Category Archives: Survey news

Toilet Roll Nativity

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Two out of three women recall that the girl cast as the Virgin Mary in church and school nativity plays was chosen for her attractive looks (27%), good behaviour (22%) or being teacher’s pet (16%). Only 3% thought that acting … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Bible Society, Christian Research, Christmas, Facebook, Joseph, nativity plays, Roll on Christmas, Ship of Fools, Snap Surveys, Virgin Mary | Leave a comment

Muslim Integration

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Concern among Britons about the integration of Muslim immigrants into British society has lessened somewhat over the past year but still remains at quite a high level, according to the fourth report on Transatlantic Trends: Immigration, published in Washington on … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Clive Field, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Immigration, integration, Islamophobia, Muslims, Transatlantic Trends | Leave a comment

Religion in Daily Life

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Only about half of Britons who claim a religious affiliation say that their religious beliefs influence their everyday lives, according to a study published on 6 December 2011 by the Centre for the Modern Family, a new think-tank launched by … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news | Tagged Centre for the Modern Family, family, Futures Company, Liz Fraser, religion in everyday life, Religious Affiliation, Scottish Widows | Leave a comment

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Clive D. Field

‘Britain is becoming less religious, with the numbers who affiliate with a religion or attend religious services experiencing a long-term decline. And this trend seems set to continue; not only as older, more religious generations are replaced by younger, less … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Survey news | Tagged British Social Attitudes Survey, church attendance, Lucy Lee, NatCen, National Centre for Social Research, Religious Affiliation, school choice, Sonia Exley | 2 Comments

Occupy London – Londoners Speak Out

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The anti-capitalist protesters who have been camped out in Paternoster Square next to St Paul’s Cathedral since 15 October, having been thwarted in their original plan to occupy the London Stock Exchange, continue to divide public opinion. This is according … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged anti-capitalism, Boris Johnson, ComRes, Evening Standard, ITV, LBC, Occupy London, protests, St Paul's Cathedral | 1 Comment

Personal Moral Standards

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Churchgoers seem far more willing than the general public to vote with their feet when it comes to politicians and journalists found wanting in their personal moral behaviour. This is according to a third tranche of results from the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged ComRes, Cpanel, journalists, moral standards, politicians | Leave a comment

UK Giving, 2011

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The number of UK adults donating money to religious causes (including places of worship) on a monthly basis in 2010/11 was 3,800,000, according to a report on UK Giving, 2011 published on 2 December 2011 by the Charities Aid Foundation … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news | Tagged charitable giving, Charities Aid Foundation, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Office for National Statistics, UK Civil Society Almanac, UK Giving | Leave a comment

Seasonal Good Intentions

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Clive D. Field

One-quarter of Britons expect to attend a church service over the Christmas period this year, according to a YouGov poll on Christmas commissioned by The Sun newspaper and published in today’s issue under the heading of ‘We’re Dreaming of a … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged carol services, Christmas, church attendance, ComRes, God, Peter Brierley, religious festivals, Stephen Holmes, The Sun, Theos, TNS, YouGov | 3 Comments

Wellcome Trust Monitor

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Among the datasets released this month by the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) is that for the Wellcome Trust Monitor 1, 2009 (SN 6889). A suite of technical documentation can be found at: http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=6889&key=6889 The Monitor (expected to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged alternative medicine, commencement of life, Creationism, Economic and Social Data Service, Elizabeth Clery, evolution, homeopathy, horoscopes, Miranda Phillips, NatCen, National Centre for Social Research, origins of life, pseudoscience, Sarah Butt, Varunie Abeywardana, Wellcome Trust | Leave a comment

Threat of Religious Extremism

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Clive D. Field

UK citizens are more concerned about religious extremism than almost any other country in the European Union (EU), according to Special Eurobarometer 371 on Internal Security published today and available at: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_371_en.pdf The study formed part of wave 75.4 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged Eurobarometer, European Commission, European Union, religious extremism, security, TNS | Leave a comment

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