Category Archives: Survey news

‘Aggressive Atheism’

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Many have judged the recent visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland and England to have been a relative success, but it was almost derailed at the eleventh hour by comments made by one of his closest aides, Cardinal Walter … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged atheism, British Social Attitudes Surveys, national treasures, Phil Zuckerman, Richard Dawkins, Sunday Times, Walter Kasper, YouGov | 1 Comment

Freedom of Religion

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Clive D. Field

It is ten years since the Human Rights Act entered the statute books. To commemorate the anniversary, the campaigning organization Liberty has commissioned ComRes to undertake a poll of public attitudes to human rights. Fieldwork was conducted by telephone between … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged British Social Attitudes Survey, Citizenship Survey, ComRes, freedom of religion, Human Rights Act, Liberty, Pew Global Attitudes Project | 1 Comment

A Pot-Pourri of Beliefs

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Opinion pollsters Populus have recently released the results of an online survey of attitudes to topical questions, including a number of religious interest. Fieldwork was conducted between 20 and 23 August 2010 among a representative sample of 1,037 adult Britons … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged afterlife, apes, Creationism, Darwinianism, evolution, foreseeing the future, God, life after death, Populus, psychic powers, time travel, UFOs, unidentified flying objects | 1 Comment

Harvest Festivals

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Some form of public thanksgiving, secular or religious, for the successful bringing-in of the harvest can be traced back to pagan times in Britain. However, harvest festival services, in the sense with which most of us will be familiar from … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Eat Seasonably, harvest festivals, YouGov | Leave a comment

Integrated Household Survey – First Release of Data

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Clive D. Field

New estimates of the religious profile of Great Britain were published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 23 September, in the form of the first release of data from the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) for April 2009 to … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged Census, Integrated Household Survey, Muslims, Office for National Statistics | 6 Comments

The Sun Shines Some Light

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Clive D. Field

BRIN readers might not naturally think of The Sun, perhaps Britain’s most famous weekday tabloid newspaper, as a source of religious intelligence. However, as part of its polling contract with YouGov, it did add a couple of questions on topical … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged halal meat, Muslims, papal visit, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, The Sun, YouGov | Leave a comment

Sex Abuse and the Papacy

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The latest opinion poll connected with the papal visit was published by CNN (for whom it was conducted by ComRes) on 17 September, Pope Benedict’s first day in England. A representative sample of 2,028 adult Britons aged 18 and over … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged child abuse, CNN, ComRes, paedophilia, papal visit, Pope Benedict XVI, priests, Queen, Roman Catholic Church, sexual abuse | Leave a comment

Daybreak Surveys Religion

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Daybreak is the new breakfast television programme for the ITV network, anchored by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley and launched on 6 September. It has made an early entry into surveying public opinion by commissioning YouGov to run a poll on … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged attendance at religious services, child abuse, Christianity, church weddings, Citizenship Survey, Daybreak, Faith schools, inter-faith marriage, ITV, paedophilia, papal visit, Pope Benedict XVI, Religious Affiliation, religious leaders, respect, Roman Catholic Church, sexual abuse, YouGov | Leave a comment

Superstition

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The British continue to be a pretty superstitious bunch, according to research published by 72point (the news, public relations and survey specialists) on 16 September. No fewer than 14 million adults admit to regularly carrying out everyday tasks they believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged 72Point, luck, Racing for Change, superstition | 1 Comment

Citizenship Survey, 2008-09 – Religion

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Clive D. Field

On 14 September the Department for Communities and Local Government published online 2008-09 Citizenship Survey: Race, Religion and Equalities Topic Report by Chris Ferguson and David Hussey. It comprises a PDF document of 113 pages plus 105 statistical tables in … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged Chris Ferguson, Citizenship Survey, David Hussey, Department for Communities and Local Government, equalities, government, Muslims, NatCen, race, racial and religious harassment, religious prejudice, religious rights | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Survey news

A Pot-Pourri of Beliefs

Harvest Festivals

Integrated Household Survey – First Release of Data

The Sun Shines Some Light

Sex Abuse and the Papacy

Daybreak Surveys Religion

Superstition

Citizenship Survey, 2008-09 – Religion

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