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More Scottish Census Data and Other News

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Clive D. Field

More Scottish census data Release 3A of the 2011 census results for Scotland was made available on 27 February 2014. It comprised the first of a series of rolling releases of cross-tabulations, providing (in this case) detailed characteristics on ethnicity, … Continue reading →

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Christmas and Other Themes

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Clive D. Field

The Christmas season always seems to inspire some light-hearted as well as serious research, and our post today includes festive examples of both genres, plus a few other statistical news stories which have come to hand in the past week … Continue reading →

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Faith Schools and Other News

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Seven religious statistical stories feature in today’s post, including five newly-released YouGov polls, four touching on aspects of religious prejudice, and leading with a major study of attitudes to faith schools. Faith schools In our post of 2 September 2013, … Continue reading →

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Religious Marriages and Other News

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Seven new sources of British religious statistics feature in today’s bulletin, leading with the latest set of official annual figures on the mode of solemnization of marriages in England and Wales. Marriages (England and Wales), 2011 The number of marriages … Continue reading →

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September Snippets

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Herewith the headlines from five new sources of British religious statistics, arranged in order of their date of release: Creationism versus Evolution Whereas 51% of Americans still believe that God created human beings in their present form within the last … Continue reading →

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Wellcome Trust Monitor

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Among the datasets released this month by the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) is that for the Wellcome Trust Monitor 1, 2009 (SN 6889). A suite of technical documentation can be found at: http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=6889&key=6889 The Monitor (expected to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged alternative medicine, commencement of life, Creationism, Economic and Social Data Service, Elizabeth Clery, evolution, homeopathy, horoscopes, Miranda Phillips, NatCen, National Centre for Social Research, origins of life, pseudoscience, Sarah Butt, Varunie Abeywardana, Wellcome Trust | Leave a comment

Ipsos Global @dvisor Surveys Religion

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Forced to choose, no fewer than 71% of Britons contend that ‘religious beliefs promote intolerance, exacerbate ethnic divisions, and impede social progress in developing and developed nations alike’. Only 29% say the polar opposite, that ‘religion provides the common values … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged afterlife, Creationism, evolution, force for good, force for ill, God, heaven, hell, Ipsos Global @dvisor, life after death, Munk Debates on Religion, origins of human life, reincarnation, Reuters News, supreme being | 1 Comment

Public Attitudes to Science

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Although not anti-science, people with a more religious or spiritual outlook on life are disproportionately more likely to highlight the limitations of science and to express reservations about the intentions of scientists. They are also the least convinced of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged Creationism, Department for Business, evolution, faith, God, importance of religion, Innovation & Skills, Ipsos-MORI, origins of life on earth, purpose of life, science | 3 Comments

21st Century Evangelicals

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Clive D. Field

According to a large-scale survey of churchgoing published by Tearfund in 2007, there are approximately two million evangelical Christians in the UK. Hitherto, we have had only limited insights into their profile and attitudes. We now know a great deal … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged abortion, assisted suicide, Bible, black majority churches, Christian festivals, Christian Research, church attendance, civil partnerships, Ecumenism, Evangelical Alliance, evangelicals, evangelism, evolution, extra-marital sex, gifts of the Spirit, giving, God, hell, homosexuality, importance of faith, inter-faith work, Jesus Christ, prayer, small groups, social action, tithing, volunteering, voting | 3 Comments

Evolution Versus Creation

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Next week will see the 151st anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species. The debate between evolutionists and creationists in explaining the beginnings of the human race has been raging ever since, especially as … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Charles Darwin, Creationism, evolution, intelligent design, origins of the universe, Prospect, YouGov | Leave a comment

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