Matthias Koenig Sabine Trittler
