Tag Archives: Religious change

Religion and the British Social Attitudes 2016 Survey

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Ben Clements

The British Social Attitudes (BSA) 2016 survey dataset has been released via the UKDS. This post updates the long-term religious data available from the BSA surveys. Figure 1 charts the data on affiliation for the period 1983-2016. Key features include … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, Research note, Survey news, Uncategorized | Tagged British Social Attitudes, British Social Attitudes 2016 Survey, British Social Attitudes Surveys, Christian traditions, Religious Affiliation, religious attendance, Religious change, religious upbringing, Survey Data, Time, United Kingdom Data Service | 5 Comments

Socio-Demographic Groups and Religious Affiliation in Britain

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Ben Clements

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) issued an interesting online press release on the 31st May, entitled ‘Church of England decline has accelerated in past decade’. The press release set out some of the main developments in religious affiliation … Continue reading →

Posted in Research note, Survey news | Tagged Anglicans, Belonging, British Social Attitudes Surveys, NatCen Social Research, Religious affilation, Religious change, Survey Data | 1 Comment

Anglican Clergy Poll and Other News

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Anglican clergy poll As anticipated in our post of 12 October 2014, the complete results of the YouGov survey of Anglican clergy were published on 23 October. The poll was designed by Professor Linda Woodhead and commissioned on behalf … Continue reading →

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Changes in Attendance at Religious Services in Britain

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Ben Clements

This BRIN post takes a historical perspective on religious attendance in Britain, looking at nationally-representative survey data covering the past three decades. Attendance is a common indicator of what sociologists of religion term ‘behaving’, often analysed alongside religious ‘belonging’ and … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, Research note, Survey news | Tagged Age, Behaving, Belonging, British Social Attitudes Surveys, church attendance, religious attendance, Religious change, Survey Data | 2 Comments

Religious Census 2011 – What happened to the Christians?

Posted on December 13, 2012 by David Voas

When it comes to religion, the sharp fall in the ‘Christian’ population has been the big story of the 2011 census. If the 2001 results posed one problem for religious statisticians – why was the Christian figure so high? – the latest findings are just as puzzling: why has it fallen so fast?
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Posted in Official data, Religious Census | Tagged Census 2011, Christianity, David Voas, Religious change, Secularisation, Steve Bruce | 2 Comments

YouGov@Cambridge Launched

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Last Thursday (28 April) marked the virtual launch of YouGov@Cambridge, a new research forum representing a collaboration between online pollsters YouGov and the University of Cambridge’s Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS). YouGov@Cambridge, directed by Dr Joel Faulkner Rogers, aims … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged Afghanistan, Aliens, blasphemy, Britishness, Church of England, Islam, Islamic extremism, Islamophobia, Jesus Christ, Joel Faulkner Rogers, monarchy, politics, Religious change, religious tolerance, Second Coming, St Paul's Cathedral, Supreme Governor, University of Cambridge Department of Politics and International Studies, violence, YouGov, YouGov@Cambridge | 1 Comment

Religion in the Noughties

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Siobhan McAndrew

Nick Spencer, Director of Studies at Theos, wrote an overview of religion in the 2000s for The Guardian’s Comment is Free: Belief forum on 30 December: Religion did not roll over and die, as many expected. Rather it migrated from being … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Religion in public debate | Tagged Hostility, Nick Spencer, Religious change, Religious diversity, Theos | Leave a comment

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