Type of Data: Demographics and attitudes of British Sikhs (3500)
Faith Community: Sikhism
Date: 2014
Geography: Great Britain
Sample Size: 742
Population: Self-identifying Sikhs aged 16 and over
Keywords: Alcohol, attendance at religious services, British Sikh Report, Britishness, business, caste, crime, diet, employment, exercise, faith schools, gurdwara, income, inter-marriage, kara, kirpan, languages, long hair, physical activities, police, prayer, property, religious education, self-identity, Sikhism, Sikhs, sport, transport
Collection Method: Online interview
Collection Agency: British Sikh Report
Sponsor: Spinlondon Network
Published Source:
BRIN ID: 3500
Remarks:
The sample was a self-selecting one, recruited by snowballing techniques, and may not be fully representative of the Sikh community in Britain. In particular, it was disproportionately male and with a somewhat lower median age than the norm. The questionnaire was only made available in English.
Posted by: Clive D. Field
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Eddie You can email them to c.d.field@bham.ac.uk Best wishes. Clive
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