Religion and politics among ethnic minorities (3101)

Type of Data: Religion and politics among ethnic minorities (3101)

Faith Community: General, Islam

Date: 2010, 7 May-31 August (post-general election)

Geography: Great Britain

Sample Size: 2787 (66% response)

Population: Members of ethnic minorities (Black Caribbean, Black African, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) aged 18 and over

Keywords: Attendance at religious services, Buddhists, general election, Hindus, importance of religion, Jews, moral or ethical issues, Muslims, observance of Christian festivals, places of worship, political debates, politics, private religious devotions, radical Islamists, religious affiliation, religious discrimination, religious dress, religious instruction, religious intermarriage, religious newspapers, religious prejudice, religious versus ethnic identity, Sharia courts, Sikhs, voting

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

Collection Agency: TNS BMRB

Sponsor: University of Manchester, Institute for Social Change, with funding from the Economic and Social Research Council

Published Source:

http://www.brin.ac.uk/news/2011/religion-and-politics-among-ethnic-minorities-in-britain/

Ben Clements, ‘The Ethnic Minority British Election Study (EMBES)’, British Religion in Numbers, 7 March 2011, http://www.brin.ac.uk/2011/the-ethnic-minority-british-election-study-embes/

Ben Clements, ‘The Ethnic Minority British Election Study (EMBES), Part II’, British Religion in Numbers, 7 March 2011, http://www.brin.ac.uk/2011/the-ethnic-minority-british-election-study-embes-part-ii/

Ben Clements, 'Religion and Ethnic Minority Attitudes in Britain Toward the War in Afghanistan', Politics and Religion, Vol. 6, 2013, pp. 25-49

Anthony Francis Heath, Stephen Douglas Fisher, Gemma Rosenblatt, David Sanders, and Maria Sobolewska, The Political Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Britain, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013

Lucinda Platt, 'Is There Assimilation in Minority Groups' National, Ethnic, and Religious Identity?' Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 37, 2014, pp. 46-70

Siobhan McAndrew and David Voas, 'Immigrant Generation, Religiosity, and Civic Engagement in Britain', Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 37, 2014, pp. 99-119

Sin Yi Cheung, 'Ethno-Religious Minorities and Labour Market Integration: Generational Advancement or Decline?', Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 37, 2014, pp. 140-60

Anthony Francis Heath and Neli Demireva, 'Has Multiculturalism Failed in Britain?', Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 37, 2014, pp. 161-80

Siobhan McAndrew and Maria Sobolewska, ‘Mosques and Political Engagement in Britain: Participation or Segregation?’, Muslims and Political Participation in Britain, ed. Timothy Peace, London: Routledge, 2015, pp. 53-81

Kassra A. R. Oskooii and Karam Dana, ‘Muslims in Great Britain: The Impact of Mosque Attendance on Political Behaviour and Civic Engagement’, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Vol. 44, 2018, pp. 1479-1505

BRIN ID: 3101

Remarks:

British Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey (EMBES), 2010; dataset available at UKDA as SN 6970

Posted by: Clive D. Field

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