Level of interest in and approval for the papal visit to Britain, attitudes to Christian unity, and perceived influence of religion on British life (2123)

Type of Data: Level of interest in and approval for the papal visit to Britain, attitudes to Christian unity, and perceived influence of religion on British life (2123)

Faith Community: Christianity (Church of England, Free Churches, Roman Catholic Church)

Date: 1982, 11-15 March

Geography: Great Britain

Sample Size: 1032

Population: Adults aged 16 and over

Keywords: Anti-Catholicism, church attendance, churchgoing, Church of England, Church of Scotland, ecumenism, Free Churches, importance of God, influence of religion on British life, John Paul II, Nonconformist Churches, papal visit, Pope, prejudice, religious affiliation, Roman Catholic Church

Collection Method: Face-to-face interview

Collection Agency: Social Surveys (Gallup Poll)

Sponsor: The Universe

Published Source:

The Guardian, 25 March 1982

The Times, 25 March 1982

The Universe, 26 March 1982

Catholic Herald, 2 April 1982

The Tablet, 3 April 1982

Gallup Political Index, No. 260, April 1982, pp. 17-18, No. 262, June 1982, pp. 16-17

Index to International Public Opinion, 1982-1983, eds. Elizabeth Hann Hastings and Philip K. Hastings, Westport: Greenwood Press, 1984, pp. 444-6

BRIN ID: 2123

Remarks:

Dataset available at the Roper Center as GBSSLT82-CQ808

Posted by: Clive D. Field

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