Reports, Polls, Surveys and Statistics

 

BHA statistics website page

 

Young people just aren't religious

Penguin Books 2009

 

Younger Americans can't get away from church fast enough

Harvard University 2009

 

Number of teenage atheists in Canada rises swiftly

 

Older people abandoning religion

SAGA 2009

 

Third of teachers believe creationism should have the same equivalence as evolution in class

Teachers TV 2008

 

Women leaving the churches in droves

University of Derby 2008

 

Alarm over support on campus for religious violence

YouGov 2008

 

The end is approaching for the Church of England, say Christian researchers

Christian Research, Religious Trends 2008

 

The School Report: young gay people experience greater bullying in faith schools

Stonewall 2007

 

Half of teenagers are atheists

MORI 2007

 

52 per cent say "no" to faith schools and religious symbols

Readers' Digest 2007

 

Only a minority think religion is a force for good in Britain

Theos 2007

 

Irish poll shows parents no longer want to force religion on to children

MRBI/RTÉ poll 2007

 

Supermarket survey shows how people exaggerate their religious adherence (NSS April 2007)

Somerfield supermarket 2007

 

Survey confirms that Britain is more irreligious than even we thought (NSS April 2007)

Tearfund research 2007

 

Church of England attendance plummets

NSS (January 2007)

 

Head teachers have no enthusiasm for faith schools

Education Guardian and EDCOMS January 2007

 

Majority favour separation of church from state

Harris poll December 2006

 

Faith school success due to selection

Centre for the Economics of Education (funded by DfES) 2006

 

British public prefer Humanist explanations and want religious leaders to have less influence over government

MORI poll 2006

 

French British Muslim comparison (Independent, October 2006)

Pew Poll (US)

 

Majority of UK believe religion is the most common cause of war today (September 2006)

YouGov poll

 

Church attendance declining (September 2006)

C of E statistics

 

Londoners' views on faith schools

A YouGov poll

 

French catholicism continues to decline (2006)

Large survey result

 

Parental choice and twinning not the answer say researchers (August 2006)

Findings from the Economic and Social Research Council

 

Cornwall kids against RE (2004 final report)

A report by Dr Penny Jennings, Research Adviser to Cornwall's SACRE

 

Church survey shows youth lack spirituality

London Times (May 2006)

 

Church Times Poll (April 2006)

Creationism, faith schools etc.

 

Americans losing their religion

American Religious Identification Survey

 

Evolution, creationism, ID beliefs in UK (articles Guardian, BBC, MORI)

 

Expansion of Religious Schools

A collection of relevant statistics.

 

BHA Faith Schools Statistics

A page from the BHA website with links to statistics about faith schools.

 

Labour MPs Against School Reforms

Guardian poll.

 

Are Academies Really a Success?

The false claims of government.

 

Half of new academies will be religious

Bob Seldo web page

 

Various Reports

Includes Home Office and YouGov polls regarding relgious belief in the UK.

 

Sharia Law

Sunday Telegraph survey.

 

C of E Poll March 2006 (Schools)

This was in response to the single question:
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
“Church of England schools have a positive role in educating the nation's children”

 

Brighton is one of the least religious cities?

Article in The Argus (2006)