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Category Archives: Survey news
Eight Shorts
Eight short items of statistical news feature in today’s second post, clearing a small backlog which has built up during a week’s absence from the desk. Hate crime The overwhelming majority of the British public (84%) consider that an attack … Continue reading
Posted in Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Survey news
Tagged Catholic Directory, Christian Research, Christian Resources Exhibitions International, Church Commissioners, church music, Church of England, church organs, discrimination, hate crime, Ipsos-MORI, James Hinton, King's College London, Latin Mass Society, Mass-Observation, NatCen, Really, Resonate, Roman Catholic Church, Royal Statistical Society, statistics, stress, Sundays, YouGov
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2011 Anglican Statistics and Other News
As usual, there has been a lot of media interest today in the latest (2011) Statistics for Mission of the Church of England. They are always seen as something of a barometer of the spiritual state of England, and so … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Rites of Passage, Survey news
Tagged Archbishops' Council, church attendance, Church of England, discrimination, equality, Google, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos-MORI, Jews, MMR Research, Muslims, National Jewish Community Survey, OMD UK, Political Quarterly, religious festivals, religious institutions, rites of passage, same-sex marriage, Siobhan McAndrew, Steven Kettell, YouGov, YouGov@Cambridge
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Profile of Anglicans and Other News
Today’s mix of religious statistical news stories includes a segmentation analysis of self-identifying Anglicans, support for St George’s Day as a public holiday, the faith of undergraduates, and an updated interactive gateway to important serial survey data covering religion in … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion and Ethnicity, Survey news
Tagged Anglicans, Bernard Silverman, Cardiff University, CCESD Information System, Centre for Comparative European Survey Data, Christianity, Church of England, Church Times, Institute for Public Policy Research, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Kristin Aune, Linda Woodhead, London Metropolitan University, Mathew Guest, patron saints, public holidays, Rob Warner, Sonya Sharma, St George's Day, undergraduate students, University of Edinburgh, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov
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Politico-Religious News
Today’s post (the 600th on BRIN in just over three years) examines three newly-released surveys which explore the intersection between religion and political issues. Same-sex marriage The Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales has now completed the Committee … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged BBC, David Graham, economy, Enoch Powell, ethnic minorities, Hindus, homosexuality, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos-MORI, Israel, Jews, Linda Woodhead, Lord Ashcroft, multiculturalism, Muslims, news, politics. Populus, same-sex marriage, Sikhs, The Times, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov
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Sunday Activities and Other News
Today’s post highlights four recent opinion polls, touching on the use of Sundays, the religious state of Scotland, and reactions to the funeral arrangements for the late Baroness Thatcher. Sunday activities Sunday has largely become a day dominated by secular … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged ceremonial funeral, Chef & Brewer, church attendance, Gillian Bowditch, Jesus Christ, Keith O'Brien, Margaret Thatcher, OnePoll, Panelbase, Pope Francis I, Real Radio Scotland, Religious Affiliation, Roman Catholic Church, Scotland, St Paul's Cathedral, Sunday activities, Sunday Times, Sunday Times Scotland, The Sun, YouGov
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Religious Slaughter and Male Circumcision
In what will be seen by some as a blow to the dietary laws and rituals of Jews and Muslims alike, 45% of adult Britons say they would support a ban on the religious slaughter of animals, whereby they are … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged animals, brit milah, circumcision, dhabihah, Jewish Chronicle, Judaism, kosher meat, men, rituals, shechita, Simon Rocker, slaughter, UKIP, YouGov
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Easter Day with the Sunday Times
Just a fortnight after its last batch of questions on religion, the Sunday Times has taken advantage of its Easter Day publication to include another module in its weekly online omnibus poll conducted by YouGov. On this occasion, 1,918 Britons … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, church attendance, Church of England, Dipesh Gadher, Easter, God, homosexuality, importance of religion, in touch, Jesus Christ, Justin Welby, moral leadership, out of touch, parents, Pope Francis I, religious country, Resurrection, Rowan Williams, same-sex marriage, self-assessed religiosity, Son of God, Sunday Times, trust in clergy, women bishops, YouGov
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Winter 2013 Cpanel
The results of two modules from the winter 2013 Cpanel of churchgoers have been released by their sponsors this Eastertide, doubtless in a bid to grab the public’s attention at a time of year when religion has traditionally taken centre … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged advertising, Archbishop of Canterbury, C4M, churchgoers, Coalition for Marriage, ComRes, Conservative Party, Cpanel, David Cameron, freedom of religious expression, government, homosexuality, image of the Church, Justin Welby, local places of worship, media, Premier Christian Radio, rights of Christians, same-sex marriage, voting
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Two YouGov Pre-Easter Polls
Our focus today is on the headlines from two newly-released YouGov polls, one Easter-related and one not (being the latest instalment of data from the Westminster Faith Debates survey). Easter observance Around 6,000,000 British adults should be in church congregations in a … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged church attendance, Denmark, Easter, Easter eggs, Eurotrack, family, Finland, France, Germany, homosexuality, lesbian gay and bisexual people, Linda Woodhead, Norway, religious festivals, Sweden, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov
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