Religion of upbringing, current religious affiliation, self-assessed religiosity, churchgoing, sources of emotional support and attitudes to single religion schools (2991)

Type of Data: Religion of upbringing, current religious affiliation, self-assessed religiosity, churchgoing, sources of emotional support and attitudes to single religion schools (2991)

Faith Community: General

Date: 2007, June-November

Geography: Great Britain

Sample Size: 4124 (53% response)

Population: Adults aged 18 and over

Keywords: Church attendance, churchgoing, emotional support, faith schools, ministers, priests, religious affiliation, religious education, religious instruction, religious leaders, religious organizations, self-assessed religiosity, self-assessed spirituality

Collection Method: Face-to-face interview and self-completion questionnaire

Collection Agency: National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)

Sponsor: Economic and Social Research Council and consortium of Government departments and charitable funders

Published Source:

Ben Clements, 'Understanding Public Attitudes in Britain towards Faith Schools', British Educational Research Journal, Vol. 36, 2010, pp. 953-73

Stratos Patrikios and John Curtice, 'Attitudes Towards School Choice and Faith Schools in the UK: A Question of Individual Preference or Collective Interest?' Journal of Social Policy, Vol. 43, 2014, pp. 517-34

BRIN ID: 2991

Remarks:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007. Dataset available at UKDA as SN 6240; questions on faith schools were put to sub-samples A, B and D and on emotional support to sub-samples C and D

Posted by: Clive D. Field

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