A Pew Research poll taken in 2014 canvassed both men and women in 7 Muslim majority countries to see what style of dress the inhabitants (equally divided between men and women) thought was appropriate to wear in public. Here are the data, ranging from burqa (#1) on the left to no veiling on the right. #2 is a niqab (a face covering, here also worn with full body covering),#3 is a chador, or open cloak covering the whole body except for the face and hands, and #4 and #5 are forms of hijabs—head coverings.
Pew summarizes the methods and data:
The survey treated the question of women’s dress as a visual preference. Each respondent was given a card depicting six styles of women’s headdress and asked to choose the woman most appropriately outfitted for a public place. Although no labels were included on the card, the styles ranged from a fully-hooded…
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