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Christian decline: How it’s measured and what it means

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David Voas

The 2021 census in England and Wales suggests that self-identified Christians are now less than half the population. Anyone following the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey will regard this development as old news: it has put the Christian share below … Continue reading →

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Religious Change in Britain: Evidence from the 1991 and 2018 ISSP Religion Modules

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Ben Clements

This post analyses data from the religion modules which have featured in periodic British Social Attitudes (BSA) surveys as part of the cross-national International Social Survey Programme (ISSP). The ISSP’s religion modules have been included in the 1991, 1998, 2008 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 44, May 2019 features 19 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 44 May 2019 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, July 2018

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 34, July 2018 features 18 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 34 July 2018 OPINION POLLS Attitudes to Christians and Christianity In connection with the … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, February 2018

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 29, February 2018 features 18 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 29 February 2018 OPINION POLLS Female suffrage anniversary To commemorate the then impending … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, January 2018

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 28, January 2018 features 26 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 28 January 2018 OPINION POLLS Religious affiliation For a current snapshot of religious … Continue reading →

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Religion and the British Social Attitudes 2016 Survey

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Ben Clements

The British Social Attitudes (BSA) 2016 survey dataset has been released via the UKDS. This post updates the long-term religious data available from the BSA surveys. Figure 1 charts the data on affiliation for the period 1983-2016. Key features include … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, February 2017

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 17, February 2017 features 31 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 17 February 2017 OPINION POLLS Places of worship The overwhelming majority (87%) of … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, January 2017

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 16, January 2017 features 22 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 16 January 2017 OPINION POLLS Faith Research Centre The major polling news of … Continue reading →

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Religion and the British Social Attitudes 2015 Survey

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Ben Clements

The British Social Attitudes (BSA) 2015 survey dataset was released recently and this post provides a brief analysis of long-running data on religion available from the BSA surveys. It focuses on religious affiliation, religion of upbringing and religious attendance. Firstly, Figure 1 reports the … Continue reading →

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