Incidences of Handedness and Footedness in Hindu and Muslim Community

The present research aimed to study incidences of handedness and footedness among Hindu and Muslim community. A sample consisted of 180 Hindu and 180 Muslim i.e. a total of 360 subjects with mean age of 26.98 years and S.D 4.99 years were used for this purpose. A self-made questionnaire was used to collect the data. Results showed that there is 7.2% left handers and 6.7% left footer in general population. In Hindu community, here are 2.8% left-handers and 2.8% left footer while in Muslim community, there are 4.4% left-handers and 3.9% left footer. Chi-square analysis of data showed that there are no significant difference between religion and handedness and footedness. Correlation analysis of data shows a highly positive correlation (r=0.958) between writing hand and kicking leg i.e. handedness and footedness