Tag Archives: Survey Data

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

How religious groups voted in the 2016 referendum on Britain’s EU membership

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Ben Clements

Recent research has shed light on the voting preferences of the British electorate at last year’s Brexit referendum, looking at how support for remain or leave was distributed across a range of socio-demographic groups, as well as showing how it … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Research note, Survey news | Tagged Brexit, British Election Study 2015, European Union, referendum, Religious affilation, religious belonging, Survey Data, Voting Behaviour | 2 Comments

Religion and the British Social Attitudes 2015 Survey

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Ben Clements

The British Social Attitudes (BSA) 2015 survey dataset was released recently and this post provides a brief analysis of long-running data on religion available from the BSA surveys. It focuses on religious affiliation, religion of upbringing and religious attendance. Firstly, Figure 1 reports the … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, News from religious organisations, Survey news, Uncategorized | Tagged British Social Attitudes, British Social Attitudes 2015 Survey, British Social Attitudes Survey, British Social Attitudes Surveys, church attendance, Religious affilation, religious attendance, religious belonging, religious upbringing, Social Surveys, Survey Data, surveys | 1 Comment

The European Social Survey 2014: Political Attitudes of Religious Groups in Britain

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Ben Clements

This short BRIN post is the second one looking at religious data in Britain based on analysis of the European Social Survey (ESS), a cross-national survey which has so far involved seven waves conducted every two years since 2002. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Research note, Survey news, Uncategorized | Tagged European Social Survey, European Social Surveys, European Union, immigrants, Immigration, left-right scale, lesbians/gays/bisexuals, party identification, Political Attitudes, political issues, political parties, politics, Religion and Politics, Religious Affiliation, religious belonging, Social Surveys, Survey Data, Voting Behaviour | Leave a comment

The European Social Survey: Religion in Britain

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Ben Clements

This BRIN post looks at religious data pertaining to Britain from the European Social Survey (ESS), a cross-national survey which has so far involved seven waves conducted every two years since 2002. In each wave, the UK adult population has … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, Research note, Survey news | Tagged Anglicans, Behaving, Belonging, Christians, church attendance, Church of England, European Social Surveys, Other Religions, prayer, Religiosity, Religious Practice, Roman Catholics, self-assessed religiosity, Survey Data, surveys | 1 Comment

Re-examining religious and paranormal beliefs in mid-1970s Britain

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Ben Clements

A recent YouGov survey shed interesting light on levels of religious beliefs and other forms of belief in contemporary Britain. This BRIN post takes a historical turn by analysing one of the few available surveys enabling assessment of religious and … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies, Measuring religion, Religious beliefs, Research note, Survey news, Uncategorized | Tagged 1970s, 1975, Belief in God, believing, British society, Gallup Poll, paranormal, religious beliefs, Survey Data, surveys | Leave a comment

Religion and party choice: Evidence from the BES 2015 face-to-face post-election survey

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Ben Clements

This post presents some data from the BES 2015 face-to-face post-election survey (a cross-sectional study with a sample size of 2,987), the fieldwork for which was undertaken between May-September 2015. The dataset and accompanying documentation can be obtained here. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Research note, Survey news, visualisation | Tagged Affiliation, attendance at religious services, British Election Study 2015, General Election 2015, Party Choice, Survey Data, Voting Behaviour | Leave a comment

Exploring Religious Data in the British Social Attitudes 2014 Survey

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Ben Clements

The latest British Social Attitudes 2014 survey has recently been released via the UKDS, which holds all of the other surveys in the BSA series (as well as the data having being added to the online British Social Attitudes Information System). This … Continue reading →

Posted in Research note, Survey news, Uncategorized, visualisation | Tagged British Social Attitudes, British Social Attitudes Surveys, British society, Christianity, Christians, church attendance, Church of England, gay rights, group membership, Non-Denominational Christians, Religious Affiliation, religious attendance, religious belonging, religious extremism, Roman Catholics, same-sex marriage, social attitudes, Survey Data | 1 Comment

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

The 2015 General Election: Religious Affiliation and Party Vote Share Across Constituencies

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Ben Clements

As the weekend round-up of religious news on BRIN flagged up, the British Election Study (BES) 2015 has released the first version of the 2015 general election results dataset. This dataset (and the accompanying documentation) can be obtained here. Across … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Research note, Survey news | Tagged British Election Study 2015, General Election 2015, Party Choice, Religion and Politics, Religious Affiliation, religious belonging, Survey Data | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Survey Data

How religious groups voted in the 2016 referendum on Britain’s EU membership

Re-examining religious and paranormal beliefs in mid-1970s Britain

Religion and party choice: Evidence from the BES 2015 face-to-face post-election survey

The 2015 General Election: Religious Affiliation and Party Vote Share Across Constituencies

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