Religious affiliation (by upbringing and current); impact of religious beliefs on everyday life; attendance at religious services; religion as a perceived reason for harassment and for discrimination in employment (2997)

Type of Data: Religious affiliation (by upbringing and current); impact of religious beliefs on everyday life; attendance at religious services; religion as a perceived reason for harassment and for discrimination in employment (2997)

Faith Community: General

Date: 2009, 8 January-2011, 7 March

Geography: United Kingdom

Sample Size: 50994 adults (including an ethnic minority booster of 7320), 4899 young people (including an ethnic minority booster of 904)

Population: Adults aged 16 and over, young people aged 10-15

Keywords: Church attendance, churchgoing, discrimination, employment, harassment, importance of religion, religion of upbringing, religious affiliation, religious beliefs, religious prejudice

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

Collection Agency: National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Sponsor: Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, with funding from the Economic and Social Research Council and a consortium of government departments

Published Source:

Kareena McAloney, ‘Inter-Faith Relationships in Great Britain: Prevalence and Implications for Psychological Well-Being’, Mental Health, Religion and Culture, Vol. 16, 2013, pp. 686-94

BRIN ID: 2997

Remarks:

Wave 1 of Understanding Society (United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study). Dataset available at ESDS as SN 6614

Posted by: Clive D. Field

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