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Table 1
To which of the following religious groups do you consider yourself to be a member of?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Christian 1065 513 553 181 133 197 196 282 77 284 302 235 245 130 417
51% 51% 52% 31% 40% 54% 64% 75% 78% 51% 52% 55% 48% 46% 46%
NET: Other 109 50 59 41 24 21 13 8 1 31 26 16 35 13 49
5% 5% 6% 7% 7% 6% 4% 2% 2% 6% 5% 4% 7% 5% 5%
Muslim 44 22 22 21 16 3 2 1 - 13 11 6 14 6 21
2% 2% 2% 4% 5% 1% 1% * - 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2%
Hindu 12 5 7 7 1 * 3 1 - 3 4 2 4 2 3
1% * 1% 1% * * 1% * - 1% 1% * 1% 1% *
Jewish 13 3 10 2 - 4 2 4 1 6 * - 6 - 4
1% * 1% * - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% * - 1% - *
Sikh 7 5 2 4 1 2 1 - - 3 2 2 - 1 5
* 1% * 1% * * * - - 1% * 1% - * 1%
Buddhist 11 7 4 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 6 2 2 3 4
1% 1% * * * 1% * * 1% * 1% * * 1% *
Other 22 9 13 4 6 7 4 2 - 5 3 4 10 1 11
1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% * - 1% * 1% 2% * 1%
No religion 869 432 436 357 172 141 95 84 20 231 239 169 229 135 431
42% 43% 41% 61% 52% 38% 31% 22% 20% 42% 41% 40% 45% 48% 47%
Prefer not to say 26 15 11 9 3 9 1 3 * 8 9 5 4 4 13
1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3% * 1% * 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%

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Table 2
To which of the following religious groups do you consider yourself to be a member of?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Christian 1065 88 49 43 886 44 144 85 92 72 95 127 144 84
51% 50% 48% 69% 51% 52% 62% 50% 51% 48% 49% 48% 51% 47%
NET: Other 109 6 3 - 100 4 11 5 12 2 14 39 9 3
5% 3% 3% - 6% 5% 5% 3% 7% 2% 7% 15% 3% 2%
Muslim 44 2 - - 42 - 7 1 7 - 5 19 3 -
2% 1% - - 2% - 3% 1% 4% - 3% 7% 1% -
Hindu 12 - - - 12 - 2 - - - 1 7 2 -
1% - - - 1% - 1% - - - 1% 3% 1% -
Jewish 13 - - - 13 1 * - - 1 3 7 - 1
1% - - - 1% 1% * - - 1% 2% 2% - 1%
Sikh 7 - - - 7 - - 2 1 1 - 3 1 -
* - - - * - - 1% * 1% - 1% * -
Buddhist 11 1 2 - 8 2 - 2 - - 1 3 - -
1% 1% 2% - * 3% - 1% - - 1% 1% - -
Other 22 3 1 - 18 1 1 1 4 1 4 2 3 2
1% 2% 1% - 1% 1% 1% * 2% * 2% 1% 1% 1%
No religion 869 81 49 17 723 35 71 78 74 76 82 96 124 87
42% 46% 48% 27% 42% 42% 31% 46% 41% 51% 43% 36% 44% 49%
Prefer not to say 26 2 - 2 21 1 6 1 2 - 2 5 2 3
1% 1% - 4% 1% 2% 2% * 1% - 1% 2% 1% 2%

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Table 3
To which of the following religious groups do you consider yourself to be a member of?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Christian 1065 1065 - - - - - - - - 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
51% 100% - - - - - - - - 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
NET: Other 109 - 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5% - 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Muslim 44 - 44 44 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2% - 40% 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hindu 12 - 12 - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1% - 11% - 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jewish 13 - 13 - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1% - 12% - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sikh 7 - 7 - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
* - 7% - - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Buddhist 11 - 11 - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1% - 10% - - - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other 22 - 22 - - - - - 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1% - 20% - - - - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
No religion 869 - - - - - - - - 869 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
42% - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Prefer not to say 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Table 4
To which of the following religious groups do you consider yourself to be a member of?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Christian 1065 547 163 364 5 30 89 17 22 60 304 493 785 336 435 72 126 80 40 17 202 101 132 281
51% 83% 90% 81% 58% 89% 96% 84% 87% 92% 79% 39% 74% 80% 72% 69% 89% 75% 86% 89% 85% 76% 57% 28%
NET: Other 109 7 3 4 - 1 1 1 1 1 3 15 86 58 24 30 8 14 5 1 12 6 6 23
5% 1% 2% 1% - 2% 1% 5% 3% 2% 1% 1% 8% 14% 4% 28% 6% 13% 11% 5% 5% 5% 2% 2%
Muslim 44 - - - - - - - - - - - 39 30 6 24 2 2 3 - 2 4 - 5
2% - - - - - - - - - - - 4% 7% 1% 23% 1% 1% 6% - 1% 3% - *
Hindu 12 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 2 3 3 3 1 - 1 - 1 -
1% - - - - - - - - - - - 1% 2% * 3% 2% 2% 2% - * - * -
Jewish 13 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 3 6 - - 2 1 - 3 1 2 4
1% - - - - - - - - - - - 1% 1% 1% - - 2% 2% - 1% 1% 1% *
Sikh 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 1 1 - 3 - - - - 1 2
* - - - - - - - - - - - 1% 1% * 1% - 3% - - - - * *
Buddhist 11 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 5 4 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 1 1
1% - - - - - - - - - - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 5% 1% 1% * *
Other 22 7 3 4 - 1 1 1 1 1 3 15 11 6 5 1 1 3 1 - 3 1 1 11
1% 1% 2% 1% - 2% 1% 5% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% * 1% 3% 2% - 1% * * 1%
No religion 869 96 14 78 4 3 2 2 3 4 74 758 172 23 140 3 7 10 1 1 22 26 93 696
42% 14% 8% 17% 42% 8% 3% 12% 10% 6% 19% 59% 16% 5% 23% 3% 5% 10% 3% 7% 9% 19% 40% 69%
Prefer not to say 26 12 * 5 - * - - - - 5 13 18 3 4 - 1 2 - - 2 * 2 8
1% 2% * 1% - 1% - - - - 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% - 1% 2% - - 1% * 1% 1%

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Table 5
Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Base: All Christian respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1062 521 541 161 134 193 192 297 85 251 319 233 259 117 378
Weighted base 1065 513 553 181 133 197 196 282 77 284 302 235 245 130 417
Anglican (Church of 622 302 320 69 79 107 127 182 58 162 177 135 148 71 232
England, Scottish 58% 59% 58% 38% 59% 54% 65% 65% 75% 57% 58% 57% 60% 55% 56%
Episcopal, Church of
Ireland)
Roman Catholic 186 89 96 44 27 39 30 36 10 54 53 43 36 18 91
17% 17% 17% 24% 20% 20% 15% 13% 13% 19% 17% 18% 15% 14% 22%
Church of Scotland 59 29 30 10 4 10 8 23 4 13 16 15 14 9 16
6% 6% 5% 6% 3% 5% 4% 8% 5% 5% 5% 6% 6% 7% 4%
Methodist 41 15 26 8 3 10 6 13 1 11 11 13 7 9 12
4% 3% 5% 4% 2% 5% 3% 5% 2% 4% 4% 5% 3% 7% 3%
Pentecostal (AOG, Elim, 21 10 12 6 2 4 4 3 2 6 7 4 5 6 8
RCCG, Hillsong, Other) 2% 2% 2% 4% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 4% 2%
Baptist 17 14 3 2 1 3 5 5 1 3 4 6 5 2 8
2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Orthodox 16 7 9 6 6 4 - 1 - 5 4 2 5 1 8
2% 1% 2% 3% 5% 2% - * - 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2%
Church in Wales 11 5 6 4 - 2 5 - - 4 2 3 3 2 4
1% 1% 1% 2% - 1% 3% - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Presbyterian 8 4 4 1 2 2 * 3 - 3 1 3 * 1 2
1% 1% 1% * 1% 1% * 1% - 1% * 1% * * *
United Reform Church 8 3 5 1 - 1 3 3 - 2 1 - 4 - 2
(URC)/ Congregational 1% 1% 1% * - 1% 1% 1% - 1% * - 2% - 1%
New church/ 5 1 3 2 - * 1 1 - - 3 - 2 * 3
charismatic/ non- * * 1% 1% - * 1% * - - 1% - 1% * 1%
denominational (e.g.
Vineyard, Pioneer, New
Frontiers etc.)
Independent 4 3 1 * - 2 - 2 - 2 2 - 1 1 1
* 1% * * - 1% - 1% - 1% 1% - * 1% *
Brethren 2 - 2 - - 1 - - 1 1 - 1 - 1 -
* - * - - 1% - - 1% * - * - 1% -

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Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
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Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Weighted base 1065 513 553 181 133 197 196 282 77 284 302 235 245 130 417
Emerging church/ Youth 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1
church/ Fresh * - * - - - * - - - * - - - *
Expressions
Other 30 12 17 8 6 4 3 7 1 5 12 2 10 2 13
3% 2% 3% 5% 4% 2% 2% 3% 1% 2% 4% 1% 4% 1% 3%
Prefer not to say 12 5 7 4 1 4 1 2 - 4 5 3 1 4 4
1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% - 1% 2% 1% * 3% 1%
Don't know 22 13 10 14 3 4 1 1 - 8 5 6 3 3 11
2% 2% 2% 8% 2% 2% * * - 3% 2% 3% 1% 3% 3%

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Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Base: All Christian respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1062 91 52 42 877 37 130 99 96 72 107 112 141 83
Weighted base 1065 88 49 43 886 44 144 85 92 72 95 127 144 84
Anglican (Church of 622 12 15 8 587 32 88 62 60 54 64 73 106 49
England, Scottish 58% 14% 30% 18% 66% 73% 61% 73% 65% 75% 67% 57% 74% 58%
Episcopal, Church of
Ireland)
Roman Catholic 186 14 9 16 147 4 41 7 18 6 10 26 18 16
17% 16% 19% 37% 17% 10% 29% 8% 20% 9% 10% 20% 13% 19%
Church of Scotland 59 49 - - 10 1 - 2 - 2 1 1 1 1
6% 56% - - 1% 2% - 3% - 3% 2% 1% * 2%
Methodist 41 - 5 4 32 1 3 7 4 3 4 2 3 5
4% - 10% 10% 4% 2% 2% 8% 4% 4% 4% 2% 2% 6%
Pentecostal (AOG, Elim, 21 - 1 3 17 - 2 1 1 3 2 7 - *
RCCG, Hillsong, Other) 2% - 3% 6% 2% - 1% 1% 1% 4% 3% 6% - 1%
Baptist 17 1 2 1 14 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1
2% 1% 4% 2% 2% 5% * 1% 1% 2% 1% 4% 1% 1%
Orthodox 16 1 - - 15 - * - 3 - - 7 2 2
2% 2% - - 2% - * - 4% - - 5% 1% 3%
Church in Wales 11 1 7 - 3 - 1 - - - - - 2 1
1% 2% 14% - * - * - - - - - 1% 1%
Presbyterian 8 - 1 7 * - - * - - - - - -
1% - 2% 16% * - - * - - - - - -
United Reform Church 8 1 1 - 6 - 1 * 1 - 1 1 - 1
(URC)/ Congregational 1% 1% 2% - 1% - 1% * 1% - 2% 1% - 1%
New church/ 5 - - - 5 2 - - - - * 1 1 -
charismatic/ non- * - - - 1% 5% - - - - * 1% 1% -
denominational (e.g.
Vineyard, Pioneer, New
Frontiers etc.)
Independent 4 - - * 4 - 2 1 - - - - 1 1
* - - 1% * - 1% 1% - - - - 1% 1%

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Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Weighted base 1065 88 49 43 886 44 144 85 92 72 95 127 144 84
Brethren 2 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
* - - 2% * - - - - - - - 1% -
Emerging church/ Youth 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
church/ Fresh * - - - * - - - - - - - 1% -
Expressions
Other 30 4 6 2 18 - 2 3 3 1 6 3 1 1
3% 5% 13% 4% 2% - 1% 3% 3% 1% 6% 2% * 1%
Prefer not to say 12 1 1 - 10 - 2 - - - 2 - 2 4
1% 1% 2% - 1% - 2% - - - 2% - 1% 5%
Don't know 22 3 1 1 17 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 2
2% 4% 2% 3% 2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 2% 3% 1% 3% 3%

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Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Base: All Christian respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1062 1062 - - - - - - - - 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 1065 1065 - - - - - - - - 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Anglican (Church of 622 622 - - - - - - - - 622 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
England, Scottish 58% 58% - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Episcopal, Church of
Ireland)
Roman Catholic 186 186 - - - - - - - - - - - 186 - - - - - - - - - - -
17% 17% - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - -
Church of Scotland 59 59 - - - - - - - - - 59 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6% 6% - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Methodist 41 41 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41 - - - - - - -
4% 4% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - - -
Pentecostal (AOG, Elim, 21 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 - - -
RCCG, Hillsong, Other) 2% 2% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - -
Baptist 17 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - - - - - - - -
2% 2% - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - - - - - -
Orthodox 16 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 - - - -
2% 2% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - -
Church in Wales 11 11 - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1% 1% - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - - - - - - - -
Presbyterian 8 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - -
1% 1% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - -
United Reform Church 8 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 -
(URC)/ Congregational 1% 1% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% -
New church/ 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - -
charismatic/ non- * * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - -
denominational (e.g.
Vineyard, Pioneer, New
Frontiers etc.)
Independent 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - -
* * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - - - -

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Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
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To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Weighted base 1065 1065 - - - - - - - - 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Brethren 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -
* * - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - - - - - -
Emerging church/ Youth 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
church/ Fresh * * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - - - - -
Expressions
Other 30 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30
3% 3% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100%
Prefer not to say 12 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1% 1% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Don't know 22 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2% 2% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Base: All Christian respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1062 553 170 359 5 32 95 16 22 58 301 482 788 347 426 83 129 78 39 18 199 99 128 274
Weighted base 1065 547 163 364 5 30 89 17 22 60 304 493 785 336 435 72 126 80 40 17 202 101 132 281
Anglican (Church of 622 266 44 214 1 4 21 7 10 30 184 342 424 139 278 16 60 32 22 9 127 66 85 198
England, Scottish 58% 49% 27% 59% 19% 15% 23% 44% 45% 50% 60% 70% 54% 42% 64% 22% 48% 41% 54% 50% 63% 65% 64% 70%
Episcopal, Church of
Ireland)
Roman Catholic 186 121 43 74 1 8 26 3 4 16 58 63 162 78 83 11 30 26 8 3 42 18 22 23
17% 22% 27% 20% 22% 27% 30% 21% 19% 27% 19% 13% 21% 23% 19% 15% 24% 33% 21% 19% 21% 18% 17% 8%
Church of Scotland 59 26 4 21 - - 3 - 2 4 17 30 37 19 16 2 2 7 4 4 7 3 6 22
6% 5% 3% 6% - - 3% - 7% 6% 6% 6% 5% 6% 4% 3% 2% 9% 9% 22% 4% 3% 5% 8%
Methodist 41 23 8 15 - - 6 - 2 2 13 16 32 15 16 3 7 5 - - 9 1 6 10
4% 4% 5% 4% - - 6% - 10% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% 7% - - 4% 1% 5% 4%
Pentecostal (AOG, Elim, 21 17 13 3 - 4 8 - 1 1 3 3 21 15 5 9 4 1 1 - - 2 2 -
RCCG, Hillsong, Other) 2% 3% 8% 1% - 13% 9% - 6% 1% 1% 1% 3% 4% 1% 13% 3% 1% 2% - - 2% 2% -
Baptist 17 12 5 7 1 1 2 2 - 2 5 3 17 7 10 3 3 - - 1 4 5 2 -
2% 2% 3% 2% 12% 2% 2% 11% - 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 4% 2% - - 7% 2% 5% 1% -
Orthodox 16 14 5 8 - 1 2 * 1 1 7 2 16 8 6 2 5 1 - - 3 2 1 *
2% 3% 3% 2% - 3% 2% 3% 5% 1% 2% * 2% 2% 1% 3% 4% 2% - - 2% 2% * *
Church in Wales 11 8 3 5 1 1 1 - - - 5 3 9 7 2 1 5 - 2 - 1 1 - 2
1% 2% 2% 1% 11% 5% 2% - - - 2% 1% 1% 2% * 2% 4% - 4% - 1% 1% - 1%
Presbyterian 8 7 2 4 - 1 1 - - 2 2 1 5 4 2 2 * 1 - - 1 - * 3
1% 1% 2% 1% - 4% 1% - - 4% 1% * 1% 1% * 3% * 2% - - 1% - * 1%
United Reform Church 8 3 1 2 - - 1 - - - 2 5 4 1 3 - 1 - - - - 2 1 3
(URC)/ Congregational 1% 1% 1% * - - 1% - - - 1% 1% 1% * 1% - 1% - - - - 2% 1% 1%
New church/ 5 5 3 1 - - 3 - - - 1 - 5 5 - 4 - 1 - - - - - -
charismatic/ non- * 1% 2% * - - 3% - - - * - 1% 1% - 5% - 1% - - - - - -
denominational (e.g.
Vineyard, Pioneer, New
Frontiers etc.)

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Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Base: All Christian respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Weighted base 1065 547 163 364 5 30 89 17 22 60 304 493 785 336 435 72 126 80 40 17 202 101 132 281
Independent 4 3 2 1 - - 2 - * - 1 1 4 4 - 1 1 2 - - - - - 1
* 1% 1% * - - 2% - 2% - * * * 1% - 1% 1% 3% - - - - - *
Brethren 2 2 2 - - 2 - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 - - - - - - - -
* * 1% - - 6% - - - - - - * 1% - 3% - - - - - - - -
Emerging church/ Youth 1 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -
church/ Fresh * * 1% - - - - 6% - - - - * * - 1% - - - - - - - -
Expressions
Other 30 24 20 3 - 6 10 3 1 * 3 6 26 23 3 14 5 1 2 - 2 1 - 3
3% 4% 12% 1% - 20% 11% 15% 6% 1% 1% 1% 3% 7% 1% 20% 4% 1% 5% - 1% 1% - 1%
Prefer not to say 12 6 * 1 - - * - - 1 - 5 7 1 6 - 1 - - - 3 - 3 5
1% 1% * * - - 1% - - 2% - 1% 1% * 1% - 1% - - - 1% - 2% 2%
Don't know 22 9 5 3 2 1 2 - - - 3 13 12 6 6 1 2 1 2 * 3 - 3 10
2% 2% 3% 1% 36% 4% 3% - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 4% 3% 1% - 2% 4%

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do you do go to church? This might be on a Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional church building
or another location.
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
NET: Ever attend church 663 304 359 184 112 101 92 136 38 200 190 127 146 95 282
32% 30% 34% 31% 34% 27% 30% 36% 38% 36% 33% 30% 28% 34% 31%
NET: Regular 180 92 88 61 25 28 19 31 15 59 49 30 43 21 76
9% 9% 8% 10% 7% 8% 6% 8% 16% 11% 9% 7% 8% 7% 8%
NET: Irregular 450 198 253 110 84 68 70 97 21 133 129 89 98 65 196
22% 20% 24% 19% 25% 19% 23% 26% 21% 24% 22% 21% 19% 23% 22%
Every day 9 6 2 7 - 1 - 1 - 6 1 1 1 1 4
* 1% * 1% - * - * - 1% * * * 1% *
Three to four times a 34 17 17 13 2 4 4 8 2 11 6 10 7 3 12
week 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Once a week 93 46 47 25 16 16 10 17 9 18 36 13 26 9 43
4% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 3% 5% 9% 3% 6% 3% 5% 3% 5%
Every fortnight 20 7 13 6 5 4 3 - 2 7 5 5 3 3 10
1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Every month 26 17 9 11 1 4 1 5 2 16 2 1 6 4 8
1% 2% 1% 2% * 1% * 1% 3% 3% * * 1% 1% 1%
Every two or three 65 32 34 21 16 9 9 7 2 25 19 12 10 6 42
months 3% 3% 3% 4% 5% 3% 3% 2% 2% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 5%
Once or twice a year 385 166 219 90 67 59 60 90 19 109 111 77 89 59 154
19% 16% 21% 15% 20% 16% 20% 24% 19% 20% 19% 18% 17% 21% 17%
Never 1278 642 636 351 196 243 199 230 58 319 355 276 328 169 570
62% 64% 60% 60% 59% 66% 66% 61% 59% 58% 62% 65% 64% 60% 63%
Prefer not to say 32 14 18 13 3 4 3 7 1 8 11 8 5 9 10
2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% 1%
Don't know 41 23 18 15 6 10 4 5 2 9 8 11 13 6 20
2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% 3% 2% 2%
Other religions 87 41 46 37 19 14 9 7 1 26 24 12 25 12 38
4% 4% 4% 6% 6% 4% 3% 2% 2% 5% 4% 3% 5% 4% 4%

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do you do go to church? This might be on a Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional church building
or another location.
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
NET: Ever attend church 663 53 25 37 548 19 78 52 61 46 54 93 92 52
32% 30% 25% 60% 32% 23% 34% 31% 34% 31% 28% 35% 33% 29%
NET: Regular 180 16 10 22 132 4 20 9 14 13 14 29 22 8
9% 9% 10% 36% 8% 4% 9% 5% 8% 8% 7% 11% 8% 5%
NET: Irregular 450 33 14 15 389 16 53 43 46 31 38 60 60 42
22% 18% 14% 24% 22% 19% 23% 25% 26% 20% 20% 23% 21% 24%
Every day 9 - - 1 7 - 2 1 - 1 - - 1 2
* - - 2% * - 1% 1% - 1% - - * 1%
Three to four times a 34 3 5 5 21 - 4 2 2 3 1 2 6 1
week 2% 2% 5% 9% 1% - 2% 1% 1% 2% * 1% 2% *
Once a week 93 11 5 11 66 2 9 5 7 3 11 20 6 2
4% 6% 5% 17% 4% 3% 4% 3% 4% 2% 6% 7% 2% 1%
Every fortnight 20 * - * 19 1 1 * 2 4 1 5 3 1
1% * - 1% 1% 1% * * 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Every month 26 2 1 5 18 - 3 1 3 1 1 1 6 2
1% 1% 1% 8% 1% - 1% * 1% 1% * 1% 2% 1%
Every two or three 65 4 2 5 54 3 9 4 7 * 6 10 9 6
months 3% 3% 2% 9% 3% 4% 4% 2% 4% * 3% 4% 3% 4%
Once or twice a year 385 28 12 9 335 13 44 39 39 30 32 51 51 36
19% 16% 12% 15% 19% 15% 19% 23% 22% 20% 17% 19% 18% 20%
Never 1278 119 72 24 1063 61 135 109 108 100 123 130 177 120
62% 67% 72% 39% 61% 72% 59% 65% 60% 67% 64% 49% 63% 68%
Prefer not to say 32 4 1 - 27 - 5 - 2 3 2 4 10 1
2% 2% 1% - 2% - 2% - 1% 2% 1% 1% 4% 1%
Don't know 41 2 1 1 38 1 8 4 3 2 4 7 4 4
2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 4% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 1% 2%
Other religions 87 3 2 - 82 3 9 4 8 2 11 37 6 1
4% 2% 2% - 5% 4% 4% 3% 4% 1% 6% 14% 2% 1%

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do you do go to church? This might be on a Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional church building
or another location.
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
NET: Ever attend church 663 547 7 - - - - - 7 96 266 26 8 121 12 2 3 23 5 1 14 17 7 3 24
32% 51% 6% - - - - - 32% 11% 43% 44% 76% 65% 70% 100% 75% 56% 100% 100% 88% 80% 86% 39% 81%
NET: Regular 180 163 3 - - - - - 3 14 44 4 3 43 5 2 2 8 3 1 5 13 2 1 20
9% 15% 3% - - - - - 14% 2% 7% 7% 31% 23% 28% 100% 52% 19% 55% 100% 29% 64% 31% 17% 68%
NET: Irregular 450 364 4 - - - - - 4 78 214 21 5 74 7 - 1 15 1 - 8 3 4 2 3
22% 34% 4% - - - - - 18% 9% 34% 36% 45% 40% 42% - 22% 36% 20% - 49% 16% 55% 22% 11%
Every day 9 5 - - - - - - - 4 1 - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -
* * - - - - - - - * * - 5% 1% 3% - - - - - - - - - -
Three to four times a 34 30 1 - - - - - 1 3 4 - 1 8 1 2 - - - - 1 4 1 - 6
week 2% 3% * - - - - - 2% * 1% - 13% 4% 4% 100% - - - - 6% 19% 16% - 20%
Once a week 93 89 1 - - - - - 1 2 21 3 1 26 2 - 2 6 3 - 2 8 1 1 10
4% 8% 1% - - - - - 4% * 3% 5% 13% 14% 10% - 45% 14% 55% - 14% 39% 15% 17% 34%
Every fortnight 20 17 1 - - - - - 1 2 7 - - 3 2 - - - - 1 * - - - 3
1% 2% 1% - - - - - 4% * 1% - - 2% 11% - - - - 100% 3% - - - 9%
Every month 26 22 1 - - - - - 1 3 10 2 - 4 - - * 2 - - 1 1 - - 1
1% 2% 1% - - - - - 3% * 2% 3% - 2% - - 8% 5% - - 7% 6% - - 4%
Every two or three 65 60 1 - - - - - 1 4 30 4 - 16 2 - - 2 - - 1 1 2 - *
months 3% 6% 1% - - - - - 7% * 5% 6% - 9% 10% - - 6% - - 5% 3% 31% - 2%
Once or twice a year 385 304 3 - - - - - 3 74 184 17 5 58 5 - 1 13 1 - 7 3 2 2 3
19% 29% 2% - - - - - 12% 9% 30% 29% 45% 31% 32% - 22% 30% 20% - 44% 13% 25% 22% 9%
Never 1278 493 15 - - - - - 15 758 342 30 3 63 3 - 1 16 - - 2 3 1 5 6
62% 46% 14% - - - - - 68% 87% 55% 51% 24% 34% 20% - 25% 38% - - 12% 14% 14% 61% 19%
Prefer not to say 32 20 - - - - - - - 4 8 1 - 3 - - - * 1 - 2 - - - 1
2% 2% - - - - - - - * 1% 1% - 1% - - - 1% 25% - 10% - - - 3%
Don't know 41 25 - - - - - - - 15 13 3 - 2 2 - - 2 - - - 1 - - -
2% 2% - - - - - - - 2% 2% 4% - 1% 10% - - 6% - - - 7% - - -

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do you do go to church? This might be on a Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional church building
or another location.
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Other religions 87 - 87 44 12 13 7 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4% - 80% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do you do go to church? This might be on a Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional church building
or another location.
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
NET: Ever attend church 663 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 - 572 294 257 68 108 70 32 15 125 65 67 90
32% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% - 54% 70% 43% 65% 76% 66% 69% 78% 53% 48% 29% 9%
NET: Regular 180 180 180 - 9 34 93 20 26 - - - 178 156 21 51 59 29 12 5 12 5 4 3
9% 27% 100% - 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% - - - 17% 37% 3% 49% 42% 27% 26% 26% 5% 4% 2% *
NET: Irregular 450 450 - 450 - - - - - 65 385 - 365 132 228 16 46 40 20 10 108 59 61 85
22% 68% - 100% - - - - - 100% 100% - 34% 31% 38% 16% 32% 37% 42% 52% 45% 44% 26% 8%
Every day 9 9 9 - 9 - - - - - - - 9 7 1 3 2 1 1 - 1 - - -
* 1% 5% - 100% - - - - - - - 1% 2% * 2% 2% 1% 2% - 1% - - -
Three to four times a 34 34 34 - - 34 - - - - - - 34 34 - 15 13 6 - - - - - -
week 2% 5% 19% - - 100% - - - - - - 3% 8% - 14% 9% 5% - - - - - -
Once a week 93 93 93 - - - 93 - - - - - 91 86 5 29 37 14 6 - 3 1 1 1
4% 14% 51% - - - 100% - - - - - 9% 20% 1% 28% 26% 13% 13% - 1% 1% 1% *
Every fortnight 20 20 20 - - - - 20 - - - - 20 16 3 2 4 5 4 2 * 2 1 *
1% 3% 11% - - - - 100% - - - - 2% 4% 1% 1% 3% 4% 8% 10% * 1% * *
Every month 26 26 26 - - - - - 26 - - - 24 13 11 3 3 3 1 3 7 2 2 1
1% 4% 14% - - - - - 100% - - - 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 16% 3% 2% 1% *
Every two or three 65 65 - 65 - - - - - 65 - - 62 36 24 4 17 9 5 2 18 2 4 3
months 3% 10% - 14% - - - - - 100% - - 6% 9% 4% 4% 12% 8% 11% 11% 8% 1% 2% *
Once or twice a year 385 385 - 385 - - - - - - 385 - 303 96 204 13 29 31 15 8 90 58 57 82
19% 58% - 86% - - - - - - 100% - 29% 23% 34% 12% 21% 29% 32% 41% 38% 43% 24% 8%
Never 1278 - - - - - - - - - - 1278 385 70 306 7 24 25 10 3 94 59 153 893
62% - - - - - - - - - - 100% 36% 17% 51% 6% 17% 24% 22% 18% 39% 44% 66% 89%
Prefer not to say 32 32 - - - - - - - - - - 30 6 8 1 3 2 - - 5 1 2 2
2% 5% - - - - - - - - - - 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% - - 2% 1% 1% *
Don't know 41 - - - - - - - - - - - 28 4 21 * 3 - - - 11 4 7 13
2% - - - - - - - - - - - 3% 1% 3% * 2% - - - 4% 3% 3% 1%

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do you do go to church? This might be on a Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional church building
or another location.
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Other religions 87 - - - - - - - - - - - 75 52 19 29 6 10 4 1 9 6 5 12
4% - - - - - - - - - - - 7% 12% 3% 28% 5% 10% 10% 5% 4% 4% 2% 1%

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Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray? (If you are unsure, or it varies, please give your best estimate)
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
NET: All who pray 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
51% 46% 56% 45% 48% 51% 55% 58% 60% 50% 51% 53% 51% 51% 47%
NET: Regular 419 185 235 114 67 64 59 90 25 110 126 80 104 53 172
20% 18% 22% 19% 20% 17% 19% 24% 26% 20% 22% 19% 20% 19% 19%
NET: Irregular 603 257 347 134 89 115 106 126 33 161 155 138 149 81 239
29% 25% 33% 23% 27% 31% 35% 33% 33% 29% 27% 33% 29% 29% 26%
Several times a day 105 50 55 28 21 18 12 21 5 27 33 19 26 18 38
5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 5% 4% 6% 5% 5% 6% 4% 5% 6% 4%
Once a day 142 63 79 29 19 17 26 37 14 34 44 24 40 16 53
7% 6% 7% 5% 6% 5% 8% 10% 14% 6% 8% 6% 8% 6% 6%
A few times a week 106 39 67 35 17 17 12 22 3 30 34 21 21 14 49
5% 4% 6% 6% 5% 5% 4% 6% 3% 5% 6% 5% 4% 5% 5%
Once a week 47 24 23 15 7 8 8 8 1 11 12 12 12 2 24
2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 3%
Once a month 20 9 11 7 3 4 2 2 2 9 3 4 4 2 9
1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Occasionally 238 87 151 38 41 42 45 59 13 60 57 60 61 28 100
12% 9% 14% 7% 12% 11% 15% 16% 13% 11% 10% 14% 12% 10% 11%
Hardly ever 134 75 59 26 18 25 25 33 6 42 36 29 27 20 44
6% 7% 6% 4% 6% 7% 8% 9% 6% 8% 6% 7% 5% 7% 5%
In times of crisis 232 94 137 70 30 49 36 34 14 59 61 50 61 33 94
11% 9% 13% 12% 9% 13% 12% 9% 14% 11% 11% 12% 12% 12% 10%
Never 1009 545 464 320 172 180 138 159 40 275 282 199 253 138 482
49% 54% 44% 55% 52% 49% 45% 42% 40% 50% 49% 47% 49% 49% 53%
Prefer not to say 38 23 14 19 4 9 2 2 1 7 14 9 7 11 17
2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 4% 2%

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Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray? (If you are unsure, or it varies, please give your best estimate)
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
NET: All who pray 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
51% 46% 41% 59% 52% 43% 63% 52% 44% 49% 50% 61% 52% 42%
NET: Regular 419 33 15 27 345 12 55 25 38 21 36 69 60 29
20% 19% 15% 43% 20% 14% 24% 15% 21% 14% 19% 26% 22% 17%
NET: Irregular 603 46 26 10 522 22 85 62 39 49 57 86 80 43
29% 26% 26% 15% 30% 26% 37% 37% 22% 32% 30% 32% 29% 24%
Several times a day 105 6 6 9 85 2 12 6 9 2 15 16 17 4
5% 3% 6% 14% 5% 2% 5% 4% 5% 1% 8% 6% 6% 2%
Once a day 142 6 6 9 120 1 25 9 12 6 8 30 17 12
7% 4% 6% 15% 7% 1% 11% 5% 7% 4% 4% 11% 6% 7%
A few times a week 106 10 1 8 88 7 7 7 7 9 11 16 12 11
5% 5% 1% 12% 5% 8% 3% 4% 4% 6% 6% 6% 4% 6%
Once a week 47 7 - 1 39 - 7 2 8 2 1 5 11 2
2% 4% - 2% 2% - 3% 1% 4% 1% 1% 2% 4% 1%
Once a month 20 5 1 - 14 1 3 1 1 3 - 1 3 -
1% 3% 1% - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% - * 1% -
Occasionally 238 15 14 4 205 13 39 23 18 21 18 28 25 20
12% 9% 13% 7% 12% 15% 17% 13% 10% 14% 9% 11% 9% 12%
Hardly ever 134 8 6 - 120 5 22 13 9 5 20 26 14 5
6% 5% 6% - 7% 5% 9% 8% 5% 3% 11% 10% 5% 3%
In times of crisis 232 22 7 5 197 5 24 26 12 23 19 31 41 18
11% 13% 7% 9% 11% 6% 10% 15% 6% 15% 10% 12% 15% 10%
Never 1009 95 59 26 829 48 86 82 101 77 96 104 133 102
49% 54% 59% 41% 48% 57% 37% 48% 56% 51% 50% 39% 48% 58%
Prefer not to say 38 3 1 - 34 3 5 - 3 4 4 7 6 2
2% 2% 1% - 2% 3% 2% - 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 1%

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Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray? (If you are unsure, or it varies, please give your best estimate)
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
NET: All who pray 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
51% 74% 79% 89% 100% 66% 73% 90% 50% 20% 68% 63% 82% 87% 100% 100% 86% 76% 100% 100% 98% 100% 67% 56% 89%
NET: Regular 419 336 58 30 10 3 4 5 6 23 139 19 7 78 7 2 4 15 5 1 8 15 4 1 23
20% 32% 53% 69% 77% 21% 57% 46% 27% 3% 22% 32% 67% 42% 40% 100% 86% 36% 100% 100% 50% 71% 48% 17% 77%
NET: Irregular 603 435 24 6 2 6 1 4 5 140 278 16 2 83 10 - - 16 - - 6 5 2 3 3
29% 41% 22% 15% 16% 45% 16% 37% 21% 16% 45% 28% 15% 44% 60% - - 40% - - 38% 22% 19% 39% 10%
Several times a day 105 72 30 24 3 - 1 1 1 3 16 2 1 11 3 2 1 3 4 1 2 9 2 - 14
5% 7% 27% 56% 23% - 12% 10% 2% * 3% 4% 10% 6% 17% 100% 18% 8% 76% 100% 12% 44% 25% - 49%
Once a day 142 126 8 2 3 - - 2 1 7 60 2 5 30 3 - 1 7 - - 5 4 * 1 5
7% 12% 7% 4% 26% - - 15% 6% 1% 10% 4% 41% 16% 17% - 20% 16% - - 30% 19% 6% 17% 17%
A few times a week 106 80 14 2 3 2 3 1 3 10 32 7 - 26 - - 2 5 1 - 1 1 1 - 1
5% 8% 12% 4% 21% 13% 45% 12% 15% 1% 5% 12% - 14% - - 49% 13% 24% - 8% 4% 17% - 4%
Once a week 47 40 5 3 1 1 - - 1 1 22 4 2 8 - - - - - - - 1 - - 2
2% 4% 5% 6% 7% 7% - - 4% * 3% 6% 16% 4% - - - - - - - 5% - - 7%
Once a month 20 17 1 - - - - 1 - 1 9 4 - 3 1 - - - - - - - - - -
1% 2% 1% - - - - 8% - * 1% 6% - 2% 7% - - - - - - - - - -
Occasionally 238 202 12 2 1 3 - 2 3 22 127 7 1 42 4 - - 9 - - 3 - 1 - 2
12% 19% 11% 6% 9% 24% - 19% 15% 3% 20% 12% 9% 23% 23% - - 22% - - 21% - 14% - 6%
Hardly ever 134 101 6 4 - 1 - 1 1 26 66 3 1 18 5 - - 1 - - 2 2 - 2 1
6% 9% 6% 9% - 7% - 8% 3% 3% 11% 5% 6% 10% 28% - - 3% - - 13% 11% - 25% 5%
In times of crisis 232 132 6 - 1 2 1 1 1 93 85 6 - 22 2 - - 6 - - 1 2 * 1 -
11% 12% 5% - 7% 14% 16% 9% 3% 11% 14% 11% - 12% 9% - - 15% - - 4% 11% 5% 14% -
Never 1009 281 23 5 - 4 2 1 11 696 198 22 2 23 - - 1 10 - - * - 3 3 3
49% 26% 21% 11% - 34% 27% 10% 50% 80% 32% 37% 18% 13% - - 14% 24% - - 2% - 33% 44% 11%
Prefer not to say 38 14 4 2 1 - - 1 * 9 7 2 - 2 - - - - - - 2 1 - - 1
2% 1% 4% 5% 7% - - 7% 2% 1% 1% 3% - 1% - - - - - - 10% 7% - - 3%

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Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray? (If you are unsure, or it varies, please give your best estimate)
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
NET: All who pray 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
51% 86% 98% 81% 100% 100% 99% 98% 96% 95% 79% 30% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% -
NET: Regular 419 294 156 132 7 34 86 16 13 36 96 70 419 419 - 105 142 106 47 20 - - - -
20% 44% 87% 29% 86% 100% 92% 81% 53% 55% 25% 5% 40% 100% - 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% - - - -
NET: Irregular 603 257 21 228 1 - 5 3 11 24 204 306 603 - 603 - - - - - 238 134 232 -
29% 39% 12% 51% 14% - 6% 17% 43% 37% 53% 24% 57% - 100% - - - - - 100% 100% 100% -
Several times a day 105 68 51 16 3 15 29 2 3 4 13 7 105 105 - 105 - - - - - - - -
5% 10% 28% 4% 30% 45% 31% 8% 10% 6% 3% 1% 10% 25% - 100% - - - - - - - -
Once a day 142 108 59 46 2 13 37 4 3 17 29 24 142 142 - - 142 - - - - - - -
7% 16% 33% 10% 28% 38% 39% 22% 12% 26% 8% 2% 13% 34% - - 100% - - - - - - -
A few times a week 106 70 29 40 1 6 14 5 3 9 31 25 106 106 - - - 106 - - - - - -
5% 11% 16% 9% 17% 17% 15% 23% 12% 13% 8% 2% 10% 25% - - - 100% - - - - - -
Once a week 47 32 12 20 1 - 6 4 1 5 15 10 47 47 - - - - 47 - - - - -
2% 5% 7% 4% 11% - 7% 18% 6% 8% 4% 1% 4% 11% - - - - 100% - - - - -
Once a month 20 15 5 10 - - - 2 3 2 8 3 20 20 - - - - - 20 - - - -
1% 2% 3% 2% - - - 10% 13% 3% 2% * 2% 5% - - - - - 100% - - - -
Occasionally 238 125 12 108 1 - 3 * 7 18 90 94 238 - 238 - - - - - 238 - - -
12% 19% 7% 24% 14% - 3% 2% 28% 28% 23% 7% 22% - 39% - - - - - 100% - - -
Hardly ever 134 65 5 59 - - 1 2 2 2 58 59 134 - 134 - - - - - - 134 - -
6% 10% 3% 13% - - 1% 10% 8% 2% 15% 5% 13% - 22% - - - - - - 100% - -
In times of crisis 232 67 4 61 - - 1 1 2 4 57 153 232 - 232 - - - - - - - 232 -
11% 10% 2% 13% - - 2% 5% 6% 6% 15% 12% 22% - 38% - - - - - - - 100% -
Never 1009 90 3 85 - - 1 * 1 3 82 893 - - - - - - - - - - - 1009
49% 14% 2% 19% - - 1% 2% 4% 5% 21% 70% - - - - - - - - - - - 100%
Prefer not to say 38 22 * 5 - - * - - 2 4 9 38 - - - - - - - - - - -
2% 3% * 1% - - * - - 3% 1% 1% 4% - - - - - - - - - - -

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Q.5 Where and when have you prayed?
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
In times of crisis 617 232 386 143 94 106 105 136 33 161 172 134 151 79 228
58% 50% 65% 54% 58% 56% 63% 62% 55% 58% 58% 59% 58% 55% 53%
At a place of worship 352 160 193 76 69 58 55 71 23 102 97 69 85 36 148
(church, mosque, temple 33% 34% 32% 28% 43% 31% 33% 33% 39% 36% 33% 30% 33% 25% 35%
etc.)
At the start or end of 346 131 215 72 54 63 49 86 22 105 100 61 80 39 130
the day, on waking or 33% 28% 36% 27% 33% 33% 30% 39% 37% 38% 34% 27% 31% 27% 31%
just before going to
sleep
When I remember, or 280 110 170 76 39 56 44 56 8 76 85 61 57 32 116
when I feel like it 26% 24% 28% 28% 24% 30% 26% 26% 14% 27% 29% 27% 22% 22% 27%
At home, while I am 215 74 141 49 40 35 29 52 11 56 62 38 59 33 71
doing activities e.g. 20% 16% 24% 18% 25% 18% 17% 24% 18% 20% 21% 17% 23% 23% 17%
cooking, housework etc.
While travelling 159 71 88 46 25 24 27 28 8 50 47 24 38 26 52
15% 15% 15% 17% 16% 13% 16% 13% 13% 18% 16% 10% 15% 18% 12%
While doing leisure 132 53 79 26 23 32 16 29 6 40 37 29 26 16 50
activities outside e.g. 12% 11% 13% 10% 14% 17% 10% 13% 10% 14% 12% 13% 10% 11% 12%
walking, exercising,
gardening etc.
When practicing 103 37 66 33 14 21 12 19 4 39 22 18 25 10 38
meditation or 10% 8% 11% 12% 8% 11% 7% 9% 7% 14% 7% 8% 10% 7% 9%
‘mindfulness’
When reading Holy book 93 48 45 37 18 12 7 17 1 39 32 9 13 16 36
(e.g. Bible, Tripitaka, 9% 10% 8% 14% 11% 7% 4% 8% 1% 14% 11% 4% 5% 11% 8%
Vedas, Koran, Tanakh or
Guru Granth Sahib etc.)
At set prayer times 80 40 40 30 19 7 7 11 6 26 24 14 16 12 27
each day, as part of a 8% 9% 7% 11% 12% 4% 4% 5% 10% 9% 8% 6% 6% 8% 6%
routine
At work, while I am 73 37 36 23 17 18 7 6 3 27 27 12 8 18 39
working 7% 8% 6% 9% 10% 9% 4% 3% 4% 10% 9% 5% 3% 12% 9%

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Q.5 Where and when have you prayed?
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
Other 56 25 31 14 13 9 8 11 2 12 15 16 13 7 26
5% 5% 5% 5% 8% 5% 5% 5% 3% 4% 5% 7% 5% 5% 6%
Prefer not to say 27 18 9 14 4 5 2 2 1 3 12 6 6 11 10
3% 4% 2% 5% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 4% 3% 2% 8% 2%
Don't know 32 22 10 13 1 3 6 7 3 6 13 10 4 2 16
3% 5% 2% 5% * 2% 4% 3% 5% 2% 4% 4% 1% 1% 4%
NET: On the go 327 130 197 84 55 55 44 73 16 89 93 62 83 47 118
31% 28% 33% 31% 34% 29% 26% 33% 27% 32% 32% 27% 32% 33% 28%

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Q.5 Where and when have you prayed?
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
In times of crisis 617 46 20 25 527 17 89 51 47 49 60 83 82 50
58% 56% 47% 68% 59% 47% 62% 59% 59% 66% 61% 51% 56% 67%
At a place of worship 352 27 14 27 285 9 57 27 20 18 36 55 39 24
(church, mosque, temple 33% 33% 33% 75% 32% 25% 39% 31% 25% 25% 37% 34% 27% 32%
etc.)
At the start or end of 346 23 16 21 285 14 47 21 26 19 33 61 45 19
the day, on waking or 33% 29% 40% 58% 32% 40% 33% 24% 32% 26% 34% 37% 31% 26%
just before going to
sleep
When I remember, or 280 24 13 11 231 12 34 21 21 12 31 43 34 23
when I feel like it 26% 29% 32% 30% 26% 33% 23% 24% 27% 17% 32% 27% 23% 31%
At home, while I am 215 16 11 12 175 8 28 17 15 15 23 24 37 9
doing activities e.g. 20% 20% 27% 34% 19% 22% 19% 19% 19% 20% 24% 15% 25% 12%
cooking, housework etc.
While travelling 159 8 8 15 127 8 18 17 12 12 11 21 20 8
15% 10% 20% 42% 14% 23% 13% 19% 16% 16% 11% 13% 14% 11%
While doing leisure 132 12 8 15 97 6 13 12 11 7 14 8 18 7
activities outside e.g. 12% 14% 21% 41% 11% 18% 9% 14% 13% 9% 15% 5% 12% 10%
walking, exercising,
gardening etc.
When practicing 103 12 5 5 81 5 17 5 10 4 7 13 12 10
meditation or 10% 15% 12% 15% 9% 13% 11% 5% 12% 5% 7% 8% 8% 13%
‘mindfulness’
When reading Holy book 93 8 4 11 70 6 13 1 7 3 7 14 14 5
(e.g. Bible, Tripitaka, 9% 10% 9% 30% 8% 17% 9% 2% 8% 4% 7% 8% 10% 7%
Vedas, Koran, Tanakh or
Guru Granth Sahib etc.)
At set prayer times 80 3 4 4 69 3 14 4 8 * 10 18 8 3
each day, as part of a 8% 3% 10% 12% 8% 8% 10% 5% 10% 1% 10% 11% 6% 5%
routine
At work, while I am 73 4 5 4 60 3 8 3 9 3 7 11 12 4
working 7% 5% 11% 12% 7% 9% 6% 3% 11% 4% 7% 7% 8% 6%

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Q.5 Where and when have you prayed?
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
Other 56 12 5 1 39 - 6 6 3 3 6 4 5 6
5% 14% 12% 3% 4% - 4% 7% 4% 4% 6% 3% 4% 7%
Prefer not to say 27 2 1 - 24 1 4 - 3 5 3 3 4 1
3% 3% 2% - 3% 3% 3% - 4% 6% 3% 2% 3% 1%
Don't know 32 - 3 - 29 1 1 7 1 7 2 7 1 1
3% - 7% - 3% 4% 1% 8% 1% 9% 2% 4% 1% 2%
NET: On the go 327 25 18 21 262 17 38 30 25 20 28 37 48 18
31% 31% 44% 58% 29% 47% 26% 35% 31% 28% 29% 23% 33% 25%

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Q.5 Where and when have you prayed?
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
In times of crisis 617 476 35 15 6 3 4 1 6 101 244 22 4 102 14 2 2 22 5 1 7 14 3 4 20
58% 61% 41% 39% 51% 32% 72% 15% 53% 59% 58% 61% 46% 63% 79% 100% 52% 69% 100% 100% 43% 67% 58% 91% 77%
At a place of worship 352 296 40 25 3 5 4 1 2 17 129 14 3 79 5 2 2 11 4 1 8 10 2 1 18
(church, mosque, temple 33% 38% 47% 64% 27% 58% 72% 15% 21% 10% 30% 37% 35% 49% 32% 100% 61% 35% 75% 100% 51% 48% 37% 30% 70%
etc.)
At the start or end of 346 281 31 12 9 3 1 5 1 32 131 8 6 61 3 2 2 12 4 1 8 14 4 3 17
the day, on waking or 33% 36% 36% 30% 71% 37% 17% 55% 8% 19% 31% 22% 60% 38% 16% 100% 44% 39% 76% 100% 49% 66% 72% 65% 65%
just before going to
sleep
When I remember, or 280 231 30 14 5 2 3 4 2 16 94 9 3 57 10 2 2 10 3 1 7 10 2 3 11
when I feel like it 26% 29% 35% 37% 38% 20% 50% 41% 21% 9% 22% 26% 29% 35% 60% 100% 56% 31% 71% 100% 47% 45% 37% 60% 43%
At home, while I am 215 171 17 9 3 - 1 3 1 26 84 9 2 31 1 2 1 13 3 1 4 6 2 - 10
doing activities e.g. 20% 22% 20% 24% 24% - 17% 31% 8% 15% 20% 24% 23% 19% 8% 100% 21% 42% 54% 100% 25% 30% 42% - 37%
cooking, housework etc.
While travelling 159 127 17 8 6 - 1 1 2 14 39 6 1 30 7 2 1 9 5 1 3 6 3 1 11
15% 16% 20% 21% 45% - 17% 6% 17% 8% 9% 15% 16% 19% 38% 100% 21% 28% 100% 100% 18% 30% 58% 15% 43%
While doing leisure 132 103 16 5 1 - 2 3 5 12 38 4 1 24 1 2 1 5 3 1 1 7 2 1 8
activities outside e.g. 12% 13% 18% 14% 9% - 33% 31% 41% 7% 9% 12% 16% 15% 7% 100% 21% 16% 54% 100% 6% 33% 37% 30% 30%
walking, exercising,
gardening etc.
When practicing 103 73 13 4 1 - 2 2 5 14 36 4 1 13 1 - - 2 3 - - 5 - 1 4
meditation or 10% 9% 16% 10% 10% - 33% 17% 41% 8% 8% 10% 6% 8% 5% - - 7% 65% - - 23% - 15% 16%
‘mindfulness’
When reading Holy book 93 70 21 15 3 - 1 1 1 1 20 2 1 9 3 2 1 3 4 - 2 8 2 - 11
(e.g. Bible, Tripitaka, 9% 9% 25% 38% 28% - 17% 11% 8% 1% 5% 5% 12% 5% 16% 100% 21% 8% 76% - 13% 36% 37% - 42%
Vedas, Koran, Tanakh or
Guru Granth Sahib etc.)
At set prayer times 80 48 31 26 3 - 1 - 1 1 22 - - 9 1 - * 4 - - 1 2 - - 7
each day, as part of a 8% 6% 36% 67% 27% - 17% - 8% 1% 5% - - 6% 5% - 9% 13% - - 6% 8% - - 26%
routine

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Q.5 Where and when have you prayed?
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
At work, while I am 73 56 12 7 * - 1 2 1 4 17 2 1 13 3 2 1 1 2 1 - 3 1 1 7
working 7% 7% 14% 19% 3% - 17% 25% 8% 2% 4% 5% 6% 8% 19% 100% 21% 4% 35% 100% - 14% 13% 15% 28%
Other 56 31 9 3 1 - - 1 4 15 15 2 2 7 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 2
5% 4% 11% 8% 8% - - 9% 37% 9% 4% 5% 23% 4% - - 31% - - - 6% - - - 9%
Prefer not to say 27 12 1 - - - - 1 * 6 8 1 - 2 - - - - - - * - - - 1
3% 1% 1% - - - - 8% 4% 4% 2% 2% - 1% - - - - - - 3% - - - 5%
Don't know 32 18 2 - 1 - 2 - - 11 13 - - 1 2 - - 1 - - - - - - -
3% 2% 2% - 4% - 28% - - 6% 3% - - 1% 11% - - 3% - - - - - - -
NET: On the go 327 257 30 13 6 - 2 3 6 38 115 14 3 55 7 2 1 15 5 1 5 10 4 1 15
31% 33% 35% 34% 50% - 33% 31% 54% 22% 27% 38% 33% 34% 43% 100% 21% 47% 100% 100% 32% 48% 65% 30% 55%

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Q.5 Where and when have you prayed?
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
In times of crisis 617 319 111 201 3 24 55 14 15 30 171 255 617 231 380 69 60 60 26 16 136 67 177 -
58% 56% 62% 55% 35% 71% 60% 72% 62% 48% 57% 66% 58% 55% 63% 66% 42% 57% 55% 80% 57% 50% 76% -
At a place of worship 352 261 117 141 2 25 64 12 14 28 114 48 352 194 154 72 58 36 19 9 70 46 38 -
(church, mosque, temple 33% 46% 66% 39% 24% 74% 70% 63% 58% 45% 37% 12% 33% 46% 26% 69% 41% 34% 41% 47% 29% 35% 16% -
etc.)
At the start or end of 346 211 98 107 2 23 57 6 10 33 74 100 346 234 109 74 93 49 15 4 62 12 34 -
the day, on waking or 33% 37% 55% 29% 24% 68% 62% 32% 39% 54% 24% 26% 33% 56% 18% 70% 65% 46% 33% 19% 26% 9% 15% -
just before going to
sleep
When I remember, or 280 173 72 99 1 18 34 8 12 10 88 67 280 140 135 48 27 40 19 7 73 38 24 -
when I feel like it 26% 30% 40% 27% 11% 52% 37% 38% 48% 17% 29% 17% 26% 33% 22% 46% 19% 38% 40% 36% 31% 28% 10% -
At home, while I am 215 127 65 61 3 15 32 6 9 13 48 68 215 123 92 54 30 25 10 4 50 16 26 -
doing activities e.g. 20% 22% 36% 17% 30% 45% 36% 28% 36% 22% 16% 18% 20% 29% 15% 52% 21% 24% 21% 20% 21% 12% 11% -
cooking, housework etc.
While travelling 159 111 65 44 4 18 26 9 8 14 30 29 159 119 39 54 30 24 8 3 19 6 14 -
15% 19% 37% 12% 42% 54% 29% 48% 33% 23% 10% 8% 15% 28% 6% 52% 21% 23% 17% 13% 8% 4% 6% -
While doing leisure 132 85 53 30 1 17 25 4 6 4 26 35 132 93 38 45 14 23 8 3 20 7 12 -
activities outside e.g. 12% 15% 30% 8% 13% 50% 27% 22% 25% 6% 9% 9% 12% 22% 6% 43% 10% 22% 17% 14% 8% 5% 5% -
walking, exercising,
gardening etc.
When practicing 103 71 37 32 3 13 15 2 4 2 30 24 103 64 37 20 21 18 4 2 22 7 8 -
meditation or 10% 12% 21% 9% 31% 39% 17% 11% 16% 3% 10% 6% 10% 15% 6% 19% 15% 17% 8% 10% 9% 5% 3% -
‘mindfulness’
When reading Holy book 93 70 58 11 4 19 23 4 8 5 6 2 93 85 6 50 18 10 6 1 5 1 - -
(e.g. Bible, Tripitaka, 9% 12% 33% 3% 51% 56% 25% 20% 34% 8% 2% * 9% 20% 1% 48% 13% 9% 14% 4% 2% 1% - -
Vedas, Koran, Tanakh or
Guru Granth Sahib etc.)
At set prayer times 80 47 33 13 1 12 15 3 1 4 8 3 80 73 5 43 28 1 1 - 3 1 1 -
each day, as part of a 8% 8% 18% 3% 11% 37% 17% 16% 5% 7% 3% 1% 8% 17% 1% 41% 20% 1% 2% - 1% 1% * -
routine

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Q.5 Where and when have you prayed?
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
At work, while I am 73 53 38 13 - 11 16 8 3 3 10 8 73 59 14 34 11 12 2 - 5 5 4 -
working 7% 9% 21% 4% - 31% 18% 43% 11% 5% 3% 2% 7% 14% 2% 32% 8% 12% 4% - 2% 4% 2% -
Other 56 29 8 18 1 1 4 - 2 2 16 22 56 21 35 6 5 9 * 1 16 9 9 -
5% 5% 5% 5% 14% 3% 5% - 7% 4% 5% 6% 5% 5% 6% 6% 4% 8% 1% 5% 7% 7% 4% -
Prefer not to say 27 17 * 3 - - * - - - 3 8 27 1 2 - 1 - - - 1 1 - -
3% 3% * 1% - - * - - - 1% 2% 3% * * - * - - - * 1% - -
Don't know 32 12 4 9 - 3 - - 1 1 8 15 32 6 24 - - 5 - 1 2 11 11 -
3% 2% 2% 2% - 8% - - 3% 2% 2% 4% 3% 1% 4% - - 5% - 4% 1% 9% 5% -
NET: On the go 327 205 97 106 4 24 46 11 12 25 81 92 327 195 130 69 54 46 18 8 67 23 40 -
31% 36% 55% 29% 48% 71% 51% 55% 49% 41% 27% 24% 31% 46% 22% 66% 38% 44% 39% 39% 28% 17% 17% -

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Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed about?
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
Confessing sins and 245 103 142 79 44 36 29 45 13 66 77 43 59 37 88
asking forgiveness 23% 22% 24% 30% 27% 19% 17% 20% 22% 24% 26% 19% 23% 25% 21%
Family 753 295 458 164 121 138 122 165 43 197 206 156 195 102 287
71% 63% 77% 61% 75% 73% 73% 76% 73% 71% 70% 69% 75% 70% 67%
Friends 428 158 270 92 70 65 63 110 27 121 131 75 100 55 148
40% 34% 45% 35% 43% 35% 38% 51% 46% 43% 45% 33% 39% 38% 35%
Guidance 392 149 243 106 64 69 50 82 21 104 113 85 90 53 152
37% 32% 41% 40% 40% 37% 30% 38% 35% 37% 38% 38% 34% 37% 36%
Healing 420 160 260 80 71 81 66 98 23 113 115 83 109 54 156
40% 34% 44% 30% 44% 43% 40% 45% 39% 41% 39% 37% 42% 38% 37%
Material needs or your 108 40 67 34 23 24 12 10 4 33 40 14 20 19 54
work 10% 9% 11% 13% 15% 13% 7% 4% 7% 12% 14% 6% 8% 13% 13%
For others to come to 97 44 53 26 16 18 9 20 7 31 36 10 20 16 38
faith 9% 9% 9% 10% 10% 9% 5% 9% 12% 11% 12% 5% 8% 11% 9%
Praising and 187 84 103 48 36 30 20 40 13 56 53 33 45 27 73
worshipping God 18% 18% 17% 18% 22% 16% 12% 18% 22% 20% 18% 15% 17% 18% 17%
Thanking God 443 174 269 101 74 72 66 102 29 108 125 91 119 52 169
42% 37% 45% 38% 46% 38% 40% 47% 48% 39% 42% 40% 46% 36% 40%
For the activities of 76 36 40 18 11 11 12 18 7 24 24 11 16 8 30
your local place of 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 6% 7% 8% 11% 9% 8% 5% 6% 5% 7%
worship
Worldwide problems e.g. 256 100 156 66 36 41 30 65 19 69 74 47 66 31 87
poverty, wars, natural 24% 22% 26% 25% 22% 22% 18% 30% 31% 25% 25% 21% 25% 21% 20%
disasters
UK issues e.g. the 95 46 49 23 16 10 16 21 9 23 35 14 23 10 35
government, society 9% 10% 8% 9% 10% 5% 9% 10% 15% 8% 12% 6% 9% 7% 8%
Yourself e.g. your 294 118 175 96 49 44 40 53 11 81 96 54 63 41 115
relationship with God 28% 25% 29% 36% 30% 24% 24% 24% 19% 29% 33% 24% 24% 28% 27%
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Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
Something else 96 42 54 20 13 25 15 19 5 29 31 16 19 11 49
9% 9% 9% 7% 8% 13% 9% 9% 8% 10% 11% 7% 7% 8% 11%
Prefer not to say 46 26 21 21 5 10 6 3 1 6 17 13 11 14 19
4% 6% 3% 8% 3% 5% 4% 1% 2% 2% 6% 6% 4% 10% 5%
Don't know 27 16 11 12 1 1 4 7 2 8 6 10 4 - 12
3% 4% 2% 5% 1% 1% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 1% - 3%

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Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed about?
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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
Confessing sins and 245 18 10 21 195 5 40 18 15 7 26 42 33 8
asking forgiveness 23% 22% 25% 58% 22% 14% 27% 21% 18% 10% 27% 26% 23% 11%
Family 753 61 27 27 639 28 115 63 52 47 67 108 109 50
71% 74% 65% 75% 71% 77% 79% 72% 66% 65% 69% 66% 75% 67%
Friends 428 32 20 20 356 17 54 31 26 20 39 77 56 35
40% 40% 47% 55% 40% 48% 37% 36% 33% 28% 41% 48% 38% 47%
Guidance 392 31 17 19 326 14 57 32 32 19 32 62 50 28
37% 38% 41% 51% 36% 37% 39% 37% 40% 26% 33% 38% 34% 37%
Healing 420 30 20 16 354 20 55 32 29 26 48 59 59 27
40% 37% 49% 43% 39% 55% 38% 37% 36% 36% 49% 36% 41% 36%
Material needs or your 108 5 5 6 92 5 11 3 11 6 10 19 18 7
work 10% 6% 11% 17% 10% 15% 8% 4% 14% 8% 10% 12% 12% 10%
For others to come to 97 6 7 8 76 3 14 3 5 2 12 15 16 5
faith 9% 8% 16% 21% 8% 9% 10% 4% 6% 3% 12% 9% 11% 6%
Praising and 187 14 7 14 153 4 24 12 15 7 19 37 24 11
worshipping God 18% 16% 16% 38% 17% 10% 17% 14% 18% 10% 20% 23% 17% 15%
Thanking God 443 32 19 24 369 18 68 34 28 26 45 70 53 26
42% 39% 45% 67% 41% 50% 47% 39% 36% 36% 46% 43% 36% 35%
For the activities of 76 6 7 9 54 2 7 4 5 2 12 6 12 2
your local place of 7% 7% 17% 25% 6% 6% 5% 5% 7% 3% 12% 4% 8% 2%
worship
Worldwide problems e.g. 256 17 17 11 212 7 34 23 21 10 31 36 36 16
poverty, wars, natural 24% 20% 40% 29% 24% 20% 23% 26% 26% 14% 32% 22% 24% 21%
disasters
UK issues e.g. the 95 6 5 6 78 4 14 6 13 2 11 10 14 5
government, society 9% 7% 11% 18% 9% 10% 10% 7% 16% 2% 11% 6% 10% 7%
Yourself e.g. your 294 24 13 17 240 7 40 19 22 14 30 56 37 15
relationship with God 28% 29% 30% 46% 27% 19% 28% 22% 28% 20% 31% 34% 26% 20%
or your needs

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Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed about?
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
Something else 96 7 10 4 74 3 10 4 12 3 11 7 13 9
9% 9% 24% 11% 8% 9% 7% 5% 16% 4% 11% 5% 9% 13%
Prefer not to say 46 2 2 1 41 1 6 - 4 7 4 8 9 1
4% 3% 5% 2% 5% 3% 4% - 5% 9% 4% 5% 6% 2%
Don't know 27 2 1 1 23 - 1 5 1 4 - 7 4 1
3% 2% 3% 3% 3% - 1% 6% 2% 5% - 4% 3% 1%

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Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed about?
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
Confessing sins and 245 200 27 19 4 - - 2 1 17 68 7 1 50 7 2 3 7 4 1 8 15 3 3 14
asking forgiveness 23% 25% 31% 50% 32% - - 22% 10% 10% 16% 20% 16% 31% 41% 100% 74% 22% 76% 100% 50% 71% 63% 65% 53%
Family 753 601 55 24 8 8 4 4 6 93 334 31 7 118 13 2 2 22 5 1 8 18 5 4 22
71% 77% 64% 62% 67% 100% 72% 44% 54% 54% 79% 83% 71% 73% 73% 100% 61% 71% 100% 100% 51% 84% 100% 91% 84%
Friends 428 336 35 15 4 7 1 5 4 55 160 17 6 71 8 2 3 14 5 1 8 14 4 1 17
40% 43% 41% 38% 31% 79% 17% 47% 38% 32% 38% 45% 62% 44% 45% 100% 77% 44% 100% 100% 51% 66% 72% 30% 66%
Guidance 392 302 38 23 5 4 2 2 2 49 140 12 4 60 10 2 4 11 4 1 8 13 3 3 17
37% 38% 45% 60% 41% 47% 33% 22% 20% 28% 33% 34% 41% 37% 58% 100% 100% 34% 76% 100% 51% 62% 58% 75% 63%
Healing 420 327 33 15 4 4 3 2 5 58 156 18 3 66 5 2 4 19 5 1 10 17 2 3 9
40% 42% 39% 39% 31% 47% 55% 25% 45% 34% 37% 48% 35% 41% 30% 100% 100% 60% 100% 100% 65% 81% 37% 65% 35%
Material needs or your 108 76 15 9 1 - 2 1 1 15 25 1 1 17 1 2 2 4 3 1 3 5 1 1 7
work 10% 10% 17% 24% 11% - 33% 11% 11% 9% 6% 4% 6% 11% 8% 100% 52% 12% 54% 100% 20% 23% 13% 15% 27%
For others to come to 97 78 16 12 2 - - 1 1 2 21 1 1 12 4 2 2 2 4 1 1 11 2 1 12
faith 9% 10% 19% 31% 18% - - 11% 7% 1% 5% 2% 6% 7% 21% 100% 52% 5% 76% 100% 6% 52% 37% 30% 45%
Praising and 187 151 33 22 7 1 2 - 2 2 50 5 1 31 7 2 2 5 5 1 4 14 2 1 20
worshipping God 18% 19% 39% 56% 55% 11% 33% - 22% 1% 12% 13% 6% 19% 41% 100% 61% 15% 100% 100% 27% 67% 37% 15% 74%
Thanking God 443 369 46 25 8 4 3 3 3 26 165 14 6 87 9 2 3 15 5 1 10 15 3 3 22
42% 47% 53% 64% 61% 47% 55% 33% 29% 15% 39% 38% 60% 54% 53% 100% 86% 48% 100% 100% 65% 72% 63% 65% 83%
For the activities of 76 66 9 6 - - 2 - 1 1 15 - 1 8 2 2 2 3 4 1 1 8 2 1 13
your local place of 7% 8% 10% 15% - - 38% - 8% 1% 3% - 16% 5% 12% 100% 52% 10% 75% 100% 6% 37% 37% 30% 50%
worship
Worldwide problems e.g. 256 195 32 20 4 1 2 2 3 25 89 7 5 32 7 2 2 10 5 1 3 13 3 1 11
poverty, wars, natural 24% 25% 38% 52% 29% 11% 38% 25% 29% 15% 21% 18% 52% 20% 43% 100% 52% 31% 100% 100% 20% 60% 58% 30% 43%
disasters
UK issues e.g. the 95 81 9 9 - - - - 1 5 28 2 1 16 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 9 2 1 3
government, society 9% 10% 11% 22% - - - - 6% 3% 7% 6% 16% 10% 19% 45% 52% 4% 76% 100% 11% 42% 37% 30% 10%

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Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed about?
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
Yourself e.g. your 294 226 31 18 5 3 1 3 2 35 86 13 3 52 6 2 2 8 4 1 6 17 2 1 20
relationship with God 28% 29% 36% 46% 37% 31% 17% 31% 23% 20% 20% 34% 35% 32% 36% 100% 52% 25% 76% 100% 37% 79% 37% 30% 74%
or your needs
Something else 96 64 10 4 * - - 2 4 21 24 1 4 9 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 1 1 4
9% 8% 12% 9% 3% - - 19% 36% 12% 6% 3% 39% 6% 16% 55% 31% 9% 45% 100% 6% 23% 24% 15% 15%
Prefer not to say 46 22 4 3 - - - 1 * 12 11 1 1 5 - - - - - - 2 - - - 1
4% 3% 5% 7% - - - 8% 4% 7% 3% 2% 7% 3% - - - - - - 10% - - - 3%
Don't know 27 17 2 - - - 2 - - 8 10 1 - 1 - - - 4 - - - - - - -
3% 2% 2% - - - 28% - - 5% 2% 3% - * - - - 12% - - - - - - -

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Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed about?
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
Confessing sins and 245 178 92 80 1 24 50 9 8 17 62 39 245 162 79 63 53 33 7 5 29 28 22 -
asking forgiveness 23% 31% 52% 22% 13% 71% 55% 46% 35% 28% 21% 10% 23% 39% 13% 60% 38% 31% 14% 28% 12% 21% 9% -
Family 753 413 138 266 2 23 74 18 21 48 219 270 753 331 414 86 108 82 38 18 181 82 151 -
71% 72% 78% 73% 24% 67% 81% 93% 85% 77% 72% 70% 71% 79% 69% 82% 76% 77% 80% 92% 76% 61% 65% -
Friends 428 268 112 150 6 23 61 9 13 31 119 118 428 237 187 72 80 55 17 13 90 28 69 -
40% 47% 63% 41% 66% 68% 67% 47% 52% 50% 39% 31% 40% 56% 31% 69% 56% 51% 37% 65% 38% 21% 30% -
Guidance 392 251 100 144 5 23 54 10 9 27 117 95 392 225 161 77 63 55 24 6 75 38 47 -
37% 44% 56% 39% 58% 68% 59% 51% 35% 43% 39% 25% 37% 54% 27% 73% 44% 52% 51% 31% 32% 28% 20% -
Healing 420 240 96 138 3 19 55 9 9 20 118 142 420 205 211 67 65 46 20 7 90 39 81 -
40% 42% 54% 38% 35% 57% 61% 48% 35% 32% 39% 37% 40% 49% 35% 64% 46% 44% 43% 34% 38% 29% 35% -
Material needs or your 108 70 44 25 1 11 20 9 2 6 19 22 108 72 33 33 14 14 10 1 14 8 11 -
work 10% 12% 25% 7% 11% 34% 22% 47% 9% 10% 6% 6% 10% 17% 6% 32% 10% 13% 21% 6% 6% 6% 5% -
For others to come to 97 77 59 16 2 20 31 3 3 9 7 2 97 89 5 51 24 9 4 - 5 - - -
faith 9% 13% 33% 4% 24% 61% 34% 14% 12% 14% 2% 1% 9% 21% 1% 49% 17% 9% 9% - 2% - - -
Praising and 187 134 92 38 2 21 55 8 5 16 21 21 187 161 22 72 53 24 10 2 12 6 5 -
worshipping God 18% 23% 52% 10% 24% 63% 60% 43% 21% 26% 7% 5% 18% 38% 4% 69% 38% 22% 22% 9% 5% 4% 2% -
Thanking God 443 279 116 156 2 23 69 12 9 30 126 111 443 268 167 84 95 61 21 7 99 29 40 -
42% 49% 65% 43% 24% 69% 75% 62% 39% 48% 42% 29% 42% 64% 28% 80% 67% 58% 46% 34% 42% 21% 17% -
For the activities of 76 67 60 6 3 19 34 1 3 4 2 1 76 69 7 44 15 6 4 - 5 * 1 -
your local place of 7% 12% 34% 2% 35% 58% 37% 5% 11% 7% 1% * 7% 16% 1% 42% 10% 5% 9% - 2% * * -
worship
Worldwide problems e.g. 256 158 74 80 2 21 41 5 4 17 62 65 256 158 94 64 44 29 15 8 45 18 30 -
poverty, wars, natural 24% 28% 42% 22% 24% 64% 45% 28% 18% 28% 21% 17% 24% 38% 16% 61% 31% 27% 31% 40% 19% 14% 13% -
disasters
UK issues e.g. the 95 75 46 27 2 16 24 2 2 3 24 10 95 76 20 37 21 12 6 - 13 5 1 -
government, society 9% 13% 26% 7% 24% 46% 27% 10% 8% 5% 8% 3% 9% 18% 3% 35% 15% 11% 12% - 6% 4% 1% -

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Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed about?
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
Yourself e.g. your 294 188 98 88 2 23 55 10 8 25 63 71 294 191 98 69 57 38 20 7 41 23 34 -
relationship with God 28% 33% 55% 24% 24% 67% 60% 52% 32% 40% 21% 19% 28% 46% 16% 66% 40% 36% 42% 34% 17% 17% 15% -
or your needs
Something else 96 52 24 26 1 10 11 1 1 4 22 37 96 46 50 24 9 10 2 1 19 8 22 -
9% 9% 13% 7% 11% 29% 13% 5% 3% 7% 7% 9% 9% 11% 8% 23% 7% 10% 3% 3% 8% 6% 9% -
Prefer not to say 46 25 2 5 - 1 1 - * 1 3 17 46 9 11 3 4 1 - - 2 1 8 -
4% 4% 1% 1% - 2% 1% - 2% 2% 1% 4% 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% - - 1% 1% 3% -
Don't know 27 12 3 8 - 3 - * - 2 6 11 27 5 23 - - 5 - - 7 8 8 -
3% 2% 2% 2% - 8% - 2% - 3% 2% 3% 3% 1% 4% - - 4% - - 3% 6% 3% -

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Q.7 There are many reasons why people pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons why you have prayed?
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
In times of personal 585 214 370 120 84 114 97 136 33 155 166 122 142 81 207
crisis or tragedy 55% 46% 62% 45% 52% 61% 58% 62% 56% 56% 56% 54% 54% 56% 48%
I believe in God 410 165 246 93 58 74 62 94 29 109 116 79 106 48 151
39% 35% 41% 35% 36% 39% 37% 43% 49% 39% 39% 35% 41% 33% 35%
I believe prayer makes 336 130 206 72 51 53 49 85 25 84 99 66 87 37 130
a difference 32% 28% 35% 27% 32% 28% 30% 39% 42% 30% 34% 29% 33% 25% 30%
To gain comfort or feel 312 102 209 95 43 52 47 64 10 79 86 74 74 41 117
less lonely 29% 22% 35% 36% 27% 28% 28% 29% 17% 28% 29% 32% 28% 28% 27%
I believe in a higher 309 133 176 64 51 63 42 72 16 85 80 67 77 39 118
power 29% 29% 29% 24% 32% 33% 25% 33% 28% 30% 27% 29% 30% 27% 28%
To communicate with God 298 124 174 79 49 49 40 66 16 70 85 63 80 36 118
28% 27% 29% 29% 30% 26% 24% 30% 27% 25% 29% 28% 31% 25% 28%
On the off chance that 233 85 148 75 36 40 35 39 8 59 53 56 64 28 97
something could change 22% 18% 25% 28% 22% 21% 21% 18% 13% 21% 18% 25% 25% 19% 23%
To be still, pause and 226 89 137 51 28 48 30 53 16 68 57 48 53 26 87
reflect 21% 19% 23% 19% 18% 25% 18% 24% 26% 25% 19% 21% 20% 18% 20%
As a discipline passed 111 46 65 29 12 19 15 23 11 36 34 21 21 14 43
down from my family 10% 10% 11% 11% 8% 10% 9% 11% 19% 13% 12% 9% 8% 9% 10%
As a last resort 107 58 49 39 20 17 13 18 - 33 27 22 24 13 49
10% 12% 8% 15% 12% 9% 8% 8% - 12% 9% 10% 9% 9% 11%
It's a discipline of my 106 52 54 29 15 15 19 22 6 35 27 17 26 15 37
faith tradition to do 10% 11% 9% 11% 9% 8% 11% 10% 10% 13% 9% 8% 10% 10% 9%
so
As a habit / routine 101 47 53 22 16 23 13 20 8 31 35 19 16 16 42
10% 10% 9% 8% 10% 12% 8% 9% 13% 11% 12% 8% 6% 11% 10%
Something else 47 16 31 15 7 13 3 8 - 13 16 9 9 6 18
4% 3% 5% 6% 4% 7% 2% 4% - 5% 6% 4% 3% 4% 4%
Prefer not to say 38 26 12 17 5 9 5 2 - 6 14 9 9 15 15
4% 6% 2% 6% 3% 5% 3% 1% - 2% 5% 4% 4% 10% 4%

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Q.7 There are many reasons why people pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons why you have prayed?
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
Don't know 37 22 15 13 4 7 7 7 1 11 9 10 8 1 22
4% 5% 3% 5% 2% 3% 4% 3% 2% 4% 3% 4% 3% 1% 5%

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Q.7 There are many reasons why people pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons why you have prayed?
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
In times of personal 585 46 24 18 498 22 79 45 46 41 57 81 86 41
crisis or tragedy 55% 55% 58% 49% 55% 61% 54% 52% 57% 56% 58% 50% 59% 55%
I believe in God 410 32 18 25 336 13 57 27 30 21 39 66 55 28
39% 39% 43% 69% 37% 37% 39% 31% 37% 28% 41% 40% 38% 38%
I believe prayer makes 336 29 16 22 270 9 43 20 27 12 32 50 55 21
a difference 32% 35% 38% 61% 30% 26% 29% 23% 34% 16% 33% 31% 38% 28%
To gain comfort or feel 312 26 14 8 264 14 50 26 26 14 27 46 42 19
less lonely 29% 32% 33% 21% 29% 39% 35% 30% 32% 19% 27% 29% 29% 25%
I believe in a higher 309 30 11 15 252 8 52 26 22 17 28 40 42 18
power 29% 36% 28% 41% 28% 21% 36% 29% 28% 23% 29% 25% 29% 24%
To communicate with God 298 25 15 23 235 9 47 20 17 8 30 49 37 17
28% 31% 36% 64% 26% 25% 33% 23% 22% 10% 31% 30% 25% 23%
On the off chance that 233 18 12 3 200 8 33 25 19 14 16 38 34 14
something could change 22% 22% 28% 8% 22% 22% 22% 28% 24% 19% 17% 23% 23% 19%
To be still, pause and 226 19 12 10 185 11 29 19 22 13 23 30 25 14
reflect 21% 23% 30% 26% 21% 30% 20% 21% 27% 18% 24% 18% 17% 19%
As a discipline passed 111 6 1 11 92 3 16 6 7 8 7 18 18 8
down from my family 10% 8% 4% 31% 10% 7% 11% 7% 9% 10% 7% 11% 13% 11%
As a last resort 107 9 4 2 92 6 10 11 9 11 8 12 19 6
10% 11% 9% 6% 10% 17% 7% 13% 11% 15% 8% 7% 13% 8%
It's a discipline of my 106 8 5 11 82 - 13 6 10 3 11 21 12 6
faith tradition to do 10% 10% 12% 31% 9% - 9% 7% 13% 4% 11% 13% 8% 8%
so
As a habit / routine 101 9 4 4 85 3 18 9 7 8 6 17 13 3
10% 10% 9% 12% 9% 8% 12% 11% 9% 11% 7% 10% 9% 4%
Something else 47 4 3 2 38 2 3 1 9 1 6 9 3 5
4% 5% 7% 5% 4% 5% 2% 1% 11% 1% 6% 6% 2% 6%
Prefer not to say 38 2 1 - 34 3 5 1 4 5 6 4 6 1
4% 3% 3% - 4% 7% 4% 1% 5% 7% 6% 3% 4% 1%

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Q.7 There are many reasons why people pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons why you have prayed?
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
Don't know 37 2 1 1 33 * 6 10 1 4 3 2 4 4
4% 3% 2% 3% 4% 1% 4% 11% 2% 5% 3% 2% 3% 5%

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Q.7 There are many reasons why people pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons why you have prayed?
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
In times of personal 585 449 37 14 7 6 2 1 8 95 252 17 6 90 11 1 2 18 5 1 8 10 4 4 14
crisis or tragedy 55% 57% 44% 36% 55% 69% 38% 11% 69% 55% 59% 47% 62% 56% 62% 55% 52% 56% 100% 100% 48% 46% 71% 91% 52%
I believe in God 410 356 43 26 6 3 3 3 2 10 157 16 7 81 9 2 3 17 5 1 6 17 4 1 22
39% 45% 50% 67% 46% 37% 61% 33% 15% 6% 37% 45% 71% 50% 50% 100% 86% 54% 100% 100% 40% 80% 68% 30% 82%
I believe prayer makes 336 282 41 22 7 3 2 4 4 12 125 16 6 61 6 2 3 14 4 1 4 13 3 1 17
a difference 32% 36% 48% 56% 52% 37% 33% 40% 33% 7% 29% 43% 63% 38% 33% 100% 86% 44% 76% 100% 27% 61% 63% 30% 65%
To gain comfort or feel 312 235 36 15 7 6 3 2 3 40 111 15 3 57 7 - 3 9 1 1 2 5 2 2 11
less lonely 29% 30% 42% 38% 54% 69% 55% 22% 31% 23% 26% 40% 36% 35% 40% - 66% 29% 24% 100% 11% 22% 45% 56% 40%
I believe in a higher 309 243 39 17 6 - 2 3 11 24 110 12 4 56 7 1 3 13 4 - 1 9 - 1 15
power 29% 31% 45% 45% 47% - 34% 34% 96% 14% 26% 33% 41% 35% 43% 55% 70% 40% 90% - 8% 43% - 15% 56%
To communicate with God 298 250 35 26 3 - 2 3 2 12 97 13 7 54 7 2 3 12 5 1 6 15 2 3 20
28% 32% 41% 66% 23% - 34% 28% 20% 7% 23% 34% 74% 33% 40% 100% 86% 38% 100% 100% 37% 71% 37% 65% 74%
On the off chance that 233 161 16 2 1 6 2 1 3 56 99 9 3 32 2 - - 3 - - 2 4 * 2 -
something could change 22% 20% 18% 6% 12% 68% 38% 9% 29% 32% 23% 26% 29% 20% 13% - - 9% - - 15% 20% 7% 44% -
To be still, pause and 226 184 21 9 1 6 1 1 4 19 95 7 1 33 7 2 3 6 3 1 2 7 1 2 9
reflect 21% 23% 25% 23% 8% 69% 17% 6% 36% 11% 22% 19% 6% 20% 40% 100% 86% 18% 54% 100% 11% 33% 24% 44% 35%
As a discipline passed 111 92 16 10 3 1 2 1 - 2 32 3 2 36 3 - 1 7 - - 1 2 1 - 2
down from my family 10% 12% 19% 25% 23% 11% 33% 11% - 1% 8% 8% 19% 22% 17% - 31% 22% - - 5% 10% 25% - 6%
As a last resort 107 56 9 4 1 2 1 1 - 42 27 1 - 12 5 - - 4 - - 1 1 - - 1
10% 7% 10% 10% 7% 20% 22% 11% - 24% 6% 3% - 8% 29% - - 13% - - 7% 3% - - 5%
It's a discipline of my 106 77 28 18 3 1 2 1 3 * 20 4 4 29 3 - 1 1 1 - 1 5 2 - 5
faith tradition to do 10% 10% 33% 46% 26% 11% 33% 12% 29% * 5% 10% 43% 18% 18% - 31% 3% 21% - 6% 23% 37% - 21%
so
As a habit / routine 101 84 11 8 1 - 1 1 - 5 40 3 2 14 2 - 2 4 - 1 1 7 - - 6
10% 11% 13% 21% 11% - 17% 6% - 3% 9% 9% 25% 9% 12% - 52% 14% - 100% 9% 35% - - 22%
Something else 47 24 9 2 * - - 1 5 13 9 - 1 7 1 - 1 - - - 2 1 - - 2
4% 3% 10% 6% 3% - - 13% 45% 8% 2% - 6% 4% 5% - 31% - - - 14% 4% - - 6%

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Q.7 There are many reasons why people pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons why you have prayed?
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
Prefer not to say 38 15 2 1 - - - 1 * 10 8 1 1 3 - - - 1 - - * - - - 1
4% 2% 2% 2% - - - 8% 4% 6% 2% 2% 7% 2% - - - 3% - - 3% - - - 3%
Don't know 37 27 - - - - - - - 10 17 2 - 1 - - - 4 - - 2 - - - -
4% 3% - - - - - - - 6% 4% 4% - 1% - - - 12% - - 13% - - - -

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Q.7 There are many reasons why people pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons why you have prayed?
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
In times of personal 585 301 95 199 1 18 48 13 13 28 171 245 585 210 369 59 60 52 25 14 145 69 155 -
crisis or tragedy 55% 53% 53% 54% 13% 55% 53% 68% 55% 45% 56% 64% 55% 50% 61% 56% 42% 49% 54% 73% 61% 52% 67% -
I believe in God 410 273 122 144 4 22 71 10 15 32 111 88 410 269 136 81 99 53 26 11 79 26 32 -
39% 48% 69% 39% 51% 66% 78% 50% 59% 52% 37% 23% 39% 64% 23% 78% 69% 49% 56% 56% 33% 19% 14% -
I believe prayer makes 336 213 97 112 2 26 51 7 11 24 88 81 336 231 103 78 83 49 15 6 64 14 25 -
a difference 32% 37% 55% 31% 24% 77% 55% 37% 46% 39% 29% 21% 32% 55% 17% 74% 58% 46% 32% 33% 27% 11% 11% -
To gain comfort or feel 312 175 52 119 1 8 32 7 4 25 94 95 312 148 160 39 38 41 22 8 83 24 53 -
less lonely 29% 31% 29% 32% 13% 24% 35% 34% 16% 40% 31% 25% 29% 35% 26% 37% 27% 39% 47% 41% 35% 18% 23% -
I believe in a higher 309 190 83 103 3 14 48 7 10 18 85 85 309 192 112 56 69 45 15 7 59 21 33 -
power 29% 33% 47% 28% 41% 43% 52% 35% 42% 29% 28% 22% 29% 46% 19% 53% 48% 43% 33% 34% 25% 16% 14% -
To communicate with God 298 207 114 88 2 25 69 9 9 20 68 54 298 220 75 76 74 42 21 8 44 17 14 -
28% 36% 64% 24% 19% 75% 75% 46% 36% 33% 22% 14% 28% 52% 12% 72% 52% 39% 45% 39% 18% 12% 6% -
On the off chance that 233 103 21 82 1 2 12 2 4 6 76 110 233 63 168 11 9 21 15 8 63 27 78 -
something could change 22% 18% 12% 22% 11% 7% 13% 12% 16% 10% 25% 29% 22% 15% 28% 11% 6% 20% 32% 39% 26% 20% 34% -
To be still, pause and 226 151 67 79 1 15 38 6 8 17 62 54 226 123 101 42 35 27 14 5 49 25 28 -
reflect 21% 26% 38% 22% 13% 43% 42% 32% 31% 27% 21% 14% 21% 29% 17% 40% 25% 25% 31% 26% 21% 18% 12% -
As a discipline passed 111 82 39 40 - 5 24 4 6 10 31 11 111 81 30 19 32 18 8 4 16 6 7 -
down from my family 10% 14% 22% 11% - 14% 27% 23% 24% 16% 10% 3% 10% 19% 5% 18% 22% 17% 18% 23% 7% 5% 3% -
As a last resort 107 38 12 26 - 1 5 5 1 2 24 58 107 27 79 7 6 7 5 2 15 15 49 -
10% 7% 7% 7% - 2% 6% 24% 5% 3% 8% 15% 10% 7% 13% 7% 4% 7% 11% 12% 6% 12% 21% -
It's a discipline of my 106 77 48 27 1 9 30 3 5 10 17 4 106 89 14 36 27 18 8 - 8 5 1 -
faith tradition to do 10% 13% 27% 7% 13% 28% 33% 14% 19% 17% 6% 1% 10% 21% 2% 34% 19% 17% 16% - 3% 4% * -
so
As a habit / routine 101 69 43 25 3 7 22 7 2 7 19 20 101 81 20 32 32 11 4 2 15 1 3 -
10% 12% 24% 7% 39% 21% 25% 38% 9% 11% 6% 5% 10% 19% 3% 31% 22% 10% 8% 10% 6% 1% 1% -
Something else 47 24 6 18 - 2 3 - 1 2 16 18 47 15 32 5 2 7 * 1 10 11 10 -
4% 4% 4% 5% - 7% 3% - 6% 3% 5% 5% 4% 4% 5% 5% 1% 7% 1% 3% 4% 8% 4% -

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Q.7 There are many reasons why people pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons why you have prayed?
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
Prefer not to say 38 23 2 5 - - 1 * * * 4 11 38 6 4 2 4 1 - - 2 1 2 -
4% 4% 1% 1% - - 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 3% 4% 1% 1% 2% 3% 1% - - 1% * 1% -
Don't know 37 16 3 13 - 3 - * - 3 11 16 37 3 32 - - 3 - - 9 10 13 -
4% 3% 2% 4% - 8% - 2% - 4% 3% 4% 4% 1% 5% - - 3% - - 4% 8% 5% -

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
Summary
Base: All who pray

Statements
My prayer
changes the
My prayer lives of people
I have changes what living in
witnessed Prayer changes happens to poverty in
God hears my God can answer answers to my what happens in other people I developing Prayer changes
prayers my prayer own prayers my life know countries the world
Unweighted base 1073 1073 1073 1073 1073 1073 1073
Weighted base 1060 1060 1060 1060 1060 1060 1060
NET: Agree 521 478 426 422 299 181 408
49% 45% 40% 40% 28% 17% 39%
Strongly agree (4) 193 165 135 121 75 57 109
18% 16% 13% 11% 7% 5% 10%
Agree (3) 328 313 292 301 224 124 299
31% 30% 28% 28% 21% 12% 28%
Disagree (2) 67 98 191 166 166 247 156
6% 9% 18% 16% 16% 23% 15%
Strongly disagree (1) 61 71 117 85 107 177 100
6% 7% 11% 8% 10% 17% 9%
NET: Disagree 127 169 308 251 273 424 256
12% 16% 29% 24% 26% 40% 24%
Prefer not to say 35 41 59 38 43 37 40
3% 4% 6% 4% 4% 3% 4%
Don't know 377 372 267 349 446 418 356
36% 35% 25% 33% 42% 39% 34%
Mean 3.01 2.89 2.60 2.68 2.47 2.10 2.63
Standard deviation 0.88 0.91 0.96 0.91 0.94 0.93 0.93
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
God hears my prayers
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 521 207 314 124 88 83 81 110 34 128 155 95 142 71 192
49% 44% 53% 47% 55% 44% 48% 51% 57% 46% 53% 42% 55% 49% 45%
Strongly agree (4) 193 87 106 55 38 28 25 39 7 47 56 32 58 25 77
18% 19% 18% 21% 24% 15% 15% 18% 12% 17% 19% 14% 22% 17% 18%
Agree (3) 328 119 209 69 50 55 56 71 27 81 99 64 84 46 115
31% 26% 35% 26% 31% 29% 34% 32% 45% 29% 34% 28% 32% 32% 27%
Disagree (2) 67 27 39 20 6 13 13 11 3 16 11 25 15 7 33
6% 6% 7% 7% 4% 7% 8% 5% 6% 6% 4% 11% 6% 5% 8%
Strongly disagree (1) 61 35 26 19 14 14 7 5 2 21 15 7 18 10 26
6% 7% 4% 7% 8% 8% 4% 2% 3% 8% 5% 3% 7% 7% 6%
NET: Disagree 127 62 65 39 20 27 21 16 5 38 26 31 33 17 58
12% 13% 11% 15% 12% 14% 12% 7% 9% 13% 9% 14% 13% 12% 14%
Prefer not to say 35 22 13 18 3 4 5 5 1 4 13 12 6 9 19
3% 5% 2% 7% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 1% 4% 5% 2% 6% 4%
Don't know 377 174 204 86 51 74 60 88 19 109 100 88 79 47 159
36% 37% 34% 32% 31% 39% 36% 40% 33% 39% 34% 39% 30% 33% 37%
Mean 3.01 2.97 3.04 2.98 3.05 2.88 2.97 3.15 3.00 2.93 3.09 2.95 3.04 2.98 2.97
Standard deviation 0.88 0.97 0.81 0.97 0.96 0.94 0.82 0.73 0.69 0.95 0.83 0.81 0.91 0.91 0.92
Standard error 0.03 0.06 0.04 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.06 0.11 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.10 0.06

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
God hears my prayers
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 521 45 21 26 429 18 80 36 35 23 45 85 71 35
49% 55% 51% 71% 48% 50% 55% 42% 44% 31% 46% 52% 49% 47%
Strongly agree (4) 193 10 10 18 155 3 32 13 14 4 21 34 21 13
18% 12% 23% 49% 17% 9% 22% 15% 18% 6% 22% 21% 15% 17%
Agree (3) 328 35 11 8 273 15 48 24 21 19 24 51 50 22
31% 43% 27% 22% 30% 41% 33% 27% 27% 26% 25% 32% 34% 29%
Disagree (2) 67 6 2 - 59 3 9 11 3 2 5 9 11 4
6% 8% 4% - 7% 9% 6% 13% 4% 3% 5% 6% 8% 5%
Strongly disagree (1) 61 6 5 2 49 1 3 6 4 2 8 6 12 8
6% 7% 12% 5% 5% 3% 2% 7% 4% 3% 8% 3% 8% 11%
NET: Disagree 127 12 7 2 107 4 12 18 6 4 13 15 23 12
12% 14% 16% 5% 12% 12% 8% 20% 8% 6% 13% 9% 16% 16%
Prefer not to say 35 2 1 2 30 1 2 1 3 5 2 4 8 3
3% 3% 2% 6% 3% 3% 1% 1% 4% 7% 2% 2% 6% 4%
Don't know 377 23 13 6 335 12 50 32 35 41 37 59 44 24
36% 28% 32% 18% 37% 34% 35% 37% 44% 55% 39% 36% 30% 33%
Mean 3.01 2.87 2.94 3.51 3.00 2.89 3.19 2.80 3.10 2.92 3.02 3.13 2.86 2.85
Standard deviation 0.88 0.82 1.07 0.82 0.87 0.70 0.73 0.94 0.87 0.76 1.00 0.80 0.91 1.02
Standard error 0.03 0.11 0.20 0.16 0.04 0.15 0.08 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.08 0.10 0.15

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
God hears my prayers
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 521 428 57 32 10 1 3 6 4 33 200 22 7 89 7 2 4 18 4 1 10 20 5 1 23
49% 54% 66% 83% 81% 11% 50% 66% 40% 19% 47% 61% 82% 55% 42% 100% 100% 56% 76% 100% 66% 92% 93% 30% 87%
Strongly agree (4) 193 158 29 24 2 - - 1 2 5 57 3 4 33 4 2 2 8 3 1 2 15 2 1 19
18% 20% 33% 62% 14% - - 11% 17% 3% 13% 7% 41% 20% 23% 100% 56% 25% 56% 100% 13% 70% 45% 30% 73%
Agree (3) 328 270 28 8 8 1 3 5 3 28 144 20 4 57 3 - 2 10 1 - 8 5 3 - 4
31% 34% 33% 22% 67% 11% 50% 54% 23% 16% 34% 53% 41% 35% 19% - 44% 31% 20% - 54% 22% 48% - 14%
Disagree (2) 67 42 6 - - 1 2 1 2 19 33 1 - 4 2 - - 2 - - - - - - -
6% 5% 7% - - 11% 28% 9% 21% 11% 8% 4% - 2% 9% - - 6% - - - - - - -
Strongly disagree (1) 61 20 5 * - - 1 1 2 35 11 - - 3 2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 -
6% 3% 5% 1% - - 22% 6% 22% 20% 3% - - 2% 11% - - 10% - - - - - 25% -
NET: Disagree 127 62 10 * - 1 3 2 5 53 44 1 - 7 3 - - 5 - - - - - 1 -
12% 8% 12% 1% - 11% 50% 16% 43% 31% 10% 4% - 4% 20% - - 15% - - - - - 25% -
Prefer not to say 35 18 4 3 - - - 1 * 6 9 1 - 7 - - - - - - * - - - -
3% 2% 4% 7% - - - 8% 4% 4% 2% 2% - 4% - - - - - - 3% - - - -
Don't know 377 277 15 3 2 7 - 1 2 79 171 12 2 59 7 - - 9 1 - 5 2 * 2 3
36% 35% 17% 9% 19% 79% - 11% 14% 46% 40% 34% 18% 36% 38% - - 29% 24% - 31% 8% 7% 44% 13%
Mean 3.01 3.15 3.21 3.70 3.17 2.50 2.28 2.87 2.43 2.04 3.01 3.05 3.50 3.24 2.87 4.00 3.56 3.00 3.74 4.00 3.19 3.76 3.49 2.63 3.84
Standard deviation 0.88 0.74 0.87 0.55 0.40 - 0.89 0.79 1.15 0.99 0.74 0.42 0.54 0.68 1.16 - 0.58 1.01 0.52 - 0.41 0.44 0.56 1.97 0.38
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.10 0.09 0.13 - 0.40 0.28 0.36 0.11 0.05 0.08 0.20 0.07 0.33 - 0.26 0.23 0.26 - 0.12 0.10 0.25 1.14 0.07

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
God hears my prayers
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 521 336 148 177 7 29 81 13 18 34 143 123 521 322 190 98 115 72 27 11 108 33 49 -
49% 59% 83% 48% 79% 85% 89% 68% 75% 55% 47% 32% 49% 77% 32% 93% 81% 67% 58% 56% 46% 25% 21% -
Strongly agree (4) 193 140 91 45 3 26 49 7 5 16 29 23 193 160 29 72 60 23 4 1 14 5 10 -
18% 24% 51% 12% 40% 77% 54% 36% 22% 26% 10% 6% 18% 38% 5% 68% 42% 21% 8% 6% 6% 4% 4% -
Agree (3) 328 196 57 132 3 3 32 6 13 18 114 101 328 162 161 26 55 49 23 10 94 28 39 -
31% 34% 32% 36% 39% 8% 35% 31% 53% 29% 38% 26% 31% 39% 27% 25% 38% 46% 50% 50% 40% 21% 17% -
Disagree (2) 67 22 5 17 1 - - 2 2 4 13 42 67 12 54 2 3 4 2 1 15 15 25 -
6% 4% 3% 5% 7% - - 13% 6% 6% 4% 11% 6% 3% 9% 2% 2% 4% 5% 5% 6% 11% 11% -
Strongly disagree (1) 61 21 - 21 - - - - - 2 18 37 61 6 52 - 3 3 - - 5 10 37 -
6% 4% - 6% - - - - - 4% 6% 10% 6% 2% 9% - 2% 3% - - 2% 8% 16% -
NET: Disagree 127 43 5 38 1 - - 2 2 6 32 79 127 19 106 2 6 7 2 1 20 25 61 -
12% 8% 3% 10% 7% - - 13% 6% 9% 10% 20% 12% 4% 18% 2% 4% 7% 5% 5% 8% 19% 27% -
Prefer not to say 35 23 2 9 - 1 * - - 4 5 8 35 9 8 2 3 4 * - 3 1 4 -
3% 4% 1% 2% - 4% * - - 6% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 4% 1% - 1% 1% 2% -
Don't know 377 171 23 142 1 4 10 4 5 18 123 175 377 70 299 4 18 24 17 8 107 75 117 -
36% 30% 13% 39% 14% 11% 11% 20% 19% 30% 41% 45% 36% 17% 50% 4% 13% 22% 36% 38% 45% 56% 51% -
Mean 3.01 3.20 3.56 2.94 3.39 3.90 3.60 3.30 3.20 3.20 2.88 2.54 3.01 3.40 2.57 3.70 3.42 3.16 3.05 3.01 2.92 2.48 2.20 -
Standard deviation 0.88 0.78 0.56 0.82 0.68 0.30 0.49 0.75 0.57 0.83 0.81 0.92 0.88 0.65 0.89 0.50 0.67 0.69 0.46 0.44 0.62 0.89 1.01 -
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.26 0.05 0.05 0.18 0.13 0.13 0.06 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.12 0.05 0.12 0.10 -

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
God can answer my prayer
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 478 205 273 122 79 79 65 103 31 126 138 85 129 62 182
45% 44% 46% 46% 49% 42% 39% 47% 52% 45% 47% 37% 50% 43% 43%
Strongly agree (4) 165 76 89 50 31 27 18 32 6 43 54 28 41 23 65
16% 16% 15% 19% 19% 15% 11% 15% 11% 15% 18% 12% 16% 16% 15%
Agree (3) 313 129 184 72 48 51 47 70 25 83 85 57 88 39 117
30% 28% 31% 27% 30% 27% 29% 32% 42% 30% 29% 25% 34% 27% 27%
Disagree (2) 98 40 59 18 14 25 19 18 5 27 28 24 20 12 42
9% 9% 10% 7% 9% 13% 11% 8% 8% 10% 10% 10% 8% 9% 10%
Strongly disagree (1) 71 39 31 25 13 15 9 6 3 16 17 17 20 9 34
7% 8% 5% 9% 8% 8% 5% 3% 5% 6% 6% 7% 8% 6% 8%
NET: Disagree 169 79 90 43 27 40 27 24 8 43 45 41 40 22 76
16% 17% 15% 16% 16% 21% 16% 11% 13% 15% 15% 18% 15% 15% 18%
Prefer not to say 41 24 17 21 3 6 5 6 1 7 15 13 5 10 21
4% 5% 3% 8% 2% 3% 3% 3% 1% 3% 5% 6% 2% 7% 5%
Don't know 372 157 216 81 53 64 69 85 20 103 96 88 86 51 149
35% 34% 36% 30% 33% 34% 42% 39% 33% 37% 32% 39% 33% 35% 35%
Mean 2.89 2.85 2.91 2.89 2.92 2.77 2.80 3.01 2.89 2.90 2.95 2.77 2.89 2.91 2.82
Standard deviation 0.91 0.97 0.86 1.01 0.96 0.95 0.86 0.77 0.76 0.89 0.91 0.95 0.91 0.93 0.96
Standard error 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.07 0.12 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.07 0.10 0.06

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
God can answer my prayer
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 478 40 17 27 395 17 74 29 35 21 42 83 63 30
45% 48% 42% 73% 44% 47% 51% 34% 44% 28% 43% 51% 43% 41%
Strongly agree (4) 165 10 9 16 130 2 26 8 15 3 18 30 15 12
16% 13% 22% 44% 14% 6% 18% 10% 19% 4% 18% 18% 10% 16%
Agree (3) 313 29 8 10 265 15 48 21 20 18 24 53 48 19
30% 36% 20% 29% 29% 41% 33% 24% 25% 24% 25% 33% 33% 25%
Disagree (2) 98 9 2 * 88 3 20 12 2 2 11 15 13 8
9% 11% 4% 1% 10% 9% 14% 14% 3% 3% 11% 9% 9% 11%
Strongly disagree (1) 71 4 6 2 58 2 5 7 5 3 7 10 11 8
7% 5% 15% 5% 6% 6% 4% 8% 6% 5% 7% 6% 7% 11%
NET: Disagree 169 13 8 2 146 6 25 19 7 6 18 25 24 16
16% 16% 20% 6% 16% 15% 18% 21% 9% 8% 19% 16% 16% 22%
Prefer not to say 41 4 2 - 35 2 4 3 3 5 2 5 8 3
4% 4% 5% - 4% 6% 2% 4% 4% 7% 2% 3% 6% 3%
Don't know 372 26 14 8 325 12 42 36 34 41 35 49 51 25
35% 31% 33% 21% 36% 32% 29% 41% 43% 56% 36% 30% 35% 34%
Mean 2.89 2.87 2.79 3.42 2.86 2.74 2.96 2.65 3.07 2.77 2.88 2.95 2.78 2.73
Standard deviation 0.91 0.83 1.20 0.82 0.90 0.77 0.82 0.94 0.94 0.84 0.98 0.89 0.88 1.03
Standard error 0.04 0.11 0.24 0.16 0.04 0.17 0.09 0.12 0.13 0.15 0.11 0.09 0.09 0.15

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
God can answer my prayer
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 478 394 52 32 8 1 3 4 4 28 178 19 5 87 9 2 4 16 5 1 9 21 5 1 22
45% 50% 61% 82% 66% 11% 50% 44% 40% 16% 42% 51% 55% 54% 52% 100% 100% 49% 100% 100% 59% 100% 93% 30% 83%
Strongly agree (4) 165 131 32 24 4 - 1 1 2 1 33 3 3 28 2 2 2 9 3 1 2 16 3 1 19
16% 17% 38% 63% 32% - 17% 11% 18% * 8% 8% 33% 17% 13% 100% 56% 30% 56% 100% 13% 75% 58% 15% 73%
Agree (3) 313 263 20 8 4 1 2 3 2 27 145 16 2 59 7 - 2 6 2 - 7 5 2 1 2
30% 34% 24% 20% 34% 11% 33% 33% 22% 16% 34% 43% 22% 36% 40% - 44% 19% 44% - 46% 25% 35% 15% 9%
Disagree (2) 98 70 8 - 1 1 1 2 3 20 54 4 2 8 1 - - 1 - - - - - - -
9% 9% 9% - 7% 11% 22% 21% 27% 12% 13% 12% 19% 5% 5% - - 3% - - - - - - -
Strongly disagree (1) 71 26 6 - - - 2 3 1 38 16 - - 3 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 -
7% 3% 6% - - - 28% 27% 12% 22% 4% - - 2% 11% - - 6% - - - - - 25% -
NET: Disagree 169 96 13 - 1 1 3 5 4 58 70 4 2 11 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 -
16% 12% 16% - 7% 11% 50% 48% 39% 34% 17% 12% 19% 7% 16% - - 10% - - - - - 25% -
Prefer not to say 41 22 3 2 - - - 1 * 7 9 1 - 8 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - 1
4% 3% 4% 6% - - - 8% 4% 4% 2% 2% - 5% - - - 8% - - 10% - - - 3%
Don't know 372 272 16 4 3 7 - - 2 79 166 13 2 57 5 - - 10 - - 5 - * 2 4
35% 35% 19% 12% 27% 79% - - 17% 46% 39% 36% 26% 35% 31% - - 33% - - 31% - 7% 44% 15%
Mean 2.89 3.02 3.20 3.76 3.34 2.50 2.38 2.30 2.58 1.89 2.78 2.93 3.19 3.14 2.79 4.00 3.56 3.23 3.56 4.00 3.22 3.75 3.63 2.36 3.89
Standard deviation 0.91 0.79 0.96 0.43 0.68 - 1.18 1.08 1.07 0.88 0.75 0.57 0.89 0.69 0.97 - 0.58 1.00 0.56 - 0.44 0.45 0.54 1.72 0.32
Standard error 0.04 0.04 0.11 0.07 0.23 - 0.53 0.36 0.36 0.09 0.05 0.11 0.36 0.07 0.27 - 0.26 0.24 0.25 - 0.14 0.10 0.24 0.99 0.06

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
God can answer my prayer
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 478 314 143 160 5 29 79 14 16 39 121 108 478 308 163 93 112 68 21 13 92 29 42 -
45% 55% 80% 44% 53% 86% 87% 69% 67% 63% 40% 28% 45% 73% 27% 89% 79% 64% 45% 65% 39% 22% 18% -
Strongly agree (4) 165 117 81 32 2 26 42 6 5 11 21 14 165 142 19 69 54 15 3 * 8 4 6 -
16% 21% 45% 9% 24% 77% 46% 33% 19% 17% 7% 4% 16% 34% 3% 66% 38% 14% 7% 2% 3% 3% 3% -
Agree (3) 313 196 62 128 3 3 37 7 12 28 100 94 313 166 144 24 58 53 18 12 84 25 36 -
30% 34% 35% 35% 30% 10% 41% 36% 48% 46% 33% 24% 30% 40% 24% 23% 41% 50% 39% 63% 35% 18% 15% -
Disagree (2) 98 38 8 30 1 - 1 2 4 6 24 55 98 19 79 3 1 2 8 5 25 20 34 -
9% 7% 4% 8% 11% - 1% 11% 16% 10% 8% 14% 9% 5% 13% 3% 1% 2% 17% 23% 11% 15% 14% -
Strongly disagree (1) 71 24 2 21 1 - 1 - - 2 18 41 71 10 58 1 5 3 1 - 9 11 38 -
7% 4% 1% 6% 14% - 1% - - 3% 6% 11% 7% 2% 10% 1% 4% 3% 1% - 4% 8% 17% -
NET: Disagree 169 61 10 51 2 - 2 2 4 8 43 96 169 30 137 5 6 6 9 5 34 31 72 -
16% 11% 6% 14% 26% - 2% 11% 16% 13% 14% 25% 16% 7% 23% 4% 4% 5% 18% 23% 14% 23% 31% -
Prefer not to say 41 28 3 12 - 1 1 - - 2 10 9 41 8 13 1 * 6 * - 6 2 5 -
4% 5% 1% 3% - 4% 2% - - 3% 3% 2% 4% 2% 2% 1% * 6% 1% - 3% 1% 2% -
Don't know 372 169 23 142 2 3 9 4 4 13 129 172 372 74 290 6 23 26 17 2 106 72 113 -
35% 29% 13% 39% 21% 10% 10% 20% 17% 21% 43% 45% 35% 18% 48% 5% 16% 25% 36% 12% 44% 54% 49% -
Mean 2.89 3.09 3.45 2.81 2.79 3.89 3.49 3.26 3.04 3.01 2.76 2.40 2.89 3.30 2.41 3.65 3.36 3.08 2.79 2.77 2.72 2.38 2.09 -
Standard deviation 0.91 0.81 0.66 0.81 1.15 0.32 0.59 0.71 0.66 0.74 0.82 0.89 0.91 0.71 0.87 0.61 0.72 0.64 0.66 0.50 0.69 0.87 0.93 -
Standard error 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.43 0.06 0.06 0.17 0.15 0.11 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.12 0.12 0.06 0.11 0.09 -

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
I have witnessed answers to my own prayers
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 426 174 252 114 69 71 59 91 22 119 127 77 104 57 165
40% 37% 42% 43% 43% 38% 36% 42% 37% 43% 43% 34% 40% 40% 39%
Strongly agree (4) 135 56 78 39 26 18 18 29 5 38 45 20 32 14 54
13% 12% 13% 14% 16% 10% 11% 13% 8% 14% 15% 9% 12% 10% 13%
Agree (3) 292 118 174 75 43 53 41 62 17 81 82 57 72 43 112
28% 25% 29% 28% 27% 28% 25% 29% 29% 29% 28% 25% 28% 30% 26%
Disagree (2) 191 72 119 25 31 34 38 43 20 54 49 42 47 22 75
18% 15% 20% 9% 19% 18% 23% 20% 34% 19% 17% 18% 18% 15% 18%
Strongly disagree (1) 117 71 47 33 14 23 17 24 6 32 32 25 29 15 45
11% 15% 8% 12% 9% 12% 10% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11%
NET: Disagree 308 143 166 58 44 57 56 67 26 85 80 67 76 38 120
29% 31% 28% 22% 28% 30% 33% 31% 45% 31% 27% 29% 29% 26% 28%
Prefer not to say 59 28 31 23 4 13 9 8 2 11 23 12 13 14 27
6% 6% 5% 9% 3% 7% 6% 3% 4% 4% 8% 5% 5% 10% 6%
Don't know 267 120 147 73 44 47 42 52 9 64 65 72 67 36 115
25% 26% 25% 27% 27% 25% 25% 24% 15% 23% 22% 32% 26% 25% 27%
Mean 2.60 2.50 2.68 2.70 2.72 2.51 2.52 2.61 2.42 2.61 2.68 2.50 2.59 2.59 2.61
Standard deviation 0.96 1.03 0.90 1.02 0.96 0.95 0.94 0.96 0.84 0.96 0.98 0.94 0.96 0.94 0.97
Standard error 0.03 0.06 0.04 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.07 0.11 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.07 0.10 0.06

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
I have witnessed answers to my own prayers
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 426 34 17 23 353 14 55 30 30 21 38 74 57 34
40% 41% 40% 62% 39% 40% 38% 35% 38% 28% 40% 45% 39% 46%
Strongly agree (4) 135 10 6 12 107 3 17 8 16 2 13 22 17 9
13% 12% 14% 34% 12% 9% 12% 9% 20% 3% 14% 13% 12% 12%
Agree (3) 292 24 11 10 246 11 38 22 14 18 25 52 40 25
28% 29% 26% 29% 27% 31% 26% 26% 18% 25% 26% 32% 27% 34%
Disagree (2) 191 14 5 3 169 6 33 17 15 15 23 27 25 8
18% 17% 11% 9% 19% 16% 23% 19% 19% 21% 23% 16% 17% 11%
Strongly disagree (1) 117 10 7 2 99 1 14 16 4 7 9 12 25 10
11% 12% 17% 5% 11% 3% 10% 19% 5% 10% 9% 8% 17% 13%
NET: Disagree 308 24 12 5 267 7 47 33 19 22 31 39 50 18
29% 29% 28% 14% 30% 19% 33% 38% 24% 31% 32% 24% 34% 24%
Prefer not to say 59 6 1 2 50 4 7 3 3 7 3 13 8 2
6% 7% 2% 6% 6% 12% 5% 4% 4% 10% 3% 8% 5% 3%
Don't know 267 19 12 6 230 11 36 20 28 23 24 36 31 20
25% 23% 29% 18% 26% 29% 25% 24% 35% 31% 25% 22% 21% 27%
Mean 2.60 2.58 2.55 3.19 2.58 2.77 2.57 2.34 2.86 2.36 2.61 2.73 2.47 2.64
Standard deviation 0.96 0.97 1.09 0.90 0.95 0.77 0.93 1.00 0.97 0.83 0.94 0.90 1.02 0.98
Standard error 0.03 0.12 0.18 0.17 0.04 0.17 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.14

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
I have witnessed answers to my own prayers
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 426 337 55 32 10 1 2 5 6 32 152 14 6 73 7 2 3 13 4 1 10 16 5 1 20
40% 43% 64% 82% 77% 11% 34% 50% 52% 18% 36% 38% 64% 45% 44% 100% 86% 42% 76% 100% 62% 75% 93% 30% 75%
Strongly agree (4) 135 105 23 18 3 - 1 1 1 5 28 3 1 25 2 2 1 8 3 1 2 10 1 1 13
13% 13% 27% 45% 24% - 17% 11% 5% 3% 7% 8% 14% 15% 12% 100% 30% 27% 56% 100% 15% 48% 24% 30% 50%
Agree (3) 292 232 32 14 7 1 1 4 5 27 123 11 5 48 5 - 2 5 1 - 7 6 4 - 7
28% 30% 37% 37% 53% 11% 17% 39% 48% 16% 29% 30% 50% 29% 31% - 56% 15% 20% - 47% 27% 69% - 25%
Disagree (2) 191 154 8 1 - 1 1 2 3 29 97 8 1 34 3 - 1 3 - - 1 4 * * 1
18% 20% 9% 2% - 11% 22% 18% 29% 17% 23% 23% 11% 21% 17% - 14% 10% - - 4% 19% 7% 9% 4%
Strongly disagree (1) 117 71 3 - - 1 - 2 1 42 46 3 - 11 3 - - 5 - - - - - 1 -
11% 9% 4% - - 11% - 15% 6% 24% 11% 9% - 6% 16% - - 15% - - - - - 25% -
NET: Disagree 308 225 11 1 - 2 1 3 4 70 143 12 1 45 6 - 1 8 - - 1 4 * 1 1
29% 29% 13% 2% - 22% 22% 33% 35% 41% 34% 32% 11% 28% 34% - 14% 25% - - 4% 19% 7% 35% 4%
Prefer not to say 59 34 8 2 1 3 1 1 * 9 16 2 - 11 - - - 2 1 - 2 - - - 1
6% 4% 9% 5% 4% 37% 16% 8% 4% 5% 4% 5% - 7% - - - 7% 24% - 10% - - - 3%
Don't know 267 188 13 4 2 3 2 1 1 61 114 9 2 34 4 - - 8 - - 4 1 - 1 5
25% 24% 15% 11% 19% 31% 28% 9% 9% 36% 27% 26% 25% 21% 23% - - 26% - - 24% 7% - 35% 19%
Mean 2.60 2.66 3.14 3.52 3.31 1.99 2.91 2.55 2.58 1.95 2.46 2.52 3.03 2.74 2.51 4.00 3.16 2.80 3.74 4.00 3.16 3.31 3.17 2.54 3.59
Standard deviation 0.96 0.92 0.81 0.55 0.49 1.03 1.02 1.00 0.74 0.93 0.87 0.88 0.62 0.90 1.03 - 0.74 1.22 0.52 - 0.53 0.81 0.59 1.76 0.59
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.10 0.09 0.17 0.59 0.59 0.35 0.22 0.09 0.05 0.16 0.24 0.08 0.27 - 0.33 0.28 0.26 - 0.16 0.18 0.24 0.88 0.12

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
I have witnessed answers to my own prayers
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 426 284 132 144 7 29 69 13 14 31 113 89 426 283 138 93 92 67 20 10 83 18 37 -
40% 50% 74% 39% 86% 86% 75% 64% 58% 50% 37% 23% 40% 68% 23% 88% 65% 63% 44% 53% 35% 14% 16% -
Strongly agree (4) 135 94 65 23 2 20 32 6 5 10 14 16 135 118 14 55 46 14 2 * 6 5 2 -
13% 16% 37% 6% 22% 61% 36% 30% 19% 15% 5% 4% 13% 28% 2% 52% 32% 13% 5% 2% 3% 4% 1% -
Agree (3) 292 191 67 120 5 9 36 7 9 21 99 72 292 165 124 38 46 53 18 10 76 13 35 -
28% 33% 38% 33% 64% 26% 40% 34% 39% 34% 33% 19% 28% 39% 21% 36% 33% 50% 39% 51% 32% 10% 15% -
Disagree (2) 191 94 17 75 - - 10 3 5 11 64 91 191 35 154 3 12 7 11 3 57 40 57 -
18% 16% 10% 21% - - 10% 14% 20% 18% 21% 24% 18% 8% 25% 3% 9% 6% 23% 15% 24% 30% 25% -
Strongly disagree (1) 117 39 * 36 - - - * - 2 34 72 117 10 104 - 7 1 2 - 20 25 60 -
11% 7% * 10% - - - 2% - 3% 11% 19% 11% 2% 17% - 5% 1% 4% - 9% 18% 26% -
NET: Disagree 308 133 18 112 - - 10 3 5 14 98 163 308 45 258 3 19 8 13 3 77 65 117 -
29% 23% 10% 31% - - 10% 16% 20% 22% 32% 42% 29% 11% 43% 3% 13% 7% 27% 15% 32% 48% 50% -
Prefer not to say 59 33 5 15 - 1 3 - * 4 11 18 59 20 22 1 7 9 1 1 7 4 11 -
6% 6% 3% 4% - 4% 4% - 2% 6% 4% 5% 6% 5% 4% 1% 5% 9% 2% 7% 3% 3% 5% -
Don't know 267 122 23 95 1 3 10 4 5 14 81 116 267 71 185 8 24 22 13 5 71 47 67 -
25% 21% 13% 26% 14% 10% 10% 20% 21% 22% 27% 30% 25% 17% 31% 7% 17% 21% 27% 25% 30% 35% 29% -
Mean 2.60 2.81 3.32 2.51 3.26 3.70 3.29 3.14 2.99 2.86 2.44 2.13 2.60 3.19 2.12 3.54 3.18 3.07 2.63 2.82 2.43 1.98 1.87 -
Standard deviation 0.96 0.89 0.68 0.85 0.47 0.46 0.68 0.83 0.73 0.81 0.84 0.91 0.96 0.74 0.84 0.56 0.86 0.59 0.72 0.49 0.76 0.84 0.81 -
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.18 0.08 0.07 0.20 0.18 0.12 0.06 0.06 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.08 0.07 0.12 0.14 0.06 0.09 0.07 -

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes what happens in my life
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 422 186 236 106 68 68 60 94 25 114 124 80 103 61 158
40% 40% 40% 40% 42% 36% 36% 43% 43% 41% 42% 35% 40% 42% 37%
Strongly agree (4) 121 52 69 40 21 16 13 26 5 38 33 17 33 16 48
11% 11% 12% 15% 13% 9% 8% 12% 8% 14% 11% 7% 13% 11% 11%
Agree (3) 301 134 167 66 48 52 47 67 21 76 91 63 70 45 110
28% 29% 28% 25% 30% 27% 28% 31% 35% 27% 31% 28% 27% 31% 26%
Disagree (2) 166 70 96 41 24 31 31 30 8 43 40 48 35 30 70
16% 15% 16% 16% 15% 16% 19% 14% 14% 15% 14% 21% 13% 21% 16%
Strongly disagree (1) 85 45 40 26 16 16 12 12 3 25 19 15 26 8 39
8% 10% 7% 10% 10% 8% 7% 6% 5% 9% 6% 7% 10% 5% 9%
NET: Disagree 251 115 136 67 40 47 43 42 11 68 59 63 61 37 109
24% 25% 23% 25% 25% 25% 26% 19% 19% 24% 20% 28% 23% 26% 26%
Prefer not to say 38 25 13 17 5 8 6 1 - 3 15 12 9 12 19
4% 5% 2% 7% 3% 4% 4% 1% - 1% 5% 5% 3% 8% 4%
Don't know 349 139 211 76 47 66 57 81 23 94 96 72 87 34 141
33% 30% 35% 28% 29% 35% 34% 37% 38% 34% 33% 32% 34% 24% 33%
Mean 2.68 2.64 2.71 2.70 2.67 2.59 2.58 2.79 2.73 2.69 2.75 2.57 2.67 2.71 2.63
Standard deviation 0.91 0.94 0.89 0.99 0.95 0.90 0.86 0.86 0.79 0.95 0.87 0.84 0.97 0.84 0.94
Standard error 0.03 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.12 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.09 0.06

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes what happens in my life
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 422 34 15 26 346 13 54 27 30 20 41 69 61 31
40% 41% 36% 73% 38% 35% 38% 31% 37% 28% 42% 43% 41% 42%
Strongly agree (4) 121 6 6 12 97 2 21 7 13 2 10 19 16 7
11% 8% 14% 32% 11% 6% 14% 9% 16% 3% 10% 12% 11% 10%
Agree (3) 301 28 9 15 249 11 34 19 17 18 31 50 45 24
28% 34% 22% 41% 28% 30% 23% 22% 22% 25% 32% 31% 31% 32%
Disagree (2) 166 11 6 3 146 7 26 17 16 12 11 21 24 12
16% 14% 15% 7% 16% 18% 18% 20% 20% 16% 11% 13% 16% 16%
Strongly disagree (1) 85 7 6 2 70 3 9 9 4 5 6 12 15 8
8% 9% 14% 5% 8% 7% 6% 10% 5% 7% 6% 8% 10% 11%
NET: Disagree 251 19 12 4 216 9 35 26 20 17 17 34 39 20
24% 23% 29% 12% 24% 26% 24% 30% 25% 23% 17% 21% 27% 27%
Prefer not to say 38 3 1 2 32 1 4 2 3 6 3 5 6 2
4% 4% 2% 6% 4% 3% 3% 2% 4% 8% 3% 3% 4% 2%
Don't know 349 26 14 3 306 13 51 32 27 30 36 55 41 21
33% 32% 33% 9% 34% 36% 36% 37% 34% 41% 38% 34% 28% 28%
Mean 2.68 2.62 2.56 3.17 2.66 2.55 2.74 2.48 2.78 2.48 2.78 2.74 2.62 2.60
Standard deviation 0.91 0.88 1.07 0.83 0.91 0.84 0.93 0.94 0.92 0.81 0.85 0.90 0.93 0.93
Standard error 0.03 0.12 0.20 0.15 0.04 0.18 0.10 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.13

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes what happens in my life
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 422 345 52 30 11 - 2 4 6 21 152 19 7 70 8 2 3 15 4 1 9 19 5 1 21
40% 44% 61% 77% 86% - 34% 44% 50% 12% 36% 50% 74% 43% 46% 100% 86% 47% 76% 100% 59% 89% 93% 30% 81%
Strongly agree (4) 121 95 22 17 4 - 1 - 1 3 33 2 1 19 2 2 1 8 1 1 1 7 1 1 13
11% 12% 26% 43% 31% - 17% - 5% 2% 8% 5% 6% 12% 12% 100% 30% 26% 25% 100% 5% 33% 24% 15% 51%
Agree (3) 301 250 30 13 7 - 1 4 5 18 119 17 6 51 6 - 2 7 2 - 9 12 4 1 8
28% 32% 35% 34% 54% - 17% 44% 45% 10% 28% 45% 68% 32% 33% - 56% 21% 51% - 54% 56% 69% 15% 30%
Disagree (2) 166 108 7 1 - 2 - 1 3 51 73 7 1 20 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - * * -
16% 14% 8% 2% - 22% - 15% 29% 30% 17% 20% 11% 12% 5% - 14% 3% - - 7% - 7% 9% -
Strongly disagree (1) 85 45 5 * - 1 3 1 - 34 28 - - 8 3 - - 4 - - - 1 - 1 -
8% 6% 6% 1% - 11% 50% 9% - 20% 6% - - 5% 16% - - 12% - - - 4% - 25% -
NET: Disagree 251 153 12 1 - 3 3 2 3 85 100 7 1 27 4 - 1 5 - - 1 1 * 1 -
24% 20% 14% 3% - 32% 50% 24% 29% 49% 24% 20% 11% 17% 21% - 14% 15% - - 7% 4% 7% 35% -
Prefer not to say 38 22 4 3 - - - 1 * 5 10 1 - 9 - - - 2 - - * - - - 1
4% 3% 5% 8% - - - 8% 4% 3% 2% 2% - 5% - - - 5% - - 3% - - - 3%
Don't know 349 265 17 5 2 6 1 2 2 61 162 10 1 56 6 - - 10 1 - 5 1 - 1 4
33% 34% 20% 12% 14% 68% 16% 23% 17% 36% 38% 28% 15% 34% 33% - - 33% 24% - 31% 7% - 35% 17%
Mean 2.68 2.79 3.08 3.48 3.37 1.67 2.00 2.51 2.69 1.91 2.62 2.79 2.94 2.84 2.62 4.00 3.16 2.98 3.33 4.00 2.97 3.26 3.17 2.31 3.63
Standard deviation 0.91 0.85 0.88 0.63 0.51 0.59 1.44 0.78 0.61 0.78 0.85 0.58 0.48 0.83 1.09 - 0.74 1.14 0.55 - 0.45 0.71 0.59 1.52 0.49
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.11 0.11 0.16 0.34 0.72 0.32 0.20 0.08 0.05 0.11 0.18 0.08 0.30 - 0.33 0.27 0.28 - 0.14 0.15 0.24 0.76 0.10

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes what happens in my life
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 422 291 137 144 7 29 73 10 19 31 113 77 422 276 140 92 100 57 22 6 79 23 38 -
40% 51% 77% 39% 79% 86% 80% 49% 77% 50% 37% 20% 40% 66% 23% 88% 70% 54% 46% 30% 33% 17% 17% -
Strongly agree (4) 121 88 63 22 5 21 27 6 4 10 12 9 121 105 13 52 43 7 2 * 4 2 6 -
11% 15% 36% 6% 61% 63% 30% 30% 16% 16% 4% 2% 11% 25% 2% 50% 30% 7% 5% 2% 2% 2% 3% -
Agree (3) 301 202 74 121 2 8 46 4 15 21 101 68 301 171 127 40 57 50 19 5 75 20 32 -
28% 35% 41% 33% 18% 23% 50% 19% 61% 33% 33% 18% 28% 41% 21% 38% 40% 47% 42% 27% 31% 15% 14% -
Disagree (2) 166 66 14 51 2 - 2 6 4 6 45 93 166 32 132 4 5 8 9 7 38 32 61 -
16% 12% 8% 14% 21% - 3% 32% 15% 10% 15% 24% 16% 8% 22% 4% 3% 7% 19% 35% 16% 24% 27% -
Strongly disagree (1) 85 32 1 29 - - 1 - - 1 28 47 85 11 71 1 6 3 1 - 13 17 41 -
8% 6% 1% 8% - - 1% - - 2% 9% 12% 8% 3% 12% 1% 4% 3% 2% - 5% 12% 18% -
NET: Disagree 251 98 15 80 2 - 4 6 4 8 72 140 251 43 203 5 10 11 10 7 51 49 103 -
24% 17% 9% 22% 21% - 4% 32% 15% 12% 24% 36% 24% 10% 34% 4% 7% 10% 22% 35% 21% 37% 44% -
Prefer not to say 38 22 2 10 - 2 * - - 4 6 12 38 13 10 3 3 7 * - 3 3 4 -
4% 4% 1% 3% - 5% * - - 6% 2% 3% 4% 3% 2% 3% 2% 6% 1% - 1% 2% 2% -
Don't know 349 161 23 132 - 3 14 4 2 20 112 156 349 88 251 5 29 31 15 7 105 60 86 -
33% 28% 13% 36% - 8% 16% 20% 8% 32% 37% 41% 33% 21% 42% 5% 21% 30% 31% 35% 44% 44% 37% -
Mean 2.68 2.89 3.31 2.61 3.41 3.73 3.29 2.98 3.01 3.03 2.53 2.18 2.68 3.16 2.24 3.48 3.25 2.90 2.71 2.50 2.54 2.12 2.02 -
Standard deviation 0.91 0.85 0.67 0.84 0.86 0.45 0.61 0.91 0.59 0.76 0.83 0.82 0.91 0.73 0.82 0.62 0.76 0.63 0.65 0.59 0.71 0.80 0.84 -
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.31 0.08 0.07 0.22 0.13 0.12 0.06 0.06 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.11 0.16 0.06 0.10 0.07 -

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes what happens to other people I know
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 299 139 160 85 56 47 42 55 15 86 90 58 65 48 126
28% 30% 27% 32% 35% 25% 25% 25% 25% 31% 31% 25% 25% 33% 30%
Strongly agree (4) 75 38 37 26 16 11 9 11 2 27 21 12 15 15 32
7% 8% 6% 10% 10% 6% 5% 5% 4% 10% 7% 5% 6% 10% 8%
Agree (3) 224 101 122 59 40 36 33 44 12 59 69 45 50 33 94
21% 22% 21% 22% 25% 19% 20% 20% 21% 21% 23% 20% 19% 23% 22%
Disagree (2) 166 74 92 43 23 29 32 30 10 42 41 37 46 23 71
16% 16% 15% 16% 14% 15% 19% 14% 17% 15% 14% 16% 18% 16% 17%
Strongly disagree (1) 107 50 57 33 19 22 12 18 4 27 25 24 31 10 44
10% 11% 10% 12% 12% 12% 7% 8% 6% 10% 9% 10% 12% 7% 10%
NET: Disagree 273 124 149 75 42 51 44 47 14 68 66 61 77 34 114
26% 27% 25% 28% 26% 27% 27% 22% 23% 25% 23% 27% 30% 23% 27%
Prefer not to say 43 25 19 18 5 6 9 4 2 4 16 13 10 12 21
4% 5% 3% 7% 3% 3% 5% 2% 4% 2% 5% 6% 4% 8% 5%
Don't know 446 177 268 89 59 85 72 112 29 120 122 95 109 51 166
42% 38% 45% 33% 36% 45% 43% 52% 49% 43% 41% 42% 42% 35% 39%
Mean 2.47 2.48 2.46 2.49 2.54 2.37 2.45 2.47 2.47 2.56 2.55 2.39 2.34 2.64 2.48
Standard deviation 0.94 0.96 0.93 0.99 0.99 0.96 0.86 0.91 0.83 0.97 0.92 0.92 0.94 0.92 0.94
Standard error 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.15 0.08 0.07 0.09 0.08 0.11 0.06

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes what happens to other people I know
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 299 19 15 22 242 9 45 14 21 9 19 59 46 20
28% 24% 36% 62% 27% 25% 31% 16% 26% 13% 20% 37% 31% 26%
Strongly agree (4) 75 5 3 7 60 2 8 3 9 - 7 16 8 8
7% 6% 7% 20% 7% 6% 5% 3% 11% - 8% 10% 5% 11%
Agree (3) 224 15 12 15 182 7 37 11 12 9 12 44 38 12
21% 18% 29% 42% 20% 19% 26% 13% 15% 13% 12% 27% 26% 16%
Disagree (2) 166 11 3 2 150 3 29 24 12 15 14 21 25 8
16% 13% 8% 5% 17% 7% 20% 27% 15% 21% 14% 13% 17% 10%
Strongly disagree (1) 107 7 6 2 92 4 11 11 7 7 10 15 15 12
10% 8% 16% 5% 10% 12% 7% 12% 9% 10% 10% 9% 10% 16%
NET: Disagree 273 17 10 4 242 7 40 34 19 22 24 36 39 20
26% 21% 23% 10% 27% 19% 28% 39% 24% 30% 24% 22% 27% 27%
Prefer not to say 43 4 1 2 36 1 2 1 3 7 5 6 7 4
4% 5% 3% 6% 4% 3% 1% 1% 4% 9% 5% 3% 5% 5%
Don't know 446 41 16 8 381 19 58 38 36 35 49 61 54 31
42% 50% 38% 23% 42% 53% 40% 44% 46% 48% 50% 38% 37% 41%
Mean 2.47 2.48 2.46 3.07 2.43 2.42 2.50 2.11 2.56 2.07 2.39 2.63 2.46 2.38
Standard deviation 0.94 0.95 1.03 0.81 0.93 1.05 0.83 0.82 1.03 0.73 1.04 0.94 0.89 1.14
Standard error 0.04 0.15 0.20 0.17 0.04 0.26 0.10 0.11 0.16 0.13 0.14 0.10 0.10 0.18

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes what happens to other people I know
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 299 241 38 23 10 - - 3 2 16 88 9 6 59 6 2 3 12 4 1 7 15 5 1 15
28% 31% 45% 60% 77% - - 35% 18% 9% 21% 26% 62% 37% 35% 100% 86% 39% 76% 100% 42% 73% 93% 30% 58%
Strongly agree (4) 75 60 15 11 3 - - - 1 - 21 2 1 12 1 2 * 5 1 - 1 7 1 1 3
7% 8% 17% 28% 23% - - - 10% - 5% 5% 6% 8% 8% 100% 9% 17% 25% - 5% 32% 24% 15% 12%
Agree (3) 224 181 23 12 7 - - 3 1 16 67 7 5 47 5 - 3 7 2 1 6 9 4 1 12
21% 23% 27% 32% 54% - - 35% 8% 9% 16% 20% 56% 29% 27% - 77% 22% 51% 100% 37% 41% 69% 15% 46%
Disagree (2) 166 116 10 - - 1 1 3 5 40 78 4 2 21 2 - 1 3 - - 3 - * - -
16% 15% 11% - - 11% 22% 28% 44% 23% 18% 12% 19% 13% 10% - 14% 11% - - 20% - 7% - -
Strongly disagree (1) 107 53 7 - - 4 2 1 1 46 32 3 - 9 3 - - 2 - - - 1 - 1 1
10% 7% 8% - - 42% 28% 9% 6% 27% 7% 7% - 6% 16% - - 6% - - - 4% - 25% 3%
NET: Disagree 273 169 16 - - 4 3 4 5 87 110 7 2 30 4 - 1 5 - - 3 1 * 1 1
26% 21% 19% - - 53% 50% 37% 50% 50% 26% 19% 19% 19% 26% - 14% 17% - - 20% 4% 7% 25% 3%
Prefer not to say 43 24 5 4 - - - 1 * 7 15 1 - 6 - - - - - - * - - - 1
4% 3% 6% 11% - - - 8% 4% 4% 4% 2% - 3% - - - - - - 3% - - - 5%
Don't know 446 351 26 11 3 4 3 2 3 63 212 20 2 67 7 - - 14 1 - 6 5 - 2 9
42% 45% 30% 29% 23% 47% 50% 20% 29% 37% 50% 54% 18% 41% 39% - - 44% 24% - 35% 23% - 44% 34%
Mean 2.47 2.61 2.85 3.47 3.30 1.20 1.43 2.36 2.31 1.70 2.39 2.54 2.84 2.69 2.44 4.00 2.95 2.89 3.33 3.00 2.76 3.30 3.17 2.36 3.10
Standard deviation 0.94 0.89 0.96 0.51 0.48 0.46 0.63 0.75 0.89 0.72 0.88 0.93 0.57 0.84 1.07 - 0.55 1.00 0.55 - 0.62 0.76 0.59 1.72 0.65
Standard error 0.04 0.04 0.13 0.10 0.17 0.23 0.44 0.29 0.31 0.07 0.06 0.22 0.22 0.09 0.31 - 0.25 0.26 0.28 - 0.20 0.18 0.24 0.99 0.15

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes what happens to other people I know
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 299 215 109 98 6 26 54 9 14 27 71 42 299 213 82 74 76 43 12 8 43 18 21 -
28% 38% 61% 27% 65% 78% 59% 48% 57% 44% 23% 11% 28% 51% 14% 70% 54% 40% 25% 43% 18% 14% 9% -
Strongly agree (4) 75 54 37 14 1 13 17 4 2 7 7 6 75 63 11 28 28 5 1 * 3 4 4 -
7% 9% 21% 4% 11% 39% 19% 23% 7% 12% 2% 2% 7% 15% 2% 27% 20% 4% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% -
Agree (3) 224 161 72 84 5 13 37 5 12 20 64 36 224 150 71 45 48 38 11 8 40 14 17 -
21% 28% 40% 23% 54% 39% 40% 25% 50% 32% 21% 9% 21% 36% 12% 43% 34% 36% 23% 40% 17% 11% 7% -
Disagree (2) 166 72 21 49 - 3 10 4 4 8 42 86 166 40 125 5 10 10 9 5 40 26 58 -
16% 13% 12% 14% - 8% 11% 22% 18% 12% 14% 22% 16% 9% 21% 5% 7% 10% 20% 25% 17% 20% 25% -
Strongly disagree (1) 107 38 5 32 1 - 2 1 1 1 30 60 107 17 87 3 7 6 2 - 13 19 55 -
10% 7% 3% 9% 14% - 2% 5% 4% 2% 10% 16% 10% 4% 14% 3% 5% 6% 3% - 6% 14% 24% -
NET: Disagree 273 110 26 81 1 3 11 5 5 9 72 146 273 57 212 8 16 17 11 5 53 46 113 -
26% 19% 15% 22% 14% 8% 12% 27% 22% 14% 24% 38% 26% 14% 35% 8% 12% 16% 23% 25% 22% 34% 49% -
Prefer not to say 43 29 2 14 - 1 2 - - 5 9 10 43 15 10 3 4 6 2 - 5 - 5 -
4% 5% 1% 4% - 2% 2% - - 8% 3% 3% 4% 4% 2% 3% 3% 5% 5% - 2% - 2% -
Don't know 446 218 40 172 2 4 24 5 5 21 151 187 446 134 300 19 45 41 22 6 138 70 93 -
42% 38% 23% 47% 21% 12% 26% 25% 21% 34% 50% 49% 42% 32% 50% 19% 32% 39% 47% 33% 58% 52% 40% -
Mean 2.47 2.71 3.04 2.45 2.77 3.35 3.06 2.87 2.75 2.92 2.33 1.94 2.47 2.96 2.02 3.21 3.06 2.69 2.49 2.67 2.34 2.04 1.77 -
Standard deviation 0.94 0.88 0.76 0.87 0.97 0.66 0.72 0.96 0.70 0.75 0.87 0.80 0.94 0.80 0.83 0.72 0.84 0.77 0.70 0.56 0.75 0.88 0.78 -
Standard error 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.37 0.12 0.09 0.24 0.17 0.13 0.07 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.08 0.10 0.14 0.16 0.08 0.12 0.07 -

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes the lives of people living in poverty in developing countries
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 181 96 85 62 38 27 22 26 7 64 51 30 36 34 76
17% 21% 14% 23% 23% 14% 13% 12% 11% 23% 17% 13% 14% 24% 18%
Strongly agree (4) 57 34 23 22 14 8 4 8 1 24 16 7 11 11 28
5% 7% 4% 8% 9% 4% 3% 4% 1% 8% 5% 3% 4% 8% 7%
Agree (3) 124 62 62 40 23 19 18 18 6 40 36 23 26 23 48
12% 13% 10% 15% 14% 10% 11% 8% 10% 14% 12% 10% 10% 16% 11%
Disagree (2) 247 93 154 55 32 48 50 48 14 59 68 67 53 35 98
23% 20% 26% 21% 20% 26% 30% 22% 24% 21% 23% 30% 20% 24% 23%
Strongly disagree (1) 177 80 97 42 26 39 21 39 9 52 48 29 48 22 65
17% 17% 16% 16% 16% 21% 13% 18% 16% 19% 16% 13% 18% 15% 15%
NET: Disagree 424 173 252 98 58 87 71 87 24 111 116 96 101 57 163
40% 37% 42% 36% 36% 46% 42% 40% 40% 40% 40% 42% 39% 39% 38%
Prefer not to say 37 22 14 18 4 4 6 4 1 5 15 7 9 11 18
3% 5% 2% 7% 2% 2% 4% 2% 2% 2% 5% 3% 4% 7% 4%
Don't know 418 174 245 90 62 70 68 101 28 98 112 94 114 43 171
39% 37% 41% 34% 38% 37% 41% 46% 47% 35% 38% 41% 44% 30% 40%
Mean 2.10 2.19 2.03 2.26 2.27 1.97 2.06 1.95 1.93 2.20 2.11 2.07 1.99 2.26 2.16
Standard deviation 0.93 1.00 0.87 1.00 1.03 0.89 0.78 0.89 0.78 1.02 0.93 0.80 0.93 0.96 0.96
Standard error 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.13 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.11 0.06

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes the lives of people living in poverty in developing countries
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 181 9 7 14 151 6 31 10 12 7 12 32 28 12
17% 11% 18% 39% 17% 17% 21% 12% 15% 10% 12% 20% 19% 16%
Strongly agree (4) 57 1 2 6 48 3 12 3 8 2 2 6 7 5
5% 1% 6% 17% 5% 9% 8% 4% 10% 3% 2% 4% 5% 7%
Agree (3) 124 8 5 8 103 3 19 7 4 5 10 26 22 7
12% 10% 12% 22% 11% 8% 13% 8% 5% 7% 10% 16% 15% 9%
Disagree (2) 247 20 8 6 214 7 36 25 23 21 18 37 35 11
23% 24% 20% 15% 24% 18% 25% 29% 29% 29% 19% 23% 24% 15%
Strongly disagree (1) 177 11 7 2 158 5 20 16 11 12 17 30 23 23
17% 13% 16% 5% 18% 15% 14% 19% 14% 17% 18% 18% 16% 30%
NET: Disagree 424 30 15 7 372 12 56 41 34 34 36 67 58 34
40% 37% 36% 20% 41% 33% 39% 47% 43% 46% 37% 41% 40% 46%
Prefer not to say 37 4 1 2 30 1 3 1 3 5 3 5 6 3
3% 5% 2% 6% 3% 3% 2% 1% 4% 6% 3% 3% 4% 4%
Don't know 418 39 18 13 348 17 55 35 30 28 46 59 54 25
39% 48% 45% 35% 39% 47% 38% 40% 38% 38% 47% 36% 37% 34%
Mean 2.10 1.97 2.14 2.85 2.08 2.22 2.26 1.94 2.21 1.92 1.92 2.09 2.13 1.89
Standard deviation 0.93 0.75 0.99 0.95 0.93 1.08 0.96 0.85 1.01 0.79 0.86 0.90 0.91 1.05
Standard error 0.04 0.12 0.19 0.21 0.04 0.26 0.11 0.11 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.16

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes the lives of people living in poverty in developing countries
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 181 138 31 21 7 - - 2 1 10 49 1 3 30 3 2 3 7 2 1 5 14 4 1 10
17% 18% 37% 55% 55% - - 18% 13% 6% 12% 2% 37% 19% 19% 100% 86% 22% 35% 100% 29% 65% 68% 30% 39%
Strongly agree (4) 57 39 13 12 - - - 1 1 4 17 - 1 9 - 1 * 2 1 - - 4 1 1 2
5% 5% 15% 31% - - - 6% 5% 2% 4% - 6% 5% - 55% 9% 8% 25% - - 17% 24% 15% 9%
Agree (3) 124 99 18 10 7 - - 1 1 6 33 1 3 21 3 1 3 5 * 1 5 10 2 1 8
12% 13% 21% 25% 55% - - 11% 8% 4% 8% 2% 31% 13% 19% 45% 77% 15% 10% 100% 29% 47% 44% 15% 30%
Disagree (2) 247 188 15 3 1 4 - 3 4 42 113 9 2 45 1 - - 6 - - 1 - 2 * 5
23% 24% 17% 9% 7% 47% - 26% 36% 24% 27% 25% 19% 28% 8% - - 18% - - 8% - 32% 9% 19%
Strongly disagree (1) 177 111 6 - - 3 1 1 1 59 75 3 1 17 3 - 1 4 - - 1 1 - 1 2
17% 14% 7% - - 31% 22% 9% 12% 34% 18% 7% 8% 11% 16% - 14% 13% - - 8% 6% - 25% 9%
NET: Disagree 424 299 21 3 1 7 1 3 5 101 188 12 2 62 4 - 1 10 - - 3 1 2 1 7
40% 38% 24% 9% 7% 78% 22% 35% 48% 59% 44% 32% 27% 38% 25% - 14% 31% - - 17% 6% 32% 35% 28%
Prefer not to say 37 19 5 3 - - - 1 1 5 11 2 - 5 - - - - - - * - - - 1
3% 2% 6% 8% - - - 8% 13% 3% 3% 4% - 3% - - - - - - 3% - - - 5%
Don't know 418 328 28 11 5 2 4 4 3 57 175 23 3 65 10 - - 15 3 - 8 6 - 1 7
39% 42% 33% 28% 38% 22% 78% 40% 26% 33% 41% 61% 36% 40% 56% - - 47% 65% - 52% 29% - 35% 28%
Mean 2.10 2.15 2.74 3.34 2.89 1.60 1.00 2.27 2.10 1.60 1.96 1.87 2.56 2.23 2.06 3.55 2.82 2.31 3.72 3.00 2.46 3.07 2.91 2.31 2.58
Standard deviation 0.93 0.90 0.97 0.72 0.34 0.53 - 0.99 0.87 0.75 0.86 0.52 0.91 0.87 0.96 - 0.91 1.03 - - 0.84 0.80 0.83 1.52 0.91
Standard error 0.04 0.04 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.27 - 0.44 0.33 0.07 0.06 0.13 0.37 0.09 0.34 - 0.40 0.26 - - 0.28 0.20 0.34 0.76 0.20

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes the lives of people living in poverty in developing countries
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 181 133 83 46 5 23 38 6 11 17 29 18 181 142 36 56 54 23 7 1 16 8 12 -
17% 23% 47% 13% 55% 69% 42% 33% 43% 28% 10% 5% 17% 34% 6% 54% 38% 21% 15% 6% 7% 6% 5% -
Strongly agree (4) 57 43 31 10 4 11 11 3 3 8 2 1 57 46 9 22 18 5 - - 5 2 2 -
5% 8% 17% 3% 42% 32% 12% 14% 11% 12% 1% * 5% 11% 1% 21% 13% 5% - - 2% 1% 1% -
Agree (3) 124 90 52 37 1 12 27 4 8 10 27 17 124 96 27 34 36 18 7 1 11 6 11 -
12% 16% 29% 10% 13% 36% 30% 19% 32% 16% 9% 4% 12% 23% 4% 32% 25% 17% 15% 6% 5% 4% 5% -
Disagree (2) 247 117 19 95 - 2 10 5 3 18 77 115 247 55 190 9 6 17 15 8 69 49 72 -
23% 20% 11% 26% - 6% 11% 24% 10% 29% 26% 30% 23% 13% 31% 8% 4% 16% 32% 43% 29% 36% 31% -
Strongly disagree (1) 177 73 18 53 1 - 12 3 3 2 51 96 177 40 134 6 14 11 5 4 34 27 73 -
17% 13% 10% 14% 11% - 13% 15% 11% 3% 17% 25% 17% 10% 22% 6% 10% 10% 12% 18% 14% 20% 32% -
NET: Disagree 424 189 37 148 1 2 22 8 5 20 128 211 424 96 324 15 21 28 21 12 103 76 145 -
40% 33% 21% 41% 11% 6% 24% 39% 21% 32% 42% 55% 40% 23% 54% 14% 14% 26% 44% 61% 43% 57% 63% -
Prefer not to say 37 23 3 9 - 1 1 1 - 4 5 10 37 14 6 4 4 7 - - 3 1 2 -
3% 4% 2% 3% - 4% 2% 3% - 7% 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 4% 3% 6% - - 1% 1% 1% -
Don't know 418 227 54 162 3 7 30 5 9 20 141 147 418 168 238 30 63 49 19 6 116 49 72 -
39% 40% 31% 44% 34% 22% 33% 25% 36% 33% 47% 38% 39% 40% 39% 29% 45% 46% 41% 33% 49% 37% 31% -
Mean 2.10 2.32 2.79 2.02 3.28 3.36 2.62 2.44 2.67 2.62 1.87 1.66 2.10 2.62 1.75 3.02 2.78 2.33 2.06 1.82 1.89 1.79 1.62 -
Standard deviation 0.93 0.97 1.00 0.81 1.22 0.63 1.01 1.07 0.98 0.88 0.73 0.62 0.93 0.98 0.69 0.89 1.03 0.93 0.68 0.59 0.73 0.67 0.66 -
Standard error 0.04 0.05 0.09 0.06 0.50 0.12 0.12 0.28 0.26 0.15 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.04 0.10 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.16 0.07 0.07 0.05 -

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes the world
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 408 183 225 109 62 77 58 80 22 116 117 87 88 53 170
39% 39% 38% 41% 38% 41% 35% 37% 37% 42% 40% 38% 34% 37% 40%
Strongly agree (4) 109 52 57 38 22 15 12 20 2 34 31 18 26 15 49
10% 11% 10% 14% 14% 8% 7% 9% 4% 12% 11% 8% 10% 10% 11%
Agree (3) 299 131 168 71 40 62 46 61 20 83 86 69 61 38 121
28% 28% 28% 26% 25% 33% 28% 28% 33% 30% 29% 30% 24% 27% 28%
Disagree (2) 156 66 90 34 20 33 29 32 9 42 44 33 38 21 59
15% 14% 15% 13% 12% 17% 17% 15% 15% 15% 15% 14% 15% 14% 14%
Strongly disagree (1) 100 57 43 28 21 16 12 21 2 27 26 20 27 15 41
9% 12% 7% 10% 13% 8% 7% 9% 4% 10% 9% 9% 10% 11% 10%
NET: Disagree 256 123 133 62 41 49 41 52 11 69 71 52 64 36 100
24% 26% 22% 23% 25% 26% 25% 24% 19% 25% 24% 23% 25% 25% 23%
Prefer not to say 40 21 19 23 4 5 6 2 2 5 15 10 10 12 18
4% 4% 3% 8% 2% 2% 3% 1% 3% 2% 5% 4% 4% 8% 4%
Don't know 356 138 218 74 55 58 61 83 24 88 91 78 98 43 140
34% 30% 37% 28% 34% 31% 37% 38% 41% 32% 31% 34% 38% 30% 33%
Mean 2.63 2.58 2.67 2.70 2.61 2.61 2.58 2.60 2.66 2.66 2.65 2.61 2.57 2.60 2.66
Standard deviation 0.93 0.98 0.89 1.00 1.04 0.86 0.86 0.92 0.71 0.94 0.92 0.89 0.97 0.96 0.94
Standard error 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.12 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.11 0.06

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes the world
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 408 26 17 28 338 15 64 25 35 12 35 67 58 27
39% 31% 40% 77% 38% 40% 44% 29% 44% 17% 37% 41% 40% 36%
Strongly agree (4) 109 7 6 10 86 2 12 3 11 * 9 23 15 10
10% 8% 14% 29% 10% 6% 9% 4% 14% 1% 9% 14% 10% 14%
Agree (3) 299 19 11 18 252 13 51 22 24 12 27 44 43 16
28% 23% 26% 48% 28% 35% 35% 25% 30% 16% 28% 27% 30% 22%
Disagree (2) 156 10 4 2 140 3 28 18 8 11 12 28 24 7
15% 12% 10% 7% 16% 8% 19% 21% 10% 15% 12% 17% 17% 10%
Strongly disagree (1) 100 8 6 3 83 4 12 8 3 8 8 12 16 12
9% 10% 15% 8% 9% 12% 8% 9% 3% 11% 8% 7% 11% 16%
NET: Disagree 256 18 10 5 223 7 40 26 11 19 20 40 40 19
24% 22% 25% 14% 25% 20% 28% 30% 14% 26% 21% 25% 27% 26%
Prefer not to say 40 6 1 - 34 1 3 * 3 6 3 8 5 5
4% 7% 2% - 4% 3% 2% * 4% 9% 3% 5% 3% 6%
Don't know 356 33 13 3 306 13 38 36 31 36 39 48 43 24
34% 40% 32% 9% 34% 36% 26% 41% 38% 49% 40% 29% 30% 32%
Mean 2.63 2.56 2.59 3.08 2.61 2.56 2.62 2.40 2.94 2.14 2.64 2.74 2.58 2.54
Standard deviation 0.93 0.98 1.09 0.86 0.92 0.93 0.84 0.83 0.82 0.84 0.92 0.93 0.93 1.12
Standard error 0.04 0.14 0.20 0.15 0.04 0.20 0.09 0.11 0.12 0.15 0.11 0.09 0.10 0.17

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes the world
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 408 332 51 31 10 - 3 4 4 22 143 15 5 79 7 2 3 12 3 1 11 18 5 2 18
39% 42% 60% 80% 77% - 61% 37% 36% 13% 34% 41% 55% 49% 42% 100% 86% 37% 56% 100% 72% 84% 93% 39% 67%
Strongly agree (4) 109 86 21 16 3 - 1 - 1 1 28 3 1 21 1 2 1 7 1 1 3 6 1 1 7
10% 11% 24% 41% 24% - 17% - 10% 1% 7% 8% 16% 13% 5% 100% 30% 23% 25% 100% 18% 28% 24% 15% 28%
Agree (3) 299 245 31 15 7 - 2 4 3 20 115 12 4 58 6 - 2 4 1 - 9 12 4 1 10
28% 31% 36% 39% 53% - 45% 37% 27% 12% 27% 33% 39% 36% 38% - 56% 14% 31% - 54% 56% 69% 24% 39%
Disagree (2) 156 115 8 - - 3 - 2 3 32 84 6 3 17 - - - - - - 1 - * - 3
15% 15% 10% - - 31% - 24% 29% 19% 20% 15% 30% 11% - - - - - - 7% - 7% - 11%
Strongly disagree (1) 100 52 3 - - 1 1 - 1 43 25 2 - 12 4 - 1 3 - - - 1 - 1 2
9% 7% 4% - - 11% 22% - 12% 25% 6% 5% - 8% 21% - 14% 10% - - - 4% - 25% 6%
NET: Disagree 256 167 12 - - 3 1 2 4 76 109 7 3 30 4 - 1 3 - - 1 1 * 1 4
24% 21% 13% - - 42% 22% 24% 41% 44% 26% 20% 30% 18% 21% - 14% 10% - - 7% 4% 7% 25% 17%
Prefer not to say 40 17 8 5 1 - - 1 1 8 9 1 - 4 - - - - - - * - - - 1
4% 2% 9% 13% 4% - - 8% 13% 5% 2% 4% - 2% - - - - - - 3% - - - 3%
Don't know 356 269 15 3 2 5 1 3 1 67 163 13 1 50 6 - - 17 2 - 3 2 - 1 4
34% 34% 18% 8% 19% 58% 17% 30% 10% 39% 38% 35% 15% 31% 36% - - 53% 44% - 18% 11% - 35% 14%
Mean 2.63 2.74 3.09 3.51 3.31 1.74 2.68 2.60 2.44 1.79 2.58 2.73 2.83 2.80 2.41 4.00 3.03 3.08 3.45 4.00 3.14 3.22 3.17 2.45 3.06
Standard deviation 0.93 0.87 0.82 0.51 0.49 0.52 1.22 0.54 0.96 0.82 0.82 0.80 0.77 0.88 1.08 - 1.07 1.19 0.63 - 0.57 0.70 0.59 1.54 0.89
Standard error 0.04 0.04 0.10 0.09 0.17 0.30 0.61 0.22 0.32 0.08 0.05 0.16 0.29 0.09 0.30 - 0.48 0.32 0.36 - 0.16 0.16 0.24 0.77 0.18

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Q.8 Please read these statements about prayer and indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes the world
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 408 261 120 132 3 26 66 11 14 34 98 92 408 264 137 86 92 51 23 12 65 28 44 -
39% 46% 68% 36% 37% 79% 72% 54% 58% 55% 32% 24% 39% 63% 23% 82% 65% 48% 49% 63% 27% 21% 19% -
Strongly agree (4) 109 78 51 25 1 18 24 5 4 10 15 9 109 89 18 40 38 7 2 1 4 5 9 -
10% 14% 29% 7% 11% 53% 26% 24% 16% 16% 5% 2% 10% 21% 3% 38% 27% 7% 5% 7% 2% 4% 4% -
Agree (3) 299 183 69 108 2 9 42 6 10 24 84 83 299 175 119 46 53 44 21 11 60 23 36 -
28% 32% 39% 30% 26% 26% 46% 30% 42% 39% 28% 21% 28% 42% 20% 44% 38% 42% 44% 55% 25% 17% 15% -
Disagree (2) 156 67 19 47 1 2 7 3 5 8 40 81 156 30 125 4 6 11 4 5 44 33 48 -
15% 12% 11% 13% 17% 5% 8% 17% 22% 12% 13% 21% 15% 7% 21% 4% 4% 11% 9% 26% 18% 25% 21% -
Strongly disagree (1) 100 42 9 32 2 1 3 2 1 2 30 55 100 19 78 3 7 6 3 - 9 19 50 -
9% 7% 5% 9% 26% 3% 3% 9% 3% 3% 10% 14% 9% 5% 13% 3% 5% 6% 7% - 4% 14% 22% -
NET: Disagree 256 109 28 79 4 3 10 5 6 9 70 136 256 49 203 7 12 18 8 5 53 52 98 -
24% 19% 16% 22% 42% 8% 11% 26% 25% 15% 23% 35% 24% 12% 34% 6% 9% 17% 16% 26% 22% 39% 42% -
Prefer not to say 40 23 3 8 2 1 * - - 2 6 11 40 14 11 5 3 6 * - 3 1 7 -
4% 4% 2% 2% 21% 4% * - - 4% 2% 3% 4% 3% 2% 5% 2% 6% 1% - 1% 1% 3% -
Don't know 356 179 27 145 - 3 15 4 4 16 129 146 356 92 252 7 35 31 16 2 117 53 82 -
34% 31% 15% 40% - 10% 16% 20% 17% 26% 43% 38% 34% 22% 42% 7% 25% 30% 34% 12% 49% 40% 36% -
Mean 2.63 2.80 3.10 2.59 2.28 3.50 3.13 2.86 2.86 2.97 2.49 2.20 2.63 3.07 2.22 3.33 3.19 2.76 2.70 2.79 2.51 2.18 2.02 -
Standard deviation 0.93 0.90 0.84 0.88 1.15 0.75 0.75 1.01 0.78 0.77 0.89 0.85 0.93 0.79 0.86 0.70 0.81 0.76 0.77 0.59 0.70 0.87 0.92 -
Standard error 0.04 0.05 0.07 0.06 0.43 0.13 0.08 0.24 0.18 0.12 0.07 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.14 0.14 0.06 0.10 0.08 -

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Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, describe how you usually feel after having prayed? Please select up to five
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
Reassured / hopeful 420 165 255 89 65 66 73 102 25 108 106 92 115 58 160
40% 36% 43% 33% 40% 35% 44% 47% 43% 39% 36% 41% 44% 40% 38%
Peaceful / content 350 145 205 76 52 73 51 73 25 86 110 66 88 39 152
33% 31% 34% 28% 32% 39% 31% 33% 43% 31% 37% 29% 34% 27% 36%
Strengthened 270 108 162 60 44 52 39 56 19 69 81 54 66 35 97
25% 23% 27% 22% 28% 28% 24% 26% 31% 25% 28% 24% 25% 24% 23%
Unburdened / released 214 85 130 43 38 39 36 48 10 49 60 45 60 28 78
20% 18% 22% 16% 24% 21% 22% 22% 17% 17% 21% 20% 23% 20% 18%
Close to God 197 73 124 53 32 32 33 40 7 51 59 33 54 23 72
19% 16% 21% 20% 20% 17% 20% 18% 12% 18% 20% 14% 21% 16% 17%
No differently to 194 91 103 46 28 45 25 40 11 62 48 40 43 25 71
before having prayed 18% 20% 17% 17% 17% 24% 15% 18% 18% 22% 16% 18% 17% 18% 17%
Guided 140 59 80 42 27 21 17 27 6 42 34 29 34 14 71
13% 13% 14% 16% 17% 11% 10% 12% 10% 15% 12% 13% 13% 9% 17%
Loved 125 53 72 34 26 16 24 21 4 35 32 23 35 19 55
12% 11% 12% 13% 16% 9% 14% 10% 6% 13% 11% 10% 13% 13% 13%
Humbled 122 53 69 31 28 19 17 22 5 30 31 27 34 17 45
11% 11% 12% 11% 17% 10% 10% 10% 9% 11% 11% 12% 13% 12% 11%
Happy / joyful 114 62 52 44 23 19 10 14 4 35 33 23 24 13 57
11% 13% 9% 16% 15% 10% 6% 7% 6% 13% 11% 10% 9% 9% 13%
Convicted / challenged 20 10 10 8 3 2 1 5 1 8 5 3 3 8 3
2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 6% 1%
Something else 38 14 24 13 3 10 2 9 1 13 12 6 7 3 17
4% 3% 4% 5% 2% 5% 1% 4% 2% 5% 4% 3% 3% 2% 4%
None of these 64 36 28 17 7 6 18 14 2 14 26 12 12 12 29
6% 8% 5% 6% 5% 3% 11% 6% 3% 5% 9% 5% 5% 8% 7%
Prefer not to say 29 18 11 13 3 5 5 3 - 4 13 6 6 9 13
3% 4% 2% 5% 2% 3% 3% 1% - 2% 4% 3% 2% 6% 3%

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Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
Don't know 41 21 20 14 7 6 5 7 1 8 7 14 12 2 17
4% 5% 3% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% 6% 5% 1% 4%

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Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, describe how you usually feel after having prayed? Please select up to five
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
Reassured / hopeful 420 31 17 16 357 14 61 30 30 26 40 59 63 35
40% 38% 42% 43% 40% 38% 42% 34% 37% 35% 41% 36% 43% 47%
Peaceful / content 350 37 17 9 286 7 51 27 24 15 35 59 45 24
33% 44% 42% 26% 32% 21% 35% 31% 30% 20% 36% 36% 31% 33%
Strengthened 270 23 11 17 219 10 30 20 25 8 26 43 37 21
25% 27% 27% 47% 24% 27% 20% 23% 31% 11% 27% 26% 25% 28%
Unburdened / released 214 15 7 11 181 7 27 22 9 16 19 37 27 16
20% 19% 18% 30% 20% 20% 19% 25% 11% 21% 19% 23% 19% 22%
Close to God 197 13 11 14 159 3 28 11 15 7 19 34 29 14
19% 15% 27% 39% 18% 8% 19% 13% 19% 9% 20% 21% 20% 19%
No differently to 194 20 4 2 168 7 27 17 10 18 14 33 34 8
before having prayed 18% 24% 10% 5% 19% 19% 19% 20% 12% 24% 15% 20% 23% 11%
Guided 140 9 6 7 118 4 13 15 13 6 10 29 21 7
13% 11% 16% 19% 13% 10% 9% 17% 16% 9% 11% 18% 14% 10%
Loved 125 13 8 7 97 6 13 6 10 5 10 21 18 8
12% 16% 20% 20% 11% 16% 9% 7% 13% 7% 10% 13% 12% 11%
Humbled 122 11 4 5 102 3 12 12 8 9 12 22 14 8
11% 14% 9% 13% 11% 10% 8% 14% 10% 13% 12% 14% 10% 11%
Happy / joyful 114 8 3 5 98 5 13 10 13 4 6 28 16 3
11% 10% 6% 14% 11% 13% 9% 12% 17% 5% 6% 17% 11% 4%
Convicted / challenged 20 1 1 3 14 2 1 * 1 1 2 2 4 1
2% 2% 3% 8% 2% 6% 1% * 1% 1% 2% 1% 3% 1%
Something else 38 1 1 - 35 - 2 2 9 1 5 8 5 3
4% 2% 3% - 4% - 1% 2% 11% 1% 6% 5% 4% 3%
None of these 64 3 2 3 57 1 12 6 5 4 8 6 8 7
6% 4% 4% 7% 6% 3% 8% 6% 6% 6% 8% 4% 6% 9%
Prefer not to say 29 2 1 3 24 3 3 - 3 4 3 3 5 1
3% 3% 2% 7% 3% 7% 2% - 4% 5% 3% 2% 4% 1%

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Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
Don't know 41 2 1 1 37 - 6 6 3 6 6 4 3 2
4% 3% 2% 4% 4% - 4% 7% 4% 8% 6% 3% 2% 3%

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Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, describe how you usually feel after having prayed? Please select up to five
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
Reassured / hopeful 420 341 35 18 4 3 3 4 3 42 179 17 6 69 11 2 3 15 4 1 3 8 3 2 11
40% 43% 40% 46% 36% 32% 55% 39% 28% 24% 42% 47% 65% 42% 64% 100% 77% 48% 76% 100% 22% 38% 49% 39% 41%
Peaceful / content 350 281 39 19 7 - 2 6 5 26 136 19 4 71 5 1 3 5 2 - 5 12 - 1 11
33% 36% 45% 48% 57% - 33% 60% 48% 15% 32% 53% 41% 44% 29% 55% 86% 16% 46% - 34% 54% - 24% 41%
Strengthened 270 223 35 15 7 2 3 3 5 12 96 13 1 48 9 1 2 11 3 1 3 10 3 1 16
25% 28% 41% 38% 60% 21% 55% 34% 43% 7% 23% 36% 16% 29% 52% 55% 56% 35% 54% 100% 18% 48% 58% 15% 61%
Unburdened / released 214 172 18 10 1 2 1 2 2 23 90 7 1 33 5 - 3 6 4 1 3 7 1 - 7
20% 22% 21% 25% 11% 21% 17% 20% 17% 14% 21% 20% 10% 20% 28% - 66% 18% 76% 100% 19% 32% 21% - 28%
Close to God 197 165 29 22 4 - 1 1 1 2 67 5 4 32 3 2 1 8 4 1 6 10 1 1 18
19% 21% 34% 58% 29% - 16% 11% 7% 1% 16% 13% 47% 19% 17% 100% 30% 25% 76% 100% 37% 49% 21% 15% 69%
No differently to 194 123 12 3 2 6 1 - 1 57 80 8 - 18 2 - 1 8 - - 2 1 - 3 1
before having prayed 18% 16% 14% 8% 12% 68% 22% - 8% 33% 19% 21% - 11% 11% - 14% 24% - - 14% 5% - 61% 2%
Guided 140 102 24 11 6 - 1 3 2 14 39 2 3 31 3 - 1 3 1 - 3 4 - - 8
13% 13% 28% 29% 51% - 17% 27% 23% 8% 9% 6% 36% 19% 15% - 31% 9% 25% - 21% 19% - - 31%
Loved 125 108 10 7 3 - - - - 6 45 6 2 17 2 1 * 4 1 1 4 10 2 1 10
12% 14% 12% 19% 22% - - - - 3% 11% 16% 17% 10% 13% 45% 9% 11% 31% 100% 28% 46% 45% 15% 36%
Humbled 122 86 25 19 1 1 1 2 2 9 32 4 2 21 4 1 1 2 1 - 2 5 3 1 6
11% 11% 29% 48% 7% 11% 16% 20% 16% 5% 7% 11% 25% 13% 23% 45% 30% 5% 24% - 11% 22% 63% 30% 24%
Happy / joyful 114 88 22 13 4 - 1 3 1 4 39 4 1 20 3 - - 1 - - 1 7 2 - 7
11% 11% 26% 33% 35% - 17% 27% 12% 3% 9% 11% 6% 12% 19% - - 4% - - 9% 35% 31% - 28%
Convicted / challenged 20 15 4 * 2 - - 1 - 1 2 - - 3 - 2 1 - 1 - 1 * 2 1 1
2% 2% 4% 1% 18% - - 11% - 1% 1% - - 2% - 100% 21% - 20% - 6% 2% 37% 15% 4%
Something else 38 23 5 3 - - - - 2 10 14 1 - 5 - - - 1 - - - - - - 1
4% 3% 6% 8% - - - - 17% 6% 3% 2% - 3% - - - 3% - - - - - - 5%
None of these 64 40 2 2 1 - - - - 20 28 - 2 6 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1
6% 5% 2% 4% 4% - - - - 12% 7% - 23% 4% 7% - - 4% - - - - - - 5%

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Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, describe how you usually feel after having prayed? Please select up to five
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
Prefer not to say 29 13 2 1 - - - 1 * 6 7 1 - 4 - - - - - - * - - - -
3% 2% 2% 1% - - - 8% 4% 3% 2% 2% - 3% - - - - - - 3% - - - -
Don't know 41 27 2 - - - 2 - - 12 14 2 - 4 - - - 2 - - 2 - * - -
4% 3% 2% - - - 28% - - 7% 3% 6% - 3% - - - 6% - - 13% - 7% - -

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Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, describe how you usually feel after having prayed? Please select up to five
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
Reassured / hopeful 420 254 83 164 3 17 44 10 10 31 134 126 420 211 207 57 72 48 27 7 104 36 68 -
40% 44% 47% 45% 36% 49% 48% 50% 41% 49% 44% 33% 40% 50% 34% 55% 51% 45% 57% 37% 43% 27% 29% -
Peaceful / content 350 227 85 133 1 17 48 5 13 30 103 84 350 203 140 55 72 44 19 14 80 24 35 -
33% 40% 48% 36% 11% 52% 52% 27% 54% 48% 34% 22% 33% 48% 23% 53% 50% 41% 40% 69% 34% 18% 15% -
Strengthened 270 184 89 93 2 19 47 11 11 16 77 51 270 173 96 57 56 44 11 6 54 16 26 -
25% 32% 50% 25% 21% 55% 51% 58% 43% 25% 25% 13% 25% 41% 16% 54% 40% 41% 23% 28% 23% 12% 11% -
Unburdened / released 214 144 43 97 - 9 22 2 10 23 75 53 214 100 112 29 26 29 10 5 61 18 33 -
20% 25% 24% 27% - 26% 24% 11% 43% 37% 25% 14% 20% 24% 19% 28% 18% 28% 21% 28% 25% 14% 14% -
Close to God 197 138 77 56 1 21 44 4 6 14 42 26 197 151 42 63 59 17 8 3 25 7 10 -
19% 24% 43% 15% 6% 63% 48% 22% 26% 23% 14% 7% 19% 36% 7% 60% 42% 16% 17% 17% 11% 5% 4% -
No differently to 194 71 17 54 1 2 9 2 3 2 52 107 194 38 155 4 9 12 11 3 40 39 76 -
before having prayed 18% 12% 9% 15% 11% 5% 10% 10% 12% 3% 17% 28% 18% 9% 26% 3% 6% 11% 23% 14% 17% 29% 33% -
Guided 140 86 41 41 1 4 28 5 3 8 33 31 140 85 53 28 24 26 6 1 36 6 10 -
13% 15% 23% 11% 11% 11% 31% 27% 13% 12% 11% 8% 13% 20% 9% 27% 17% 24% 14% 5% 15% 5% 4% -
Loved 125 99 54 44 1 13 32 7 1 15 29 14 125 87 38 35 35 12 3 2 17 11 11 -
12% 17% 31% 12% 11% 40% 35% 34% 5% 23% 10% 4% 12% 21% 6% 33% 25% 11% 7% 9% 7% 8% 5% -
Humbled 122 76 34 40 1 8 20 3 2 11 29 21 122 78 41 30 19 18 8 3 25 5 11 -
11% 13% 19% 11% 11% 23% 22% 17% 7% 17% 9% 5% 11% 19% 7% 29% 13% 17% 17% 15% 11% 3% 5% -
Happy / joyful 114 79 37 42 2 9 22 2 3 14 28 12 114 76 37 29 31 7 7 2 23 8 6 -
11% 14% 21% 11% 18% 28% 24% 9% 12% 22% 9% 3% 11% 18% 6% 27% 22% 6% 15% 11% 10% 6% 2% -
Convicted / challenged 20 14 13 2 1 5 6 1 - - 2 2 20 19 1 12 2 5 - - * 1 - -
2% 2% 7% * 17% 15% 6% 3% - - 1% 1% 2% 5% * 11% 1% 5% - - * 1% - -
Something else 38 15 3 11 - 1 1 - 1 2 9 20 38 15 22 4 4 3 3 1 5 6 10 -
4% 3% 2% 3% - 2% 1% - 5% 4% 3% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 7% 3% 2% 5% 4% -
None of these 64 16 2 14 - - 1 * - 2 13 42 64 7 56 1 4 2 1 - 10 16 30 -
6% 3% 1% 4% - - 2% 2% - 3% 4% 11% 6% 2% 9% 1% 3% 2% 1% - 4% 12% 13% -

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Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, describe how you usually feel after having prayed? Please select up to five
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
Prefer not to say 29 21 4 3 1 - 2 * - - 3 7 29 4 2 2 2 1 - - 1 - * -
3% 4% 2% 1% 13% - 2% 2% - - 1% 2% 3% 1% * 2% 1% 1% - - 1% - * -
Don't know 41 17 4 12 - 3 2 - - 1 11 17 41 9 30 2 2 5 - - 6 9 15 -
4% 3% 2% 3% - 8% 2% - - 1% 4% 4% 4% 2% 5% 2% 2% 5% - - 3% 7% 6% -

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Summary
Base: All who pray

Statements
Praying is a
time when I
Praying is part step back from I've found it
of a lifestyle the busyness of harder in
of Praying helps Praying helps I pray more now our 24/7 recent years to
communicating me to express me to find than five years ‘always on’ make time to
with God my spirituality peace ago culture pray
Unweighted base 1073 1073 1073 1073 1073 1073
Weighted base 1060 1060 1060 1060 1060 1060
NET: Agree 664 561 706 296 571 340
63% 53% 67% 28% 54% 32%
Strongly agree (4) 151 107 139 84 103 82
14% 10% 13% 8% 10% 8%
Agree (3) 513 454 567 212 468 258
48% 43% 53% 20% 44% 24%
Disagree (2) 101 167 105 385 186 379
9% 16% 10% 36% 18% 36%
Strongly disagree (1) 69 84 57 188 90 165
6% 8% 5% 18% 9% 16%
NET: Disagree 169 251 162 573 276 544
16% 24% 15% 54% 26% 51%
Prefer not to say 45 43 33 43 45 44
4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 4%
Don't know 183 206 159 149 168 133
17% 19% 15% 14% 16% 13%
Mean 2.89 2.72 2.91 2.22 2.69 2.29
Standard deviation 0.79 0.82 0.73 0.89 0.82 0.88
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying is part of a lifestyle of communicating with God
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 664 278 386 149 101 119 108 139 48 181 188 131 163 88 262
63% 60% 65% 56% 63% 63% 65% 64% 80% 65% 64% 58% 63% 61% 61%
Strongly agree (4) 151 64 87 42 31 20 17 32 8 48 42 21 40 19 59
14% 14% 15% 16% 19% 11% 10% 15% 14% 17% 14% 9% 15% 13% 14%
Agree (3) 513 214 299 107 70 99 91 107 39 134 146 110 123 70 203
48% 46% 50% 40% 43% 53% 55% 49% 66% 48% 50% 48% 47% 48% 47%
Disagree (2) 101 39 61 14 18 17 23 22 5 22 26 22 30 14 35
9% 8% 10% 5% 11% 9% 14% 10% 8% 8% 9% 10% 11% 10% 8%
Strongly disagree (1) 69 29 39 31 13 16 3 5 2 15 18 14 22 15 26
6% 6% 7% 12% 8% 9% 2% 2% 3% 5% 6% 6% 8% 11% 6%
NET: Disagree 169 68 101 46 31 33 26 27 6 37 45 36 52 29 61
16% 15% 17% 17% 19% 18% 16% 12% 11% 13% 15% 16% 20% 20% 14%
Prefer not to say 45 23 22 25 5 4 3 7 1 11 17 11 5 11 19
4% 5% 4% 9% 3% 2% 2% 3% 1% 4% 6% 5% 2% 7% 4%
Don't know 183 96 87 48 25 32 29 45 4 49 44 50 40 16 85
17% 21% 15% 18% 15% 17% 18% 21% 7% 18% 15% 22% 15% 11% 20%
Mean 2.89 2.90 2.89 2.82 2.90 2.81 2.92 3.00 3.01 2.98 2.91 2.83 2.84 2.78 2.91
Standard deviation 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.95 0.87 0.80 0.61 0.67 0.60 0.77 0.78 0.75 0.84 0.87 0.78
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.05

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying is part of a lifestyle of communicating with God
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 664 54 26 32 552 19 102 51 45 38 54 106 90 47
63% 66% 62% 88% 61% 53% 71% 58% 56% 52% 56% 65% 62% 63%
Strongly agree (4) 151 12 7 11 120 2 25 7 11 6 16 26 20 6
14% 15% 18% 31% 13% 6% 17% 8% 14% 8% 16% 16% 14% 8%
Agree (3) 513 42 18 21 432 17 78 43 34 32 38 79 70 41
48% 51% 44% 57% 48% 47% 54% 50% 43% 43% 40% 49% 48% 55%
Disagree (2) 101 4 3 - 93 6 11 11 9 9 10 21 10 6
9% 5% 8% - 10% 17% 8% 13% 11% 12% 10% 13% 7% 8%
Strongly disagree (1) 69 7 2 1 59 1 8 2 3 4 9 10 15 7
6% 9% 4% 2% 7% 3% 6% 3% 4% 5% 9% 6% 11% 10%
NET: Disagree 169 12 5 1 152 7 20 14 12 13 18 30 25 13
16% 14% 12% 2% 17% 20% 14% 16% 15% 17% 19% 19% 17% 17%
Prefer not to say 45 2 1 - 41 3 5 2 5 6 3 7 8 2
4% 3% 4% - 5% 7% 4% 2% 6% 9% 3% 4% 5% 2%
Don't know 183 14 9 4 156 7 18 20 18 16 22 19 23 13
17% 17% 22% 10% 17% 19% 12% 24% 23% 22% 23% 12% 15% 17%
Mean 2.89 2.90 3.03 3.29 2.87 2.77 2.97 2.86 2.94 2.80 2.85 2.90 2.82 2.77
Standard deviation 0.79 0.83 0.75 0.61 0.79 0.66 0.76 0.66 0.74 0.74 0.90 0.79 0.88 0.79
Standard error 0.03 0.10 0.13 0.11 0.03 0.13 0.07 0.07 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.07 0.08 0.10

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying is part of a lifestyle of communicating with God
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 664 541 63 35 9 6 4 4 4 55 269 27 9 124 11 2 4 18 4 1 10 21 5 1 23
63% 69% 73% 90% 76% 69% 72% 44% 40% 32% 63% 73% 93% 76% 67% 100% 100% 56% 76% 100% 62% 100% 93% 30% 87%
Strongly agree (4) 151 116 29 25 1 - - - 3 6 38 2 3 24 1 2 1 6 4 1 4 10 2 1 13
14% 15% 34% 63% 10% - - - 29% 4% 9% 5% 31% 15% 9% 100% 30% 18% 76% 100% 23% 49% 45% 30% 50%
Agree (3) 513 426 34 10 8 6 4 4 1 49 231 25 6 100 10 - 3 12 - - 6 11 3 - 10
48% 54% 39% 26% 66% 69% 72% 44% 11% 29% 55% 68% 62% 62% 58% - 70% 39% - - 40% 51% 48% - 37%
Disagree (2) 101 67 5 - 2 1 - 2 1 27 49 1 - 13 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 -
9% 9% 6% - 12% 11% - 24% 6% 15% 11% 2% - 8% - - - 2% - - 12% - - 25% -
Strongly disagree (1) 69 24 5 - - - - 1 4 39 12 - - 6 1 - - 3 - - - - - - -
6% 3% 6% - - - - 12% 33% 23% 3% - - 4% 5% - - 10% - - - - - - -
NET: Disagree 169 92 10 - 2 1 - 4 4 66 61 1 - 19 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 -
16% 12% 12% - 12% 11% - 37% 39% 38% 14% 2% - 12% 5% - - 12% - - 12% - - 25% -
Prefer not to say 45 20 4 1 - - - 1 1 11 12 1 - 4 - - - 2 - - * - - - -
4% 3% 4% 4% - - - 8% 13% 7% 3% 2% - 2% - - - 5% - - 3% - - - -
Don't know 183 133 9 3 1 2 2 1 1 39 81 9 1 15 5 - - 9 1 - 4 - * 2 3
17% 17% 11% 6% 12% 20% 28% 11% 8% 23% 19% 23% 7% 9% 28% - - 27% 24% - 22% - 7% 44% 13%
Mean 2.89 3.00 3.19 3.71 2.97 2.87 3.00 2.39 2.45 2.18 2.89 3.03 3.34 2.99 2.97 4.00 3.30 2.95 4.00 4.00 3.13 3.49 3.49 3.09 3.58
Standard deviation 0.79 0.66 0.85 0.46 0.52 0.37 0.00 0.79 1.43 0.95 0.63 0.31 0.50 0.66 0.67 - 0.53 0.95 0.00 - 0.70 0.51 0.56 1.31 0.51
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.10 0.07 0.16 0.17 0.00 0.28 0.45 0.09 0.03 0.06 0.18 0.06 0.18 - 0.24 0.21 0.00 - 0.20 0.11 0.25 0.76 0.10

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying is part of a lifestyle of communicating with God
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 664 412 154 247 8 29 80 16 22 52 195 182 664 341 314 100 121 68 34 17 150 68 96 -
63% 72% 87% 68% 89% 86% 87% 83% 88% 84% 64% 47% 63% 81% 52% 95% 85% 64% 74% 88% 63% 51% 42% -
Strongly agree (4) 151 106 73 30 3 18 44 5 2 11 19 16 151 127 21 61 53 9 2 3 7 6 8 -
14% 18% 41% 8% 38% 54% 48% 28% 10% 17% 6% 4% 14% 30% 3% 58% 37% 8% 5% 15% 3% 4% 4% -
Agree (3) 513 307 81 217 4 11 36 11 19 41 176 166 513 214 293 39 68 60 32 14 142 62 88 -
48% 54% 46% 59% 51% 32% 39% 55% 79% 67% 58% 43% 48% 51% 48% 38% 48% 56% 69% 73% 60% 47% 38% -
Disagree (2) 101 32 5 26 - 1 2 - 2 3 23 62 101 11 87 2 4 4 - 1 24 22 41 -
9% 6% 3% 7% - 2% 2% - 9% 5% 8% 16% 9% 3% 14% 2% 3% 4% - 5% 10% 17% 18% -
Strongly disagree (1) 69 20 4 15 - - 3 1 - 1 15 47 69 10 58 - 3 6 1 - 7 9 41 -
6% 3% 3% 4% - - 3% 7% - 1% 5% 12% 6% 2% 10% - 2% 6% 1% - 3% 7% 18% -
NET: Disagree 169 52 9 42 - 1 5 1 2 4 38 109 169 21 145 2 7 10 1 1 31 32 82 -
16% 9% 5% 11% - 2% 6% 7% 9% 7% 12% 28% 16% 5% 24% 2% 5% 10% 1% 5% 13% 24% 36% -
Prefer not to say 45 30 4 13 1 1 1 - - 3 11 12 45 12 13 1 5 5 1 - 7 1 6 -
4% 5% 2% 4% 11% 4% 2% - - 4% 4% 3% 4% 3% 2% 1% 3% 5% 2% - 3% 1% 2% -
Don't know 183 78 10 63 - 3 5 2 1 3 60 82 183 45 132 2 9 22 11 1 50 34 48 -
17% 14% 6% 17% - 8% 6% 10% 3% 5% 20% 21% 17% 11% 22% 2% 7% 21% 23% 7% 21% 25% 21% -
Mean 2.89 3.07 3.36 2.90 3.43 3.59 3.42 3.14 3.01 3.10 2.86 2.52 2.89 3.27 2.60 3.58 3.33 2.90 3.03 3.10 2.83 2.64 2.35 -
Standard deviation 0.79 0.68 0.68 0.63 0.53 0.55 0.72 0.81 0.44 0.55 0.64 0.83 0.79 0.65 0.76 0.53 0.66 0.68 0.38 0.46 0.55 0.73 0.89 -
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.20 0.09 0.07 0.19 0.09 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.06 0.11 0.04 0.07 0.07 -

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Praying helps me to express my spirituality
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 561 242 319 132 91 104 87 115 31 144 158 117 142 76 221
53% 52% 54% 49% 57% 55% 52% 53% 52% 52% 53% 51% 55% 53% 52%
Strongly agree (4) 107 48 59 30 21 14 15 21 6 33 31 16 27 17 40
10% 10% 10% 11% 13% 7% 9% 9% 10% 12% 10% 7% 10% 12% 9%
Agree (3) 454 194 260 102 70 90 72 94 25 112 127 100 115 59 180
43% 42% 44% 38% 43% 48% 43% 43% 43% 40% 43% 44% 44% 41% 42%
Disagree (2) 167 69 98 31 23 34 32 38 9 50 48 35 34 22 59
16% 15% 16% 12% 14% 18% 19% 17% 16% 18% 16% 15% 13% 15% 14%
Strongly disagree (1) 84 39 45 30 17 15 10 10 2 21 18 18 27 16 33
8% 8% 7% 11% 11% 8% 6% 5% 3% 8% 6% 8% 10% 11% 8%
NET: Disagree 251 108 143 61 40 49 42 48 11 71 66 52 61 37 92
24% 23% 24% 23% 25% 26% 25% 22% 18% 26% 22% 23% 24% 26% 22%
Prefer not to say 43 24 19 19 5 6 6 3 2 8 18 10 7 12 21
4% 5% 3% 7% 3% 3% 4% 2% 4% 3% 6% 4% 3% 8% 5%
Don't know 206 91 115 55 24 30 31 51 15 55 53 48 50 19 94
19% 20% 19% 21% 15% 16% 19% 24% 26% 20% 18% 21% 19% 13% 22%
Mean 2.72 2.72 2.72 2.68 2.72 2.68 2.72 2.77 2.84 2.72 2.76 2.68 2.70 2.68 2.73
Standard deviation 0.82 0.84 0.81 0.91 0.89 0.78 0.77 0.75 0.70 0.84 0.79 0.79 0.86 0.89 0.82
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.10 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.09 0.05

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Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 561 49 24 26 462 20 86 40 39 27 48 90 77 34
53% 59% 59% 71% 51% 55% 59% 46% 49% 37% 50% 56% 53% 46%
Strongly agree (4) 107 8 6 6 86 4 13 6 9 2 10 20 16 6
10% 9% 15% 18% 10% 11% 9% 6% 11% 3% 11% 13% 11% 8%
Agree (3) 454 41 18 19 376 16 73 34 30 25 38 70 61 29
43% 50% 44% 53% 42% 44% 50% 40% 38% 34% 39% 43% 42% 38%
Disagree (2) 167 9 4 5 149 4 27 18 12 16 17 24 22 8
16% 11% 10% 13% 17% 12% 18% 21% 15% 22% 18% 15% 15% 11%
Strongly disagree (1) 84 6 6 - 72 3 10 4 4 4 9 12 16 10
8% 7% 15% - 8% 8% 7% 4% 5% 5% 10% 8% 11% 13%
NET: Disagree 251 15 10 5 221 7 37 22 16 20 26 36 38 18
24% 18% 25% 13% 25% 21% 25% 25% 20% 28% 27% 22% 26% 24%
Prefer not to say 43 3 1 - 38 3 3 2 3 7 4 6 9 1
4% 3% 4% - 4% 7% 2% 2% 4% 10% 4% 4% 6% 2%
Don't know 206 16 5 6 179 6 19 23 21 18 19 29 23 21
19% 19% 12% 16% 20% 17% 13% 26% 26% 25% 19% 18% 16% 28%
Mean 2.72 2.80 2.71 3.06 2.70 2.76 2.72 2.68 2.80 2.54 2.66 2.78 2.67 2.58
Standard deviation 0.82 0.77 0.98 0.61 0.82 0.84 0.76 0.72 0.80 0.72 0.87 0.83 0.89 0.92
Standard error 0.03 0.10 0.16 0.11 0.03 0.17 0.07 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.12

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying helps me to express my spirituality
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 561 447 67 36 8 2 4 8 9 41 206 22 7 112 12 2 3 16 4 1 7 16 5 3 21
53% 57% 79% 92% 65% 21% 83% 83% 84% 24% 49% 60% 82% 69% 69% 100% 91% 50% 76% 100% 45% 75% 93% 75% 80%
Strongly agree (4) 107 84 19 14 2 - - - 3 4 33 1 4 17 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 1 1 11
10% 11% 22% 36% 18% - - - 23% 2% 8% 4% 41% 11% 5% 45% 21% 13% 41% 100% 9% 14% 21% 15% 40%
Agree (3) 454 363 49 22 6 2 4 8 7 37 174 21 4 95 11 1 3 12 2 - 6 13 4 2 11
43% 46% 57% 57% 47% 21% 83% 83% 62% 21% 41% 56% 41% 58% 64% 55% 70% 37% 35% - 36% 61% 72% 59% 40%
Disagree (2) 167 116 8 - 2 5 - 1 1 41 85 6 - 15 - - - 1 - - 2 4 * - 1
16% 15% 10% - 14% 57% - 9% 9% 24% 20% 17% - 9% - - - 2% - - 11% 19% 7% - 5%
Strongly disagree (1) 84 34 2 * 1 1 - - - 48 18 - - 6 3 - - 4 - - - * - 1 -
8% 4% 2% 1% 5% 11% - - - 28% 4% - - 4% 16% - - 11% - - - 2% - 25% -
NET: Disagree 251 150 10 * 2 6 - 1 1 89 103 6 - 21 3 - - 4 - - 2 4 * 1 1
24% 19% 12% 1% 19% 68% - 9% 9% 52% 24% 17% - 13% 16% - - 13% - - 11% 21% 7% 25% 5%
Prefer not to say 43 22 2 1 - - - 1 * 10 13 1 - 5 - - - - - - 2 - - - 1
4% 3% 2% 1% - - - 8% 4% 6% 3% 2% - 3% - - - - - - 11% - - - 3%
Don't know 206 165 6 2 2 1 1 - * 33 102 8 2 24 3 - * 11 1 - 5 1 - - 3
19% 21% 7% 5% 16% 11% 17% - 3% 19% 24% 22% 18% 15% 15% - 9% 36% 24% - 32% 4% - - 12%
Mean 2.72 2.83 3.08 3.36 2.92 2.12 3.00 2.90 3.15 1.97 2.71 2.84 3.50 2.93 2.67 3.45 3.23 2.82 3.54 4.00 2.96 2.91 3.15 2.64 3.42
Standard deviation 0.82 0.73 0.67 0.56 0.83 0.63 0.00 0.32 0.60 0.88 0.73 0.50 0.54 0.65 0.88 - 0.50 0.98 0.59 - 0.63 0.66 0.57 1.17 0.62
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.07 0.09 0.28 0.28 0.00 0.11 0.18 0.08 0.04 0.09 0.20 0.06 0.23 - 0.25 0.22 0.29 - 0.20 0.14 0.23 0.52 0.12

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying helps me to express my spirituality
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 561 365 143 213 5 29 79 14 16 43 169 126 561 328 224 94 119 70 32 14 121 39 64 -
53% 64% 80% 58% 53% 86% 87% 71% 67% 70% 56% 33% 53% 78% 37% 89% 84% 66% 68% 71% 51% 29% 28% -
Strongly agree (4) 107 82 54 26 2 12 35 4 - 11 15 9 107 92 13 41 38 9 1 1 7 2 4 -
10% 14% 30% 7% 24% 37% 38% 22% - 18% 5% 2% 10% 22% 2% 39% 27% 9% 3% 7% 3% 2% 2% -
Agree (3) 454 283 89 186 3 16 44 10 16 32 154 117 454 237 211 52 81 60 30 13 114 37 60 -
43% 49% 50% 51% 30% 49% 49% 49% 67% 52% 51% 30% 43% 56% 35% 50% 57% 57% 65% 64% 48% 28% 26% -
Disagree (2) 167 58 8 48 - - 1 3 4 6 42 99 167 23 142 3 2 11 5 2 39 38 65 -
16% 10% 5% 13% - - 2% 17% 14% 10% 14% 26% 16% 6% 24% 3% 2% 11% 10% 10% 16% 29% 28% -
Strongly disagree (1) 84 18 * 17 - - - * - - 17 63 84 7 75 - 4 1 1 1 9 13 52 -
8% 3% * 5% - - - 2% - - 6% 16% 8% 2% 12% - 3% 1% 1% 7% 4% 10% 23% -
NET: Disagree 251 76 9 66 - - 1 4 4 6 59 162 251 30 218 3 7 12 6 3 48 52 117 -
24% 13% 5% 18% - - 2% 20% 14% 10% 20% 42% 24% 7% 36% 3% 5% 11% 12% 16% 20% 39% 51% -
Prefer not to say 43 27 5 10 1 1 2 - - 2 7 13 43 6 16 1 2 2 1 - 7 2 7 -
4% 5% 3% 3% 11% 4% 3% - - 4% 2% 3% 4% 1% 3% * 2% 2% 2% - 3% 1% 3% -
Don't know 206 105 21 77 3 4 8 2 5 10 67 84 206 55 145 8 14 23 8 2 61 41 43 -
19% 18% 12% 21% 35% 11% 9% 10% 19% 16% 22% 22% 19% 13% 24% 8% 10% 21% 18% 13% 26% 31% 18% -
Mean 2.72 2.97 3.29 2.80 3.44 3.43 3.42 3.00 2.82 3.10 2.73 2.25 2.72 3.15 2.37 3.40 3.22 2.95 2.87 2.82 2.70 2.31 2.09 -
Standard deviation 0.82 0.69 0.58 0.69 0.56 0.50 0.53 0.75 0.39 0.59 0.69 0.83 0.82 0.62 0.80 0.55 0.64 0.55 0.48 0.70 0.64 0.75 0.84 -
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.25 0.09 0.06 0.18 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.17 0.05 0.08 0.06 -

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying helps me to find peace
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 706 286 420 162 113 126 112 147 46 179 203 147 177 93 282
67% 62% 71% 61% 70% 67% 67% 67% 77% 64% 69% 65% 68% 64% 66%
Strongly agree (4) 139 60 80 42 22 21 18 29 7 36 41 24 38 17 55
13% 13% 13% 16% 14% 11% 11% 13% 12% 13% 14% 11% 15% 12% 13%
Agree (3) 567 226 341 120 91 105 94 118 38 142 162 123 139 76 226
53% 49% 57% 45% 56% 56% 57% 54% 64% 51% 55% 54% 54% 53% 53%
Disagree (2) 105 55 50 22 13 20 17 26 7 35 25 21 24 13 43
10% 12% 8% 8% 8% 10% 10% 12% 12% 12% 8% 9% 9% 9% 10%
Strongly disagree (1) 57 27 30 23 9 11 7 6 1 10 15 15 17 12 21
5% 6% 5% 9% 5% 6% 4% 3% 1% 3% 5% 7% 6% 8% 5%
NET: Disagree 162 82 79 45 21 31 24 32 8 45 40 36 41 24 64
15% 18% 13% 17% 13% 16% 15% 15% 13% 16% 14% 16% 16% 17% 15%
Prefer not to say 33 21 12 18 3 5 4 3 - 5 15 8 5 9 17
3% 5% 2% 7% 2% 3% 2% 1% - 2% 5% 4% 2% 6% 4%
Don't know 159 75 84 42 24 26 26 36 6 50 37 35 37 18 65
15% 16% 14% 16% 15% 14% 16% 16% 10% 18% 13% 16% 14% 13% 15%
Mean 2.91 2.87 2.94 2.87 2.94 2.87 2.90 2.95 2.98 2.92 2.94 2.85 2.91 2.84 2.91
Standard deviation 0.73 0.77 0.70 0.86 0.72 0.73 0.68 0.66 0.57 0.70 0.72 0.74 0.77 0.79 0.72
Standard error 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.07 0.05 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.08 0.04

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying helps me to find peace
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 706 57 27 30 592 22 103 60 50 39 59 118 98 43
67% 69% 66% 84% 66% 60% 71% 69% 63% 54% 60% 73% 67% 58%
Strongly agree (4) 139 5 9 7 118 2 26 7 11 3 11 26 25 8
13% 7% 21% 19% 13% 6% 18% 8% 13% 5% 12% 16% 17% 10%
Agree (3) 567 51 18 23 474 20 77 53 39 36 47 92 73 35
53% 63% 44% 65% 53% 54% 53% 61% 49% 49% 49% 57% 50% 48%
Disagree (2) 105 10 4 2 90 5 19 10 8 8 7 11 11 10
10% 12% 10% 5% 10% 13% 13% 12% 10% 11% 8% 7% 7% 13%
Strongly disagree (1) 57 4 3 1 49 1 5 2 2 4 7 8 15 4
5% 5% 6% 3% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2% 5% 8% 5% 11% 6%
NET: Disagree 162 14 7 3 139 6 24 13 10 12 15 19 26 14
15% 16% 16% 7% 15% 16% 17% 15% 13% 16% 15% 12% 18% 19%
Prefer not to say 33 2 1 - 29 3 2 1 3 7 3 1 8 1
3% 3% 4% - 3% 7% 1% 1% 4% 10% 4% 1% 5% 1%
Don't know 159 10 6 3 140 6 15 14 17 14 20 24 14 16
15% 12% 14% 9% 16% 17% 11% 16% 21% 20% 21% 15% 10% 22%
Mean 2.91 2.83 2.98 3.10 2.90 2.83 2.98 2.89 2.98 2.75 2.85 2.99 2.86 2.81
Standard deviation 0.73 0.64 0.84 0.62 0.74 0.62 0.71 0.59 0.67 0.69 0.80 0.71 0.88 0.77
Standard error 0.02 0.07 0.14 0.11 0.03 0.12 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.09 0.06 0.08 0.10

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying helps me to find peace
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 706 567 70 35 11 7 4 7 6 66 283 30 7 127 13 2 3 23 5 1 11 20 4 3 23
67% 72% 82% 91% 87% 80% 72% 75% 59% 38% 67% 81% 82% 78% 74% 100% 86% 72% 100% 100% 70% 96% 80% 75% 85%
Strongly agree (4) 139 114 22 15 5 - 1 - 1 4 44 1 3 25 2 2 1 4 3 1 4 8 1 1 11
13% 14% 25% 39% 37% - 17% - 10% 2% 10% 3% 31% 15% 11% 100% 30% 13% 66% 100% 25% 40% 21% 15% 41%
Agree (3) 567 453 49 20 6 7 3 7 5 62 239 28 5 102 11 - 2 19 2 - 7 12 3 2 12
53% 58% 57% 53% 50% 80% 55% 75% 49% 36% 56% 77% 50% 63% 63% - 56% 59% 34% - 45% 56% 58% 59% 44%
Disagree (2) 105 69 5 - 1 - - 2 2 29 47 2 1 13 1 - 1 2 - - - - * - *
10% 9% 5% - 5% - - 18% 21% 17% 11% 5% 7% 8% 5% - 14% 5% - - - - 7% - 2%
Strongly disagree (1) 57 24 2 - - - 2 - - 31 16 - - 1 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 -
5% 3% 2% - - - 28% - - 18% 4% - - 1% 11% - - 6% - - 8% - - 25% -
NET: Disagree 162 94 6 - 1 - 2 2 2 60 62 2 1 14 3 - 1 4 - - 1 - * 1 *
15% 12% 7% - 5% - 28% 18% 21% 35% 15% 5% 7% 8% 16% - 14% 12% - - 8% - 7% 25% 2%
Prefer not to say 33 15 2 1 - - - 1 * 8 10 1 - 4 - - - - - - * - - - -
3% 2% 2% 1% - - - 8% 4% 5% 2% 2% - 3% - - - - - - 3% - - - -
Don't know 159 110 7 3 1 2 - - 2 38 70 5 1 18 2 - - 5 - - 3 1 1 - 3
15% 14% 9% 7% 7% 20% - - 17% 22% 16% 13% 11% 11% 10% - - 16% - - 18% 4% 13% - 13%
Mean 2.91 2.99 3.18 3.42 3.35 3.00 2.60 2.81 2.86 2.31 2.90 2.98 3.27 3.08 2.82 4.00 3.16 2.93 3.66 4.00 3.11 3.42 3.17 2.64 3.45
Standard deviation 0.73 0.65 0.63 0.50 0.61 0.00 1.19 0.42 0.64 0.88 0.66 0.32 0.64 0.54 0.82 - 0.74 0.73 0.53 - 0.90 0.51 0.62 1.17 0.55
Standard error 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.08 0.18 0.00 0.53 0.14 0.20 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.23 0.05 0.21 - 0.33 0.15 0.24 - 0.25 0.11 0.28 0.52 0.10

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying helps me to find peace
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 706 436 156 268 4 30 85 15 21 51 217 192 706 369 327 97 131 86 38 17 177 56 95 -
67% 76% 88% 73% 48% 88% 93% 79% 87% 82% 72% 50% 67% 88% 54% 92% 92% 81% 82% 85% 74% 42% 41% -
Strongly agree (4) 139 102 66 32 2 17 36 6 5 13 19 16 139 114 21 48 52 8 5 1 13 2 6 -
13% 18% 37% 9% 18% 51% 39% 30% 20% 21% 6% 4% 13% 27% 3% 45% 37% 8% 10% 6% 6% 1% 3% -
Agree (3) 567 335 90 236 3 12 49 10 17 38 198 176 567 255 306 49 79 78 34 16 163 54 89 -
53% 58% 51% 65% 31% 37% 54% 48% 68% 61% 65% 46% 53% 61% 51% 47% 55% 73% 72% 80% 69% 40% 38% -
Disagree (2) 105 31 6 23 3 - * 1 1 3 20 72 105 16 89 2 5 4 4 1 23 14 52 -
10% 5% 3% 6% 37% - 1% 6% 4% 5% 7% 19% 10% 4% 15% 2% 3% 4% 10% 5% 10% 10% 22% -
Strongly disagree (1) 57 13 1 12 - - - 1 - - 12 41 57 4 51 - 1 2 1 - 2 13 36 -
5% 2% 1% 3% - - - 5% - - 4% 11% 5% 1% 8% - 1% 2% 1% - 1% 10% 15% -
NET: Disagree 162 44 7 35 3 - * 2 1 3 32 112 162 20 139 2 6 6 5 1 25 27 87 -
15% 8% 4% 10% 37% - 1% 11% 4% 5% 11% 29% 15% 5% 23% 2% 4% 6% 11% 5% 11% 20% 38% -
Prefer not to say 33 19 2 5 - 1 * - - 2 4 12 33 4 10 1 * 3 - - 2 1 7 -
3% 3% 1% 1% - 4% * - - 3% 1% 3% 3% 1% 2% * * 3% - - 1% 1% 3% -
Don't know 159 73 13 56 1 3 5 2 2 7 50 70 159 27 127 6 5 11 3 2 34 51 42 -
15% 13% 8% 15% 14% 8% 6% 10% 9% 11% 16% 18% 15% 6% 21% 6% 3% 10% 7% 9% 14% 38% 18% -
Mean 2.91 3.09 3.36 2.95 2.77 3.58 3.42 3.15 3.18 3.19 2.90 2.55 2.91 3.23 2.64 3.47 3.33 3.00 2.98 3.00 2.93 2.54 2.36 -
Standard deviation 0.73 0.62 0.58 0.58 0.83 0.50 0.51 0.81 0.49 0.52 0.59 0.79 0.73 0.57 0.73 0.54 0.59 0.49 0.53 0.36 0.47 0.79 0.83 -
Standard error 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.31 0.09 0.05 0.19 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.08 0.03 0.09 0.06 -

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
I pray more now than five years ago
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 296 132 164 80 54 43 50 57 12 70 82 60 84 39 121
28% 28% 27% 30% 33% 23% 30% 26% 21% 25% 28% 26% 32% 27% 28%
Strongly agree (4) 84 37 47 33 15 12 12 10 2 21 22 11 29 14 37
8% 8% 8% 12% 10% 6% 7% 4% 3% 8% 8% 5% 11% 10% 9%
Agree (3) 212 95 117 48 38 31 37 47 10 49 60 49 54 24 85
20% 20% 20% 18% 24% 16% 22% 22% 18% 18% 20% 22% 21% 17% 20%
Disagree (2) 385 157 228 73 54 75 59 91 33 112 109 84 80 52 150
36% 34% 38% 27% 33% 40% 36% 42% 56% 40% 37% 37% 31% 36% 35%
Strongly disagree (1) 188 90 98 51 25 37 26 42 8 49 52 34 53 18 67
18% 19% 16% 19% 15% 19% 16% 19% 14% 18% 18% 15% 20% 13% 16%
NET: Disagree 573 247 326 123 78 112 85 133 42 161 160 118 133 70 217
54% 53% 55% 46% 48% 59% 51% 61% 70% 58% 54% 52% 51% 48% 51%
Prefer not to say 43 24 19 20 5 6 6 5 1 8 18 10 7 14 19
4% 5% 3% 7% 3% 3% 4% 2% 1% 3% 6% 4% 3% 10% 4%
Don't know 149 62 87 44 24 28 25 23 5 39 35 39 36 22 70
14% 13% 15% 16% 15% 15% 15% 10% 8% 14% 12% 17% 14% 15% 16%
Mean 2.22 2.21 2.23 2.31 2.34 2.12 2.27 2.13 2.11 2.18 2.22 2.21 2.28 2.32 2.27
Standard deviation 0.89 0.92 0.88 1.02 0.91 0.86 0.88 0.81 0.69 0.87 0.89 0.82 0.98 0.91 0.90
Standard error 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.09 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.09 0.05

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
I pray more now than five years ago
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 296 24 13 15 245 13 43 20 20 13 23 52 37 24
28% 29% 32% 40% 27% 35% 30% 23% 26% 17% 24% 32% 25% 33%
Strongly agree (4) 84 5 3 6 70 3 11 3 9 3 5 19 10 6
8% 7% 7% 16% 8% 8% 8% 3% 11% 5% 5% 12% 7% 8%
Agree (3) 212 18 10 9 175 9 32 17 12 9 18 33 26 18
20% 22% 25% 24% 19% 26% 22% 20% 15% 12% 19% 20% 18% 24%
Disagree (2) 385 25 16 16 327 14 52 37 31 28 41 52 53 20
36% 30% 40% 45% 36% 40% 36% 42% 38% 38% 42% 32% 36% 27%
Strongly disagree (1) 188 21 6 2 159 1 30 16 13 9 17 21 36 15
18% 26% 14% 6% 18% 3% 21% 19% 16% 12% 18% 13% 25% 20%
NET: Disagree 573 46 22 19 486 15 82 53 43 37 58 74 89 35
54% 56% 54% 52% 54% 43% 56% 61% 54% 50% 60% 45% 61% 47%
Prefer not to say 43 3 1 - 38 3 4 - 3 6 2 8 11 2
4% 4% 4% - 4% 7% 3% - 4% 9% 2% 5% 7% 3%
Don't know 149 9 5 3 132 6 16 14 13 18 14 29 10 13
14% 11% 11% 8% 15% 16% 11% 16% 16% 24% 14% 18% 7% 17%
Mean 2.22 2.12 2.29 2.54 2.21 2.52 2.20 2.09 2.26 2.14 2.13 2.39 2.09 2.26
Standard deviation 0.89 0.94 0.85 0.86 0.89 0.75 0.91 0.78 0.93 0.80 0.81 0.94 0.91 0.96
Standard error 0.03 0.11 0.13 0.16 0.03 0.14 0.09 0.08 0.11 0.11 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.12

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
I pray more now than five years ago
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 296 240 30 19 3 1 2 2 3 24 107 16 3 52 6 1 1 9 1 - 4 14 3 1 16
28% 31% 35% 48% 25% 11% 33% 22% 26% 14% 25% 43% 31% 32% 36% 45% 26% 30% 25% - 27% 67% 60% 15% 60%
Strongly agree (4) 84 65 15 8 2 1 1 1 2 4 23 4 1 20 1 1 - 3 1 - 1 7 - - 2
8% 8% 17% 21% 15% 11% 17% 11% 14% 3% 6% 11% 10% 12% 5% 45% - 11% 25% - 6% 32% - - 8%
Agree (3) 212 176 15 11 1 - 1 1 1 19 83 12 2 33 5 - 1 6 - - 3 7 3 1 14
20% 22% 17% 27% 10% - 16% 11% 12% 11% 20% 32% 22% 20% 31% - 26% 19% - - 21% 35% 60% 15% 52%
Disagree (2) 385 306 30 11 6 2 2 6 4 47 183 13 5 67 6 - * 9 2 1 3 3 2 3 6
36% 39% 35% 28% 51% 21% 28% 59% 36% 27% 43% 36% 50% 42% 36% - 9% 29% 34% 100% 19% 12% 33% 60% 23%
Strongly disagree (1) 188 116 10 5 2 - 1 1 2 60 68 5 1 25 4 1 1 3 - - 1 2 * 1 *
18% 15% 12% 13% 12% - 22% 11% 14% 35% 16% 13% 8% 15% 21% 55% 34% 11% - - 4% 10% 7% 25% 2%
NET: Disagree 573 422 41 16 8 2 3 7 5 107 251 18 5 92 10 1 2 13 2 1 4 5 2 4 6
54% 54% 47% 41% 63% 21% 50% 70% 50% 62% 59% 49% 58% 57% 57% 55% 44% 40% 34% 100% 23% 22% 40% 85% 24%
Prefer not to say 43 20 4 2 - - - 1 * 9 12 1 - 3 - - - - - - * - - - 1
4% 3% 4% 6% - - - 8% 4% 5% 3% 3% - 2% - - - - - - 3% - - - 6%
Don't know 149 102 12 2 1 6 1 - 2 32 54 2 1 14 1 - 1 10 2 - 8 2 - - 3
14% 13% 14% 4% 12% 68% 17% - 20% 19% 13% 5% 11% 9% 8% - 31% 30% 41% - 48% 12% - - 10%
Mean 2.22 2.29 2.48 2.63 2.32 2.68 2.34 2.25 2.35 1.76 2.17 2.45 2.37 2.33 2.22 2.35 1.87 2.43 2.85 2.00 2.58 3.00 2.53 1.89 2.78
Standard deviation 0.89 0.87 0.99 1.02 0.96 1.19 1.22 0.87 1.04 0.83 0.81 0.89 0.84 0.92 0.88 - 1.17 0.95 1.24 - 0.85 0.99 0.69 0.72 0.65
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.12 0.16 0.30 0.69 0.61 0.29 0.35 0.07 0.04 0.15 0.30 0.08 0.22 - 0.59 0.21 0.72 - 0.27 0.23 0.28 0.32 0.13

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
I pray more now than five years ago
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 296 191 88 99 4 20 50 6 9 28 70 73 296 198 97 65 71 41 15 6 50 16 31 -
28% 33% 50% 27% 45% 60% 55% 29% 36% 46% 23% 19% 28% 47% 16% 62% 50% 39% 33% 29% 21% 12% 13% -
Strongly agree (4) 84 59 35 23 1 9 20 3 2 11 12 10 84 73 10 30 28 11 3 1 5 - 5 -
8% 10% 20% 6% 11% 26% 22% 17% 9% 18% 4% 3% 8% 17% 2% 29% 20% 10% 7% 6% 2% - 2% -
Agree (3) 212 132 53 76 3 11 30 2 7 17 58 63 212 125 87 35 43 30 12 5 45 16 26 -
20% 23% 30% 21% 34% 33% 33% 12% 27% 28% 19% 16% 20% 30% 14% 33% 30% 29% 25% 23% 19% 12% 11% -
Disagree (2) 385 214 58 151 5 4 27 9 13 21 130 140 385 142 239 24 41 44 20 12 113 57 69 -
36% 37% 33% 41% 55% 13% 29% 46% 55% 34% 43% 36% 36% 34% 40% 23% 29% 42% 43% 59% 48% 42% 30% -
Strongly disagree (1) 188 74 15 59 - 4 8 1 2 2 57 99 188 33 151 7 17 3 3 2 27 42 81 -
18% 13% 8% 16% - 12% 9% 5% 7% 3% 19% 26% 18% 8% 25% 7% 12% 3% 7% 12% 11% 32% 35% -
NET: Disagree 573 289 73 210 5 8 35 10 15 23 187 239 573 174 389 32 59 47 23 14 140 99 150 -
54% 50% 41% 57% 55% 24% 38% 51% 62% 37% 62% 62% 54% 42% 65% 30% 41% 44% 49% 71% 59% 74% 65% -
Prefer not to say 43 29 2 12 - 1 1 - - 2 10 10 43 5 17 2 1 1 1 - 5 3 9 -
4% 5% 1% 3% - 4% 1% - - 3% 3% 2% 4% 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 2% - 2% 2% 4% -
Don't know 149 64 14 45 - 4 6 4 * 9 37 63 149 42 100 7 11 17 7 - 43 16 42 -
14% 11% 8% 12% - 12% 6% 20% 2% 14% 12% 16% 14% 10% 17% 6% 8% 16% 16% - 18% 12% 18% -
Mean 2.22 2.37 2.67 2.20 2.56 2.89 2.73 2.50 2.39 2.73 2.10 1.95 2.22 2.64 1.91 2.90 2.63 2.56 2.41 2.23 2.15 1.77 1.75 -
Standard deviation 0.89 0.89 0.92 0.83 0.72 1.02 0.93 0.92 0.76 0.84 0.79 0.81 0.89 0.90 0.75 0.93 0.97 0.75 0.77 0.74 0.69 0.67 0.80 -
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.05 0.26 0.18 0.10 0.23 0.16 0.12 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.12 0.17 0.05 0.06 0.06 -

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying is a time when I step back from the busyness of our 24/7 ‘always on’ culture
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 571 243 328 128 93 111 90 119 31 165 158 115 133 71 239
54% 52% 55% 48% 58% 59% 54% 54% 52% 59% 54% 51% 51% 49% 56%
Strongly agree (4) 103 51 52 19 20 17 18 23 6 32 28 15 29 11 38
10% 11% 9% 7% 12% 9% 11% 10% 10% 11% 9% 6% 11% 7% 9%
Agree (3) 468 192 276 109 73 94 72 96 25 134 130 100 104 60 201
44% 41% 46% 41% 45% 50% 43% 44% 43% 48% 44% 44% 40% 42% 47%
Disagree (2) 186 86 100 32 28 36 33 45 12 51 50 43 43 32 56
18% 19% 17% 12% 17% 19% 20% 20% 21% 18% 17% 19% 16% 22% 13%
Strongly disagree (1) 90 38 53 36 13 16 10 12 4 20 21 21 28 14 36
9% 8% 9% 14% 8% 9% 6% 5% 7% 7% 7% 9% 11% 10% 8%
NET: Disagree 276 124 153 68 41 52 43 56 16 71 71 64 71 46 93
26% 27% 26% 26% 25% 28% 26% 26% 27% 25% 24% 28% 27% 32% 22%
Prefer not to say 45 26 19 22 5 5 7 3 2 6 20 9 10 13 22
4% 6% 3% 8% 3% 3% 4% 2% 4% 2% 7% 4% 4% 9% 5%
Don't know 168 72 96 49 23 21 26 40 10 37 46 39 46 14 74
16% 15% 16% 18% 14% 11% 16% 18% 17% 13% 16% 17% 18% 10% 17%
Mean 2.69 2.70 2.68 2.56 2.75 2.69 2.74 2.74 2.69 2.75 2.72 2.61 2.66 2.57 2.73
Standard deviation 0.82 0.83 0.81 0.90 0.83 0.79 0.79 0.77 0.80 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.89 0.82 0.81
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.11 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.05

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying is a time when I step back from the busyness of our 24/7 ‘always on’ culture
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 571 43 26 24 478 20 90 39 39 32 44 92 82 38
54% 53% 63% 66% 53% 57% 62% 45% 49% 44% 45% 57% 56% 51%
Strongly agree (4) 103 5 7 8 83 3 17 6 7 5 7 13 18 6
10% 6% 18% 21% 9% 7% 12% 7% 9% 7% 7% 8% 13% 9%
Agree (3) 468 38 19 16 395 18 73 33 32 27 37 79 64 32
44% 46% 46% 44% 44% 49% 50% 38% 40% 37% 38% 49% 44% 43%
Disagree (2) 186 20 5 7 155 7 21 20 13 12 19 28 26 9
18% 24% 12% 19% 17% 21% 15% 22% 16% 16% 20% 18% 18% 12%
Strongly disagree (1) 90 7 3 1 79 2 7 11 8 7 10 12 15 8
9% 8% 8% 3% 9% 6% 5% 12% 10% 9% 10% 8% 10% 11%
NET: Disagree 276 26 8 8 234 10 28 30 21 19 28 41 41 17
26% 32% 20% 22% 26% 26% 19% 35% 26% 25% 29% 25% 28% 23%
Prefer not to say 45 2 1 2 39 3 5 2 3 7 3 7 7 2
4% 3% 4% 6% 4% 7% 3% 2% 4% 10% 4% 4% 5% 3%
Don't know 168 11 5 3 150 3 22 15 17 15 21 22 16 17
16% 13% 13% 7% 17% 10% 15% 18% 22% 21% 22% 13% 11% 23%
Mean 2.69 2.60 2.87 2.97 2.68 2.70 2.85 2.50 2.63 2.61 2.56 2.70 2.70 2.67
Standard deviation 0.82 0.77 0.87 0.78 0.82 0.74 0.74 0.86 0.87 0.84 0.84 0.78 0.87 0.87
Standard error 0.03 0.09 0.14 0.14 0.03 0.14 0.07 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.09 0.07 0.08 0.12

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying is a time when I step back from the busyness of our 24/7 ‘always on’ culture
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 571 466 56 30 10 3 4 4 6 44 234 20 8 99 12 2 3 22 5 1 9 18 3 3 19
54% 59% 66% 78% 79% 32% 72% 38% 53% 26% 55% 54% 85% 61% 70% 100% 91% 69% 100% 100% 57% 84% 54% 75% 70%
Strongly agree (4) 103 82 16 13 1 - - - 2 4 38 1 2 16 2 1 1 2 1 - 1 6 2 1 5
10% 10% 19% 34% 10% - - - 16% 2% 9% 3% 24% 10% 10% 55% 21% 8% 31% - 9% 30% 45% 15% 20%
Agree (3) 468 384 40 17 9 3 4 4 4 40 195 19 6 83 10 1 3 19 3 1 8 12 * 3 13
44% 49% 47% 44% 69% 32% 72% 38% 37% 23% 46% 52% 62% 51% 60% 45% 70% 61% 69% 100% 48% 54% 9% 60% 51%
Disagree (2) 186 129 14 * - 6 - 5 3 40 81 7 - 23 1 - * 2 - - 2 3 2 - 2
18% 16% 17% 1% - 68% - 54% 27% 23% 19% 20% - 14% 7% - 9% 5% - - 14% 16% 39% - 8%
Strongly disagree (1) 90 42 3 1 1 - 2 - - 45 24 2 - 9 3 - - 2 - - 1 - * - 1
9% 5% 4% 2% 5% - 28% - - 26% 6% 6% - 5% 16% - - 6% - - 4% - 7% - 2%
NET: Disagree 276 171 17 1 1 6 2 5 3 85 105 9 - 32 4 - * 3 - - 3 3 2 - 3
26% 22% 20% 3% 5% 68% 28% 54% 27% 50% 25% 26% - 20% 23% - 9% 11% - - 18% 16% 46% - 10%
Prefer not to say 45 23 4 2 - - - 1 1 9 13 1 - 7 - - - - - - * - - - 1
4% 3% 5% 5% - - - 8% 13% 5% 3% 2% - 4% - - - - - - 3% - - - 3%
Don't know 168 125 8 5 2 - - - 1 34 73 7 1 24 1 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 4
16% 16% 9% 14% 16% - - - 7% 20% 17% 18% 15% 15% 7% - - 21% - - 22% - - 25% 17%
Mean 2.69 2.79 2.94 3.35 2.99 2.32 2.43 2.41 2.86 2.02 2.73 2.64 3.28 2.81 2.68 3.55 3.12 2.89 3.31 3.00 2.82 3.14 2.93 3.20 3.09
Standard deviation 0.82 0.75 0.77 0.66 0.64 0.50 1.00 0.52 0.76 0.89 0.75 0.67 0.48 0.74 0.91 - 0.62 0.67 0.52 - 0.73 0.68 1.17 0.48 0.69
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.09 0.11 0.21 0.20 0.45 0.17 0.24 0.08 0.04 0.12 0.18 0.07 0.22 - 0.28 0.14 0.23 - 0.21 0.14 0.48 0.24 0.14

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Praying is a time when I step back from the busyness of our 24/7 ‘always on’ culture
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 571 372 140 223 7 26 76 12 19 43 180 141 571 309 255 82 111 66 36 14 127 60 68 -
54% 65% 79% 61% 79% 79% 83% 61% 77% 69% 59% 37% 54% 74% 42% 79% 78% 62% 78% 71% 53% 45% 29% -
Strongly agree (4) 103 76 52 23 3 16 27 3 2 8 15 12 103 86 15 31 42 6 6 1 11 3 1 -
10% 13% 29% 6% 36% 47% 30% 17% 9% 13% 5% 3% 10% 20% 2% 30% 29% 6% 14% 3% 5% 2% 1% -
Agree (3) 468 296 88 200 4 11 49 9 16 35 164 130 468 223 240 51 69 60 30 13 116 57 66 -
44% 52% 50% 55% 43% 32% 53% 44% 68% 57% 54% 34% 44% 53% 40% 49% 49% 56% 64% 67% 49% 43% 29% -
Disagree (2) 186 68 17 47 2 3 8 2 2 9 38 103 186 49 135 14 12 16 3 4 43 32 60 -
18% 12% 10% 13% 21% 9% 9% 10% 10% 14% 13% 27% 18% 12% 22% 13% 9% 15% 6% 19% 18% 24% 26% -
Strongly disagree (1) 90 25 3 22 - - 2 * 1 3 20 61 90 11 78 1 3 5 1 1 14 14 50 -
9% 4% 2% 6% - - 2% 2% 3% 4% 6% 16% 9% 3% 13% 1% 2% 4% 1% 7% 6% 11% 21% -
NET: Disagree 276 93 20 69 2 3 10 2 3 11 58 163 276 59 213 15 15 21 4 5 58 46 109 -
26% 16% 11% 19% 21% 9% 11% 12% 13% 18% 19% 42% 26% 14% 35% 14% 11% 20% 8% 26% 24% 34% 47% -
Prefer not to say 45 26 3 10 - 1 2 - - 5 5 15 45 11 12 1 5 4 * - 5 - 7 -
4% 5% 2% 3% - 4% 2% - - 8% 2% 4% 4% 3% 2% 1% 3% 4% 1% - 2% - 3% -
Don't know 168 81 14 64 - 3 4 5 2 3 61 66 168 40 123 6 11 15 7 1 48 28 47 -
16% 14% 8% 17% - 8% 4% 27% 10% 5% 20% 17% 16% 10% 20% 6% 8% 14% 14% 3% 20% 21% 20% -
Mean 2.69 2.91 3.18 2.77 3.16 3.42 3.18 3.04 2.93 2.89 2.74 2.30 2.69 3.04 2.41 3.16 3.18 2.78 3.06 2.70 2.67 2.46 2.11 -
Standard deviation 0.82 0.72 0.69 0.70 0.79 0.69 0.69 0.72 0.59 0.71 0.70 0.83 0.82 0.69 0.80 0.69 0.71 0.65 0.55 0.66 0.70 0.76 0.82 -
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.28 0.12 0.07 0.19 0.13 0.10 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.15 0.05 0.08 0.06 -

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
I've found it harder in recent years to make time to pray
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Agree 340 155 185 93 60 63 50 63 12 100 94 76 69 63 139
32% 33% 31% 35% 37% 33% 30% 29% 19% 36% 32% 34% 26% 43% 33%
Strongly agree (4) 82 43 39 23 12 20 14 13 - 30 23 15 15 21 31
8% 9% 7% 9% 7% 11% 8% 6% - 11% 8% 7% 6% 14% 7%
Agree (3) 258 112 146 70 48 42 36 50 12 71 72 61 54 42 108
24% 24% 24% 26% 30% 23% 22% 23% 19% 25% 24% 27% 21% 29% 25%
Disagree (2) 379 143 236 67 55 69 61 100 27 99 95 84 101 42 145
36% 31% 40% 25% 34% 36% 36% 46% 46% 36% 32% 37% 39% 29% 34%
Strongly disagree (1) 165 86 78 39 25 32 20 36 11 43 50 27 44 19 65
16% 19% 13% 15% 16% 17% 12% 17% 19% 16% 17% 12% 17% 13% 15%
NET: Disagree 544 230 314 107 80 101 81 136 39 143 145 111 145 60 209
51% 49% 53% 40% 50% 54% 49% 62% 65% 51% 49% 49% 56% 42% 49%
Prefer not to say 44 21 23 20 5 7 7 4 1 7 18 10 8 12 20
4% 4% 4% 8% 3% 4% 4% 2% 1% 3% 6% 4% 3% 8% 5%
Don't know 133 59 74 47 16 18 28 15 8 28 37 30 38 10 58
13% 13% 12% 18% 10% 10% 17% 7% 14% 10% 13% 13% 15% 7% 14%
Mean 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.39 2.33 2.31 2.33 2.20 2.00 2.36 2.28 2.34 2.18 2.53 2.30
Standard deviation 0.88 0.94 0.82 0.93 0.87 0.93 0.87 0.81 0.68 0.91 0.90 0.82 0.84 0.95 0.87
Standard error 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.09 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.09 0.05

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
I've found it harder in recent years to make time to pray
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Agree 340 23 11 17 289 14 52 29 21 12 23 65 53 21
32% 28% 26% 46% 32% 38% 36% 33% 26% 17% 24% 40% 36% 28%
Strongly agree (4) 82 6 1 1 74 2 13 6 4 - 5 25 10 8
8% 8% 3% 3% 8% 6% 9% 7% 5% - 6% 15% 7% 11%
Agree (3) 258 17 10 16 215 11 39 23 16 12 18 40 42 13
24% 21% 23% 43% 24% 31% 27% 26% 20% 17% 18% 25% 29% 18%
Disagree (2) 379 30 16 12 321 14 51 33 29 30 37 52 47 28
36% 37% 40% 33% 36% 39% 35% 38% 36% 40% 38% 32% 32% 38%
Strongly disagree (1) 165 13 10 5 136 3 18 11 12 12 17 26 23 15
16% 16% 25% 13% 15% 8% 12% 12% 15% 16% 18% 16% 15% 20%
NET: Disagree 544 44 27 17 457 17 68 43 41 41 54 78 70 43
51% 53% 65% 46% 51% 47% 47% 50% 52% 57% 56% 48% 48% 58%
Prefer not to say 44 5 1 - 37 3 5 - 3 6 2 5 12 2
4% 6% 4% - 4% 7% 3% - 3% 8% 2% 3% 8% 2%
Don't know 133 10 2 3 118 3 19 15 15 13 18 14 12 8
13% 12% 6% 8% 13% 8% 13% 17% 19% 18% 18% 9% 8% 11%
Mean 2.29 2.24 2.03 2.39 2.30 2.43 2.40 2.33 2.20 2.01 2.15 2.44 2.33 2.21
Standard deviation 0.88 0.88 0.82 0.78 0.88 0.78 0.87 0.83 0.84 0.68 0.85 0.98 0.87 0.95
Standard error 0.03 0.11 0.13 0.14 0.03 0.14 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.12

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
I've found it harder in recent years to make time to pray
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Agree 340 256 40 17 8 4 3 4 4 43 133 14 4 61 8 2 * 12 2 - 2 8 1 - 5
32% 33% 47% 43% 68% 47% 55% 42% 35% 25% 31% 37% 41% 38% 44% 100% 9% 38% 34% - 13% 38% 25% - 19%
Strongly agree (4) 82 52 13 5 3 3 1 - 1 17 30 2 - 8 2 1 - 4 - - 1 3 - - 1
8% 7% 15% 13% 23% 37% 22% - 8% 10% 7% 4% - 5% 11% 55% - 12% - - 6% 15% - - 5%
Agree (3) 258 203 27 12 6 1 2 4 3 26 103 12 4 53 6 1 * 8 2 - 1 5 1 - 4
24% 26% 32% 31% 45% 11% 33% 42% 28% 15% 24% 33% 41% 33% 33% 45% 9% 26% 34% - 7% 23% 25% - 14%
Disagree (2) 379 302 24 10 3 3 - 4 4 51 172 17 1 56 5 - 2 11 3 - 7 10 2 2 8
36% 38% 28% 25% 20% 42% - 40% 40% 30% 41% 45% 11% 34% 31% - 56% 36% 66% - 43% 47% 42% 44% 30%
Strongly disagree (1) 165 115 11 7 - 1 1 1 2 35 52 3 4 26 4 - 1 3 - - 3 3 2 1 9
16% 15% 13% 17% - 11% 17% 11% 16% 20% 12% 8% 41% 16% 25% - 34% 10% - - 19% 15% 33% 30% 32%
NET: Disagree 544 416 35 16 3 4 1 5 6 86 224 20 5 82 10 - 3 15 3 - 10 13 4 3 16
51% 53% 41% 41% 20% 53% 17% 50% 55% 50% 53% 53% 52% 50% 56% - 91% 46% 66% - 62% 62% 75% 75% 62%
Prefer not to say 44 22 4 3 - - - 1 * 9 13 1 - 4 - - - - - - * - - - 1
4% 3% 4% 7% - - - 8% 4% 5% 3% 3% - 3% - - - - - - 3% - - - 3%
Don't know 133 91 7 3 1 - 2 - 1 34 54 2 1 15 - - - 5 - 1 4 - - 1 4
13% 12% 8% 8% 12% - 28% - 6% 20% 13% 7% 7% 9% - - - 16% - 100% 22% - - 25% 15%
Mean 2.29 2.29 2.56 2.46 3.03 2.73 2.84 2.34 2.30 2.19 2.31 2.37 2.00 2.30 2.31 3.55 1.75 2.47 2.34 - 1.99 2.39 1.93 1.59 1.91
Standard deviation 0.88 0.84 0.95 0.99 0.73 1.14 1.28 0.71 0.90 0.99 0.82 0.72 1.00 0.83 0.99 - 0.71 0.90 0.53 - 0.84 0.94 0.84 0.59 0.92
Standard error 0.03 0.03 0.11 0.16 0.23 0.47 0.64 0.24 0.27 0.09 0.04 0.12 0.35 0.07 0.23 - 0.32 0.18 0.24 - 0.24 0.20 0.34 0.30 0.18

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Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
I've found it harder in recent years to make time to pray
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Agree 340 204 56 144 3 10 22 10 11 24 121 93 340 133 201 30 35 39 19 10 86 53 62 -
32% 36% 32% 40% 41% 29% 25% 49% 45% 38% 40% 24% 32% 32% 33% 29% 25% 37% 40% 50% 36% 39% 27% -
Strongly agree (4) 82 41 18 23 2 2 9 4 1 6 18 26 82 34 48 6 16 6 5 1 9 18 21 -
8% 7% 10% 6% 27% 6% 9% 22% 3% 9% 6% 7% 8% 8% 8% 6% 11% 5% 11% 4% 4% 14% 9% -
Agree (3) 258 162 38 121 1 8 14 5 10 18 103 67 258 99 152 24 19 33 14 9 76 35 41 -
24% 28% 22% 33% 13% 22% 15% 27% 42% 29% 34% 17% 24% 24% 25% 23% 13% 31% 29% 46% 32% 26% 18% -
Disagree (2) 379 199 64 127 2 10 37 5 10 27 100 155 379 169 207 37 59 44 21 8 98 34 75 -
36% 35% 36% 35% 24% 29% 41% 26% 43% 43% 33% 40% 36% 40% 34% 35% 41% 41% 44% 43% 41% 25% 33% -
Strongly disagree (1) 165 89 39 47 1 8 26 2 2 8 39 65 165 89 72 31 40 15 3 - 17 20 36 -
16% 16% 22% 13% 14% 25% 29% 10% 6% 13% 13% 17% 16% 21% 12% 30% 28% 14% 6% - 7% 15% 16% -
NET: Disagree 544 288 104 174 3 18 63 7 12 35 139 220 544 258 279 68 99 59 23 8 114 53 112 -
51% 50% 58% 48% 39% 54% 69% 36% 49% 56% 46% 57% 51% 61% 46% 65% 70% 55% 50% 43% 48% 40% 48% -
Prefer not to say 44 26 4 8 - 2 2 - - 1 7 14 44 5 16 1 1 1 1 - 3 3 10 -
4% 4% 2% 2% - 6% 2% - - 2% 2% 4% 4% 1% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% - 1% 2% 4% -
Don't know 133 55 14 39 2 4 4 3 1 3 36 58 133 23 107 5 6 7 3 1 35 25 47 -
13% 10% 8% 11% 21% 12% 4% 15% 5% 4% 12% 15% 13% 6% 18% 5% 4% 7% 7% 7% 15% 18% 20% -
Mean 2.29 2.32 2.22 2.38 2.68 2.12 2.06 2.71 2.45 2.37 2.38 2.17 2.29 2.20 2.37 2.06 2.08 2.30 2.50 2.58 2.39 2.48 2.27 -
Standard deviation 0.88 0.87 0.95 0.82 1.22 0.95 0.93 1.01 0.69 0.84 0.82 0.85 0.88 0.89 0.86 0.90 0.96 0.80 0.81 0.59 0.71 0.98 0.93 -
Standard error 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.05 0.46 0.17 0.10 0.25 0.15 0.11 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.12 0.14 0.05 0.10 0.07 -

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Q.11 How often do you pray for people living in poverty in developing countries?
Base: All who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1073 484 589 259 163 186 166 231 68 252 325 220 276 131 396
Weighted base 1060 465 596 267 161 188 167 218 59 279 295 227 260 145 428
NET: Ever pray 699 298 400 184 107 120 108 136 44 186 208 143 162 105 269
66% 64% 67% 69% 66% 64% 65% 63% 74% 67% 71% 63% 62% 73% 63%
Every day 62 31 32 16 11 9 10 14 2 16 19 8 20 9 24
6% 7% 5% 6% 7% 5% 6% 6% 3% 6% 6% 4% 8% 6% 6%
At least once a week 73 43 30 23 15 9 7 13 5 17 20 16 20 9 33
7% 9% 5% 9% 10% 5% 4% 6% 9% 6% 7% 7% 8% 6% 8%
At least once a month 49 25 24 16 8 10 6 8 2 18 12 10 9 7 21
5% 5% 4% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 7% 4% 4% 4% 5% 5%
Occasionally 212 74 139 54 36 37 35 42 10 68 62 40 43 30 94
20% 16% 23% 20% 22% 20% 21% 19% 16% 24% 21% 17% 17% 21% 22%
Hardly ever 86 37 50 21 14 17 12 16 8 21 25 19 21 11 29
8% 8% 8% 8% 9% 9% 7% 7% 13% 8% 9% 8% 8% 7% 7%
In times of crisis 172 64 108 36 16 30 33 41 17 37 55 40 40 28 50
16% 14% 18% 14% 10% 16% 20% 19% 28% 13% 19% 18% 15% 19% 12%
Never 274 133 141 56 40 51 50 67 10 74 62 63 74 32 119
26% 29% 24% 21% 25% 27% 30% 31% 17% 27% 21% 28% 28% 22% 28%
Prefer not to say 44 25 19 19 6 10 5 3 1 9 16 10 9 11 18
4% 5% 3% 7% 4% 5% 3% 2% 1% 3% 5% 4% 3% 8% 4%
Don't know 88 34 54 27 15 17 9 14 5 19 24 21 24 8 39
8% 7% 9% 10% 9% 9% 6% 7% 9% 7% 8% 9% 9% 5% 9%

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Q.11 How often do you pray for people living in poverty in developing countries?
Base: All who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1073 87 48 36 902 33 130 101 84 70 118 147 143 76
Weighted base 1060 82 41 36 901 36 145 87 80 73 97 162 146 74
NET: Ever pray 699 57 31 28 583 26 86 61 56 40 63 108 94 49
66% 69% 75% 78% 65% 73% 59% 70% 70% 55% 65% 67% 64% 66%
Every day 62 4 5 4 50 1 7 2 5 4 7 14 7 3
6% 5% 12% 10% 6% 3% 5% 2% 6% 5% 7% 9% 5% 3%
At least once a week 73 3 3 4 63 1 13 8 6 2 10 10 9 3
7% 4% 8% 11% 7% 3% 9% 9% 7% 2% 10% 6% 6% 4%
At least once a month 49 2 2 5 40 2 5 6 4 2 2 9 7 5
5% 2% 5% 14% 4% 5% 4% 6% 5% 2% 2% 5% 5% 6%
Occasionally 212 18 11 10 174 9 23 16 13 10 16 37 31 19
20% 22% 26% 26% 19% 25% 16% 18% 17% 13% 17% 23% 21% 25%
Hardly ever 86 9 5 3 70 5 13 11 7 5 8 8 10 4
8% 11% 11% 7% 8% 13% 9% 12% 9% 6% 8% 5% 7% 6%
In times of crisis 172 18 5 3 146 5 19 17 17 14 14 25 22 13
16% 22% 11% 9% 16% 14% 13% 19% 22% 19% 14% 15% 15% 18%
Never 274 23 7 5 239 8 41 19 19 25 27 40 40 20
26% 28% 17% 14% 26% 21% 28% 22% 23% 35% 28% 25% 28% 27%
Prefer not to say 44 3 1 - 40 3 5 1 4 5 6 6 8 2
4% 4% 2% - 4% 9% 3% 2% 5% 7% 6% 4% 6% 3%
Don't know 88 2 3 3 79 2 19 8 5 7 7 14 12 6
8% 3% 8% 8% 9% 6% 13% 9% 6% 10% 7% 9% 8% 8%

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Q.11 How often do you pray for people living in poverty in developing countries?
Base: All who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1073 788 91 45 12 6 5 10 13 172 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 1060 785 86 39 12 8 5 10 11 172 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
NET: Ever pray 699 525 72 34 12 6 5 7 7 88 264 28 9 114 12 2 3 22 4 1 8 17 5 3 23
66% 67% 84% 88% 100% 69% 100% 75% 59% 51% 62% 76% 93% 70% 68% 100% 86% 71% 80% 100% 52% 78% 93% 75% 87%
Every day 62 44 15 12 3 - - - - 4 23 - 3 8 1 - - 1 - - * 2 - - 6
6% 6% 18% 32% 20% - - - - 2% 5% - 29% 5% 3% - - 3% - - 3% 11% - - 24%
At least once a week 73 55 12 10 - - 1 1 1 4 22 - 2 14 1 1 2 4 - - 2 4 1 1 3
7% 7% 14% 25% - - 17% 11% 5% 2% 5% - 25% 8% 3% 55% 52% 13% - - 11% 17% 13% 15% 12%
At least once a month 49 39 6 2 2 - - 1 1 4 10 2 - 7 3 - * - 1 1 2 4 3 1 3
5% 5% 7% 6% 18% - - 6% 9% 2% 2% 6% - 5% 16% - 9% - 21% 100% 14% 21% 49% 15% 10%
Occasionally 212 164 18 6 6 3 2 - 1 28 83 13 3 34 2 - 1 9 3 - 1 3 * 1 8
20% 21% 21% 16% 47% 37% 45% - 8% 16% 20% 36% 30% 21% 9% - 26% 30% 59% - 8% 14% 9% 35% 32%
Hardly ever 86 65 4 1 1 - - 3 * 17 36 3 - 18 3 - - 1 - - - 1 - * 1
8% 8% 5% 2% 4% - - 26% 3% 10% 9% 9% - 11% 17% - - 2% - - - 3% - 9% 4%
In times of crisis 172 134 12 1 1 3 2 2 3 23 76 8 - 30 3 1 - 7 - - 1 3 1 - 1
16% 17% 14% 2% 7% 32% 39% 24% 30% 13% 18% 22% - 18% 18% 45% - 23% - - 4% 13% 21% - 3%
Never 274 194 9 1 - 3 - 2 4 70 126 9 1 33 4 - 1 7 - - 4 2 * 1 2
26% 25% 10% 1% - 31% - 16% 35% 41% 30% 24% 7% 20% 25% - 14% 23% - - 27% 11% 7% 25% 8%
Prefer not to say 44 23 4 2 1 - - 1 * 8 14 1 1 3 - - - - - - 2 - - - 1
4% 3% 5% 6% 4% - - 8% 4% 5% 3% 3% 8% 2% - - - - - - 10% - - - 3%
Don't know 88 66 6 4 - - - 1 1 14 35 - - 16 1 - - 2 1 - 3 2 - - 1
8% 8% 7% 10% - - - 9% 6% 8% 8% - - 10% 7% - - 5% 20% - 22% 10% - - 5%

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Q.11 How often do you pray for people living in poverty in developing countries?
Base: All who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1073 583 186 364 8 35 99 20 24 60 304 380 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 -
Weighted base 1060 572 178 365 9 34 91 20 24 62 303 385 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 -
NET: Ever pray 699 438 152 259 7 29 77 19 20 51 208 186 699 342 322 96 113 86 36 12 153 69 101 -
66% 76% 86% 71% 79% 87% 84% 96% 84% 83% 69% 48% 66% 82% 53% 92% 80% 81% 77% 60% 64% 51% 43% -
Every day 62 43 28 15 6 7 14 2 - 3 12 3 62 58 4 31 25 2 - - 2 2 - -
6% 8% 16% 4% 68% 21% 15% 9% - 5% 4% 1% 6% 14% 1% 29% 18% 2% - - 1% 2% - -
At least once a week 73 53 39 13 1 10 26 - 2 4 9 8 73 64 8 23 21 14 6 - 5 1 2 -
7% 9% 22% 3% 11% 29% 29% - 7% 7% 3% 2% 7% 15% 1% 22% 15% 13% 13% - 2% 1% 1% -
At least once a month 49 41 23 18 - 6 10 4 3 6 12 3 49 43 6 11 12 12 4 3 3 - 3 -
5% 7% 13% 5% - 17% 11% 18% 14% 10% 4% 1% 5% 10% 1% 10% 9% 12% 9% 18% 1% - 1% -
Occasionally 212 135 40 93 - 6 14 7 12 25 68 54 212 111 96 23 32 35 19 2 59 18 19 -
20% 24% 22% 26% - 17% 15% 38% 50% 40% 23% 14% 20% 26% 16% 22% 23% 33% 40% 9% 25% 13% 8% -
Hardly ever 86 43 11 31 - - 8 3 - 4 27 38 86 22 64 4 8 9 - - 31 22 11 -
8% 8% 6% 8% - - 9% 15% - 7% 9% 10% 8% 5% 11% 4% 6% 9% - - 13% 17% 5% -
In times of crisis 172 96 11 83 - 1 4 3 3 9 74 66 172 37 134 3 9 12 7 7 47 26 62 -
16% 17% 6% 23% - 3% 4% 15% 13% 15% 24% 17% 16% 9% 22% 3% 6% 11% 14% 34% 20% 19% 27% -
Never 274 95 13 81 - - 9 1 3 10 71 165 274 50 223 3 20 11 10 5 60 53 109 -
26% 17% 7% 22% - - 10% 4% 13% 16% 23% 43% 26% 12% 37% 3% 14% 10% 22% 26% 25% 40% 47% -
Prefer not to say 44 26 2 6 - - 2 - - - 6 13 44 7 10 1 5 2 - - 6 - 4 -
4% 5% 1% 2% - - 2% - - - 2% 3% 4% 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% - - 2% - 2% -
Don't know 88 40 12 26 2 4 5 - 1 1 25 34 88 27 58 6 9 10 1 3 25 12 21 -
8% 7% 7% 7% 21% 13% 5% - 3% 1% 8% 9% 8% 7% 10% 5% 6% 9% 2% 14% 10% 9% 9% -

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Q.12 Do you use any of these resources to help you pray?
Base: All Christians who pray

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 788 362 426 127 105 139 141 212 64 186 240 170 192 89 276
Weighted base 785 352 433 142 107 140 142 197 57 208 221 175 181 95 307
The Bible 121 62 60 40 17 21 11 24 7 38 36 20 27 10 51
15% 18% 14% 28% 16% 15% 8% 12% 13% 18% 16% 11% 15% 11% 17%
Watching hearing or 67 36 31 12 6 10 10 25 4 11 26 14 16 8 20
reading the news on TV, 9% 10% 7% 8% 6% 7% 7% 13% 8% 5% 12% 8% 9% 8% 7%
radio, online or
newspaper
News from your church 54 29 25 10 6 10 6 16 7 11 19 9 15 5 20
or denomination 7% 8% 6% 7% 6% 7% 4% 8% 12% 6% 9% 5% 8% 5% 6%
(printed or digital)
Printed prayer 45 20 26 11 5 4 6 15 5 10 18 6 11 2 15
resources (e.g. prayer 6% 6% 6% 8% 5% 3% 4% 8% 8% 5% 8% 4% 6% 2% 5%
newsletters, bible
study notes with prayer
points etc.)
Social media (e.g. 32 9 22 7 7 7 2 8 1 10 12 6 3 3 15
Facebook, Instagram 4% 3% 5% 5% 6% 5% 1% 4% 1% 5% 5% 4% 2% 3% 5%
etc.) - either reading
others' prayers or
points for prayer or
posting your own
Christian charity 25 18 7 8 12 - 2 3 - 10 4 5 6 2 18
websites 3% 5% 2% 5% 12% - 1% 2% - 5% 2% 3% 3% 2% 6%
Online prayer resources 21 11 10 6 3 1 6 4 1 9 8 3 2 6 8
(e.g. prayer apps, 3% 3% 2% 4% 3% 1% 5% 2% 1% 4% 4% 2% 1% 6% 3%
prayer diaries)
None of these 552 233 319 80 75 105 111 137 44 135 156 130 131 67 214
70% 66% 74% 57% 71% 75% 78% 70% 77% 65% 71% 74% 72% 71% 70%
Prefer not to say 19 13 6 4 2 4 5 4 - 4 5 7 3 8 6
2% 4% 1% 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% - 2% 2% 4% 2% 9% 2%

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Q.12 Do you use any of these resources to help you pray?
Base: All Christians who pray

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 788 64 32 33 659 24 104 80 65 50 81 87 109 59
Weighted base 785 59 29 34 663 28 118 68 62 49 67 100 112 58
The Bible 121 10 8 10 93 2 13 6 18 3 9 20 15 6
15% 18% 27% 30% 14% 6% 11% 9% 28% 6% 14% 20% 13% 11%
Watching hearing or 67 5 1 1 61 3 9 3 5 2 9 15 8 6
reading the news on TV, 9% 9% 2% 2% 9% 13% 8% 4% 8% 4% 13% 15% 7% 11%
radio, online or
newspaper
News from your church 54 5 4 5 40 5 6 3 3 1 5 6 8 3
or denomination 7% 9% 13% 15% 6% 17% 5% 4% 5% 2% 8% 6% 7% 5%
(printed or digital)
Printed prayer 45 3 2 5 35 - 5 2 1 - 6 5 11 4
resources (e.g. prayer 6% 5% 8% 15% 5% - 4% 3% 2% - 9% 5% 10% 7%
newsletters, bible
study notes with prayer
points etc.)
Social media (e.g. 32 2 * 2 28 4 3 2 2 - 1 7 5 3
Facebook, Instagram 4% 3% 2% 6% 4% 14% 3% 3% 3% - 2% 7% 4% 5%
etc.) - either reading
others' prayers or
points for prayer or
posting your own
Christian charity 25 - 1 1 23 4 8 2 1 - - 4 5 *
websites 3% - 2% 3% 4% 13% 7% 3% 1% - - 4% 4% 1%
Online prayer resources 21 1 1 3 17 - 1 2 2 2 1 6 1 1
(e.g. prayer apps, 3% 1% 2% 9% 3% - 1% 3% 3% 5% 2% 6% 1% 2%
prayer diaries)
None of these 552 40 21 21 470 17 89 55 39 41 47 63 79 41
70% 69% 73% 61% 71% 61% 76% 80% 63% 82% 69% 63% 71% 70%
Prefer not to say 19 1 - - 18 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 5 1
2% 1% - - 3% 5% 2% 3% 4% 2% 1% 2% 5% 2%

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Q.12 Do you use any of these resources to help you pray?
Base: All Christians who pray

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 788 788 - - - - - - - - 419 41 9 157 18 2 5 30 5 1 16 22 6 5 31
Weighted base 785 785 - - - - - - - - 424 37 9 162 17 2 4 32 5 1 16 21 5 4 26
The Bible 121 121 - - - - - - - - 34 4 3 25 5 1 1 6 3 - 6 12 2 1 17
15% 15% - - - - - - - - 8% 10% 31% 15% 29% 45% 30% 18% 56% - 38% 57% 46% 15% 63%
Watching hearing or 67 67 - - - - - - - - 33 5 1 8 5 1 1 2 * 1 1 4 - 2 -
reading the news on TV, 9% 9% - - - - - - - - 8% 13% 12% 5% 30% 45% 21% 5% 10% 100% 6% 20% - 50% -
radio, online or
newspaper
News from your church 54 54 - - - - - - - - 19 2 1 12 1 1 2 2 3 1 - 5 2 1 2
or denomination 7% 7% - - - - - - - - 4% 7% 6% 7% 4% 45% 52% 7% 55% 100% - 25% 37% 15% 7%
(printed or digital)
Printed prayer 45 45 - - - - - - - - 15 2 - 10 1 - 1 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 4
resources (e.g. prayer 6% 6% - - - - - - - - 4% 5% - 6% 4% - 21% 11% 25% 100% 11% 12% 37% 15% 13%
newsletters, bible
study notes with prayer
points etc.)
Social media (e.g. 32 32 - - - - - - - - 17 - - 5 2 - - 3 2 1 - 1 - - *
Facebook, Instagram 4% 4% - - - - - - - - 4% - - 3% 11% - - 8% 35% 100% - 7% - - 2%
etc.) - either reading
others' prayers or
points for prayer or
posting your own
Christian charity 25 25 - - - - - - - - 13 - - 8 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - -
websites 3% 3% - - - - - - - - 3% - - 5% 3% - - - 25% - - 6% - - -
Online prayer resources 21 21 - - - - - - - - 8 1 - 6 - - - - - - 1 3 - - -
(e.g. prayer apps, 3% 3% - - - - - - - - 2% 3% - 4% - - - - - - 6% 14% - - -
prayer diaries)
None of these 552 552 - - - - - - - - 329 28 6 113 10 1 2 21 1 - 8 5 3 2 8
70% 70% - - - - - - - - 78% 75% 63% 70% 61% 55% 39% 67% 20% - 52% 22% 54% 50% 32%
Prefer not to say 19 19 - - - - - - - - 11 1 - 3 - - - 2 - - 1 1 - - 1
2% 2% - - - - - - - - 2% 2% - 2% - - - 5% - - 5% 7% - - 3%

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Q.12 Do you use any of these resources to help you pray?
Base: All Christians who pray

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 788 500 169 309 5 32 94 16 22 55 254 266 788 347 426 83 129 78 39 18 199 99 128 -
Weighted base 785 495 162 314 5 30 88 17 22 57 257 268 785 336 435 72 126 80 40 17 202 101 132 -
The Bible 121 116 85 28 2 24 45 5 9 11 17 5 121 99 21 43 38 8 7 2 14 4 3 -
15% 24% 52% 9% 41% 80% 51% 31% 38% 20% 7% 2% 15% 29% 5% 59% 30% 10% 19% 13% 7% 4% 3% -
Watching hearing or 67 52 29 24 1 7 16 4 1 6 18 14 67 43 23 15 13 8 3 4 7 11 5 -
reading the news on TV, 9% 11% 18% 8% 11% 22% 19% 24% 4% 10% 7% 5% 9% 13% 5% 21% 10% 10% 8% 23% 4% 11% 4% -
radio, online or
newspaper
News from your church 54 54 44 10 - 12 27 2 3 2 8 - 54 44 9 18 12 9 4 1 8 - 1 -
or denomination 7% 11% 27% 3% - 39% 31% 13% 14% 4% 3% - 7% 13% 2% 25% 10% 11% 10% 5% 4% - 1% -
(printed or digital)
Printed prayer 45 44 35 7 1 12 20 2 - 4 4 2 45 41 3 19 14 4 5 - 2 - 1 -
resources (e.g. prayer 6% 9% 21% 2% 22% 40% 22% 12% - 6% 1% 1% 6% 12% 1% 26% 11% 5% 12% - 1% - 1% -
newsletters, bible
study notes with prayer
points etc.)
Social media (e.g. 32 25 13 10 1 2 6 4 - 2 8 7 32 23 9 8 8 5 1 1 3 3 3 -
Facebook, Instagram 4% 5% 8% 3% 19% 7% 7% 24% - 4% 3% 3% 4% 7% 2% 10% 7% 7% 2% 8% 1% 3% 2% -
etc.) - either reading
others' prayers or
points for prayer or
posting your own
Christian charity 25 24 14 9 1 4 6 1 2 6 3 1 25 17 8 5 9 2 1 - 6 - 2 -
websites 3% 5% 9% 3% 12% 13% 7% 7% 10% 11% 1% * 3% 5% 2% 7% 7% 3% 3% - 3% - 1% -
Online prayer resources 21 21 11 10 1 6 5 - - 2 8 - 21 15 6 8 6 1 - - 1 5 - -
(e.g. prayer apps, 3% 4% 7% 3% 22% 19% 5% - - 4% 3% - 3% 5% 1% 12% 5% 1% - - 1% 5% - -
prayer diaries)
None of these 552 295 51 234 2 3 28 9 9 30 204 238 552 181 369 20 73 54 23 11 169 82 118 -
70% 60% 31% 74% 36% 11% 31% 53% 41% 53% 79% 89% 70% 54% 85% 28% 58% 67% 58% 64% 83% 81% 90% -
Prefer not to say 19 10 - 5 - - - - - 1 4 8 19 4 5 1 1 2 1 - 2 3 - -
2% 2% - 2% - - - - - 2% 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% - 1% 3% - -

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Q.13 Have you ever used #PrayFor in a post on social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.) in response to a tragedy? For example, some people used #PrayForLondon or #PrayForParis
following terror attacks, or #PrayForHouston following flooding etc.
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Yes 121 44 77 62 30 11 6 8 2 31 31 32 27 27 54
6% 4% 7% 11% 9% 3% 2% 2% 2% 6% 5% 7% 5% 10% 6%
No 1889 936 953 485 295 351 297 365 96 512 532 374 472 243 821
91% 93% 90% 83% 89% 95% 98% 97% 97% 92% 92% 88% 92% 86% 90%
Don't know 59 30 29 40 7 5 1 4 1 10 14 20 14 12 35
3% 3% 3% 7% 2% 1% * 1% 1% 2% 2% 5% 3% 4% 4%

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Q.13 Have you ever used #PrayFor in a post on social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.) in response to a tragedy? For example, some people used #PrayForLondon or #PrayForParis
following terror attacks, or #PrayForHouston following flooding etc.
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Yes 121 7 3 1 110 5 17 15 9 8 9 26 13 8
6% 4% 3% 2% 6% 6% 7% 9% 5% 5% 5% 10% 5% 5%
No 1889 164 94 61 1570 75 209 149 167 136 179 235 256 164
91% 93% 94% 98% 91% 89% 90% 88% 92% 90% 93% 88% 92% 93%
Don't know 59 6 3 - 50 4 6 4 5 7 5 6 9 4
3% 3% 3% - 3% 5% 2% 3% 3% 5% 2% 2% 3% 2%

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Q.13 Have you ever used #PrayFor in a post on social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.) in response to a tragedy? For example, some people used #PrayForLondon or #PrayForParis
following terror attacks, or #PrayForHouston following flooding etc.
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Yes 121 66 15 7 2 2 1 2 2 38 40 3 1 16 1 1 - 2 * - 1 1 - - 1
6% 6% 14% 16% 14% 13% 12% 16% 7% 4% 6% 5% 5% 8% 3% 55% - 4% 10% - 6% 3% - - 2%
No 1889 979 87 31 11 11 5 9 20 804 572 54 9 167 17 1 4 39 4 1 15 21 8 8 29
91% 92% 79% 70% 86% 87% 67% 84% 93% 93% 92% 92% 82% 90% 97% 45% 100% 93% 90% 100% 94% 97% 100% 100% 98%
Don't know 59 21 8 6 - - 2 - - 27 10 2 1 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - -
3% 2% 7% 14% - - 21% - - 3% 2% 3% 13% 2% - - - 3% - - - - - - -

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Q.13 Have you ever used #PrayFor in a post on social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.) in response to a tragedy? For example, some people used #PrayForLondon or #PrayForParis
following terror attacks, or #PrayForHouston following flooding etc.
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Yes 121 57 15 37 3 3 9 1 - 8 29 50 99 49 50 15 14 16 4 1 15 9 26 22
6% 9% 8% 8% 30% 8% 9% 5% - 13% 8% 4% 9% 12% 8% 14% 10% 15% 8% 3% 6% 7% 11% 2%
No 1889 577 155 403 6 27 79 18 26 55 347 1208 918 351 542 86 122 81 43 19 219 123 201 971
91% 87% 86% 89% 70% 80% 85% 89% 100% 85% 90% 95% 87% 84% 90% 82% 86% 76% 92% 97% 92% 92% 87% 96%
Don't know 59 28 10 10 - 4 5 1 - 1 9 20 43 19 11 4 6 10 - - 4 2 5 16
3% 4% 5% 2% - 12% 5% 6% - 2% 2% 2% 4% 5% 2% 3% 4% 9% - - 2% 2% 2% 2%

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Q.14 Thinking about when you've used #PrayFor on social media was it for any of these reasons?
Base: All who have used #PrayFor

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 113 41 72 54 29 13 6 9 2 28 34 24 27 25 45
Weighted base 121 44 77 62 30 11 6 8 2 31 31 32 27 27 54
To show I care for 82 27 55 37 23 11 4 5 2 23 16 20 23 16 39
people who are affected 68% 62% 71% 60% 77% 96% 55% 63% 71% 73% 53% 62% 85% 60% 73%
by the situation
As a mark of solidarity 80 27 53 42 20 8 6 4 1 24 19 22 15 13 39
66% 62% 68% 67% 65% 70% 89% 49% 29% 76% 62% 69% 57% 47% 73%
Because I would pray 30 10 20 15 6 4 3 2 1 9 11 7 3 5 14
for the situation 25% 24% 26% 24% 20% 31% 46% 23% 29% 28% 38% 21% 12% 17% 26%
Because I would want 27 11 16 12 9 2 3 2 - 11 4 8 5 4 12
others to pray about 22% 26% 20% 19% 29% 13% 46% 23% - 34% 12% 24% 19% 16% 23%
the situation
Because it was trending 18 9 8 13 3 - - 1 - 5 4 7 1 8 6
at the time 15% 21% 11% 22% 10% - - 13% - 15% 13% 23% 5% 28% 11%
Another reason 3 3 - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - 3
2% 6% - 2% 4% - - - - 4% 5% - - - 5%
Prefer not to say 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - -
1% - 1% - - - - 13% - - - 3% - - -

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Q.14 Thinking about when you've used #PrayFor on social media was it for any of these reasons?
Base: All who have used #PrayFor

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 113 9 3 1 100 5 13 14 7 7 11 22 12 9
Weighted base 121 7 3 1 110 5 17 15 9 8 9 26 13 8
To show I care for 82 6 1 1 74 3 13 8 6 5 8 18 9 5
people who are affected 68% 94% 24% 100% 67% 55% 76% 51% 61% 68% 88% 70% 67% 59%
by the situation
As a mark of solidarity 80 5 1 - 73 3 10 9 7 6 4 22 5 7
66% 77% 45% - 67% 55% 62% 61% 73% 81% 48% 87% 38% 79%
Because I would pray 30 1 1 - 29 2 2 5 2 - * 9 3 4
for the situation 25% 11% 31% - 26% 44% 15% 31% 25% - 5% 37% 22% 51%
Because I would want 27 1 - 1 25 1 6 5 3 - * 5 1 3
others to pray about 22% 11% - 100% 23% 21% 35% 35% 37% - 5% 21% 9% 31%
the situation
Because it was trending 18 1 - - 16 - 2 3 1 1 3 2 3 -
at the time 15% 17% - - 15% - 15% 21% 14% 8% 35% 10% 25% -
Another reason 3 - - - 3 - 1 - - 1 - - - -
2% - - - 2% - 7% - - 19% - - - -
Prefer not to say 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - -
1% - - - 1% 22% - - - - - - - -

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Q.14 Thinking about when you've used #PrayFor on social media was it for any of these reasons?
Base: All who have used #PrayFor

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 113 60 15 7 2 1 1 2 2 34 32 4 1 13 1 1 - 2 1 - 1 1 - - 1
Weighted base 121 66 15 7 2 2 1 2 2 38 40 3 1 16 1 1 - 2 * - 1 1 - - 1
To show I care for 82 46 10 4 1 2 1 - 2 26 29 2 - 11 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1
people who are affected 68% 69% 66% 61% 69% 100% 100% - 100% 69% 73% 51% - 69% - 100% - 40% - - 100% - - - 100%
by the situation
As a mark of solidarity 80 48 9 4 1 2 1 - 2 22 33 1 - 11 - - - - - - 1 - - - -
66% 72% 62% 54% 69% 100% 100% - 100% 57% 84% 38% - 71% - - - - - - 100% - - - -
Because I would pray 30 19 5 1 2 - 1 1 - 5 10 1 - 5 1 - - 1 * - 1 1 - - -
for the situation 25% 29% 34% 17% 100% - 100% 65% - 14% 26% 24% - 33% 100% - - 40% 100% - 100% 100% - - -
Because I would want 27 15 6 5 1 - - 1 - 5 9 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 * - 1 - - - -
others to pray about 22% 23% 43% 63% 69% - - 35% - 13% 23% 24% 100% 9% - 100% - 60% 100% - 100% - - - -
the situation
Because it was trending 18 5 2 1 - - - - 1 11 2 1 - * - - - - - - 1 - - - 1
at the time 15% 7% 14% 17% - - - - 56% 28% 4% 38% - 3% - - - - - - 100% - - - 100%
Another reason 3 - 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2% - 8% 17% - - - - - 4% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Prefer not to say 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1% 2% - - - - - - - - - 35% - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Q.14 Thinking about when you've used #PrayFor on social media was it for any of these reasons?
Base: All who have used #PrayFor

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 113 55 16 33 3 4 8 1 - 6 27 44 92 44 47 16 14 10 3 1 15 8 24 21
Weighted base 121 57 15 37 3 3 9 1 - 8 29 50 99 49 50 15 14 16 4 1 15 9 26 22
To show I care for 82 38 9 24 1 1 7 - - 5 19 36 67 35 31 9 7 15 3 1 9 5 17 15
people who are affected 68% 66% 61% 64% 55% 38% 78% - - 56% 66% 71% 68% 73% 63% 63% 50% 97% 86% 100% 62% 52% 67% 67%
by the situation
As a mark of solidarity 80 35 7 26 - 1 6 1 - 6 20 38 67 30 37 7 9 13 1 1 10 6 21 13
66% 61% 49% 69% - 24% 65% 100% - 74% 68% 75% 67% 61% 74% 48% 62% 82% 14% 100% 69% 64% 80% 61%
Because I would pray 30 19 5 14 1 1 3 - - 6 8 6 29 20 8 7 5 8 - - 2 1 5 1
for the situation 25% 34% 34% 37% 24% 47% 37% - - 67% 28% 12% 29% 41% 17% 49% 33% 52% - - 14% 15% 19% 6%
Because I would want 27 14 3 10 1 1 1 - - 3 7 7 25 16 9 5 5 6 - - 2 1 5 2
others to pray about 22% 24% 21% 28% 21% 53% 14% - - 42% 24% 14% 25% 33% 17% 35% 35% 38% - - 13% 15% 20% 11%
the situation
Because it was trending 18 4 1 3 - - 1 - - 1 2 12 9 5 4 2 2 1 - - * - 4 8
at the time 15% 7% 10% 7% - - 17% - - 8% 7% 24% 9% 10% 9% 13% 15% 6% - - 3% - 16% 38%
Another reason 3 - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1
2% - - - - - - - - - - 3% 1% 3% - 8% - - - - - - - 6%
Prefer not to say 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
1% - - - - - - - - - - 2% 1% - 2% - - - - - - 12% - -

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Gender
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Male 1010 1010 - 256 177 194 157 177 49 323 243 220 224 126 520
49% 100% - 44% 53% 53% 52% 47% 49% 58% 42% 52% 44% 45% 57%
Female 1059 - 1059 332 156 174 147 200 50 231 334 206 289 156 390
51% - 100% 56% 47% 47% 48% 53% 51% 42% 58% 48% 56% 55% 43%

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Gender
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Male 1010 82 52 26 850 42 118 80 87 75 86 128 151 82
49% 46% 52% 42% 49% 49% 51% 47% 48% 50% 44% 48% 54% 47%
Female 1059 95 48 36 880 43 113 89 94 76 107 138 127 94
51% 54% 48% 58% 51% 51% 49% 53% 52% 50% 56% 52% 46% 53%

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Gender
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Male 1010 513 50 22 5 3 5 7 9 432 302 29 5 89 14 - 3 15 1 - 7 10 4 3 12
49% 48% 46% 49% 40% 21% 76% 61% 40% 50% 49% 49% 47% 48% 82% - 68% 37% 31% - 46% 46% 50% 36% 42%
Female 1059 553 59 22 7 10 2 4 13 436 320 30 6 96 3 2 1 26 3 1 9 12 4 5 17
51% 52% 54% 51% 60% 79% 24% 39% 60% 50% 51% 51% 53% 52% 18% 100% 32% 63% 69% 100% 54% 54% 50% 64% 58%

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Gender
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Male 1010 304 92 198 6 17 46 7 17 32 166 642 465 185 257 50 63 39 24 9 87 75 94 545
49% 46% 51% 44% 74% 50% 49% 34% 66% 48% 43% 50% 44% 44% 43% 47% 44% 37% 52% 44% 37% 56% 41% 54%
Female 1059 359 88 253 2 17 47 13 9 34 219 636 596 235 347 55 79 67 23 11 151 59 137 464
51% 54% 49% 56% 26% 50% 51% 66% 34% 52% 57% 50% 56% 56% 57% 53% 56% 63% 48% 56% 63% 44% 59% 46%

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Age
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
18-24 232 109 123 232 - - - - - 89 68 35 41 19 117
11% 11% 12% 39% - - - - - 16% 12% 8% 8% 7% 13%
25-34 356 147 209 356 - - - - - 99 108 72 76 84 198
17% 15% 20% 61% - - - - - 18% 19% 17% 15% 30% 22%
35-44 333 177 156 - 333 - - - - 83 93 73 84 57 220
16% 18% 15% - 100% - - - - 15% 16% 17% 16% 20% 24%
45-54 368 194 174 - - 368 - - - 84 111 101 71 75 215
18% 19% 16% - - 100% - - - 15% 19% 24% 14% 27% 24%
55-64 304 157 147 - - - 304 - - 57 65 64 118 40 118
15% 16% 14% - - - 100% - - 10% 11% 15% 23% 14% 13%
65+ 476 226 251 - - - - 377 99 142 132 80 122 8 41
23% 22% 24% - - - - 100% 100% 26% 23% 19% 24% 3% 4%
NET: 18-34 588 256 332 588 - - - - - 188 176 107 117 103 315
28% 25% 31% 100% - - - - - 34% 31% 25% 23% 36% 35%
NET: 35-54 701 371 330 - 333 368 - - - 167 204 174 155 131 436
34% 37% 31% - 100% 100% - - - 30% 35% 41% 30% 47% 48%
NET: 55+ 781 383 398 - - - 304 377 99 199 196 145 241 48 159
38% 38% 38% - - - 100% 100% 100% 36% 34% 34% 47% 17% 17%
Average age 47.90 48.44 47.38 26.56 39.54 49.77 59.61 69.31 78.06 46.70 47.01 47.76 50.30 41.62 41.56

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Age
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
18-24 232 19 9 2 201 10 29 23 30 6 20 37 25 22
11% 11% 9% 4% 12% 11% 12% 14% 17% 4% 10% 14% 9% 12%
25-34 356 29 9 13 305 15 43 27 39 27 31 48 50 25
17% 16% 9% 21% 18% 18% 19% 16% 22% 18% 16% 18% 18% 14%
35-44 333 26 20 10 277 19 43 25 23 22 22 50 39 33
16% 15% 20% 17% 16% 23% 18% 15% 13% 15% 12% 19% 14% 18%
45-54 368 26 16 19 307 13 47 26 37 34 31 36 52 29
18% 15% 16% 31% 18% 16% 20% 16% 21% 22% 16% 14% 19% 16%
55-64 304 36 19 9 240 10 20 27 23 22 30 37 45 24
15% 20% 19% 14% 14% 12% 9% 16% 13% 15% 15% 14% 16% 14%
65+ 476 41 26 8 400 17 49 40 27 39 58 58 68 44
23% 23% 26% 13% 23% 20% 21% 24% 15% 26% 30% 22% 24% 25%
NET: 18-34 588 48 18 15 506 24 72 50 69 33 51 85 75 47
28% 27% 18% 24% 29% 29% 31% 30% 38% 22% 27% 32% 27% 27%
NET: 35-54 701 52 36 30 583 33 89 52 61 56 54 86 91 62
34% 29% 36% 48% 34% 39% 39% 31% 34% 37% 28% 32% 33% 35%
NET: 55+ 781 77 46 17 640 27 69 67 51 61 88 96 113 68
38% 44% 46% 28% 37% 32% 30% 40% 28% 41% 45% 36% 41% 39%
Average age 47.90 49.29 50.73 46.71 47.63 46.50 45.78 47.43 43.91 50.46 50.63 46.49 49.21 48.16

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Age
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
18-24 232 79 26 11 4 2 4 3 3 124 19 2 2 22 2 - * 2 - - 4 3 1 1 8
11% 7% 24% 25% 32% 17% 51% 24% 13% 14% 3% 4% 21% 12% 13% - 8% 6% - - 24% 14% 9% 7% 26%
25-34 356 102 15 11 3 - - - 1 233 50 8 1 22 - - - 6 2 - 2 3 - - 1
17% 10% 14% 24% 26% - - - 7% 27% 8% 13% 13% 12% - - - 14% 49% - 11% 16% - - 2%
35-44 333 133 24 16 1 - 1 1 6 172 79 4 - 27 1 - - 3 - - 6 2 2 - 6
16% 12% 22% 37% 8% - 12% 7% 26% 20% 13% 6% - 14% 7% - - 8% - - 38% 11% 24% - 20%
45-54 368 197 21 3 * 4 2 5 7 141 107 10 2 39 3 1 2 10 * - 4 4 2 1 4
18% 18% 19% 6% 3% 31% 24% 45% 32% 16% 17% 16% 21% 21% 18% 55% 49% 25% 10% - 23% 17% 20% 14% 15%
55-64 304 196 13 2 3 2 1 1 4 95 127 8 5 30 5 - - 6 1 1 - 4 * 3 3
15% 18% 11% 5% 25% 14% 12% 10% 16% 11% 20% 14% 46% 16% 28% - - 14% 21% 100% - 20% 5% 35% 11%
65+ 476 359 10 1 1 5 - 2 2 103 240 27 - 46 6 1 2 14 1 - 1 5 3 3 8
23% 34% 9% 3% 5% 38% - 14% 7% 12% 39% 46% - 25% 34% 45% 43% 34% 20% - 4% 22% 42% 43% 26%
NET: 18-34 588 181 41 21 7 2 4 3 4 357 69 10 4 44 2 - * 8 2 - 6 6 1 1 8
28% 17% 38% 49% 58% 17% 51% 24% 19% 41% 11% 17% 33% 24% 13% - 8% 19% 49% - 35% 30% 9% 7% 28%
NET: 35-54 701 330 45 19 1 4 3 6 13 313 185 13 2 66 4 1 2 13 * - 10 6 4 1 10
34% 31% 41% 43% 11% 31% 37% 52% 58% 36% 30% 22% 21% 35% 25% 55% 49% 32% 10% - 61% 27% 44% 14% 35%
NET: 55+ 781 555 22 3 4 7 1 3 5 199 367 35 5 76 11 1 2 20 2 1 1 9 4 6 11
38% 52% 21% 8% 30% 52% 12% 24% 23% 23% 59% 60% 46% 41% 62% 45% 43% 48% 41% 100% 4% 42% 47% 78% 38%
Average age 47.90 53.71 40.67 34.81 37.81 55.21 35.39 46.06 44.62 41.82 56.65 56.69 46.68 49.59 54.14 63.79 54.53 53.68 46.81 62.00 38.15 47.19 54.25 59.84 46.15

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Age
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
18-24 232 79 21 56 5 4 7 2 2 14 42 124 123 62 56 15 12 17 11 6 14 11 31 109
11% 12% 12% 12% 62% 13% 8% 8% 10% 21% 11% 10% 12% 15% 9% 15% 9% 16% 24% 31% 6% 8% 13% 11%
25-34 356 105 40 55 1 9 17 5 9 7 48 227 144 53 78 13 17 19 4 1 24 15 39 211
17% 16% 22% 12% 14% 25% 19% 23% 34% 11% 12% 18% 14% 13% 13% 12% 12% 17% 8% 4% 10% 11% 17% 21%
35-44 333 112 25 84 - 2 16 5 1 16 67 196 161 67 89 21 19 17 7 3 41 18 30 172
16% 17% 14% 19% - 6% 17% 24% 6% 25% 18% 15% 15% 16% 15% 20% 13% 16% 16% 17% 17% 14% 13% 17%
45-54 368 101 28 68 1 4 16 4 4 9 59 243 188 64 115 18 17 17 8 4 42 25 49 180
18% 15% 16% 15% 11% 12% 17% 20% 14% 14% 15% 19% 18% 15% 19% 17% 12% 16% 18% 19% 18% 18% 21% 18%
55-64 304 92 19 70 - 4 10 3 1 9 60 199 167 59 106 12 26 12 8 2 45 25 36 138
15% 14% 11% 16% - 13% 11% 15% 5% 15% 16% 16% 16% 14% 18% 11% 18% 11% 17% 8% 19% 19% 15% 14%
65+ 476 173 47 118 1 10 26 2 8 9 109 288 277 115 159 26 51 26 8 4 72 39 47 199
23% 26% 26% 26% 13% 30% 28% 10% 31% 15% 28% 23% 26% 27% 26% 25% 36% 24% 18% 19% 30% 29% 21% 20%
NET: 18-34 588 184 61 110 7 13 25 6 11 21 90 351 267 114 134 28 29 35 15 7 38 26 70 320
28% 28% 34% 24% 76% 39% 27% 31% 44% 32% 23% 27% 25% 27% 22% 27% 21% 33% 32% 36% 16% 19% 30% 32%
NET: 35-54 701 213 53 152 1 6 32 9 5 26 127 439 349 131 204 39 36 34 16 7 83 43 79 351
34% 32% 29% 34% 11% 18% 34% 44% 20% 39% 33% 34% 33% 31% 34% 37% 25% 32% 33% 36% 35% 32% 34% 35%
NET: 55+ 781 266 66 188 1 14 36 5 9 19 169 487 444 174 265 38 77 37 16 5 117 65 83 337
38% 40% 37% 42% 13% 43% 39% 25% 36% 29% 44% 38% 42% 41% 44% 36% 54% 35% 35% 28% 49% 48% 36% 33%
Average age 47.90 48.55 47.51 49.22 32.02 47.01 49.52 44.68 48.26 44.22 50.06 48.20 49.43 48.83 50.53 47.30 53.27 46.49 45.86 44.58 52.84 51.57 47.54 46.29

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Social Grade
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Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
A 154 98 56 64 29 17 9 27 8 154 - - - 12 87
7% 10% 5% 11% 9% 5% 3% 7% 8% 28% - - - 4% 10%
B 400 224 175 123 54 67 48 83 24 400 - - - 65 175
19% 22% 17% 21% 16% 18% 16% 22% 24% 72% - - - 23% 19%
C1 577 243 334 176 93 111 65 106 26 - 577 - - 137 241
28% 24% 31% 30% 28% 30% 21% 28% 26% - 100% - - 48% 26%
C2 426 220 206 107 73 101 64 65 15 - - 426 - 44 238
21% 22% 19% 18% 22% 28% 21% 17% 15% - - 100% - 15% 26%
D 266 132 134 73 53 43 63 31 3 - - - 266 26 159
13% 13% 13% 12% 16% 12% 21% 8% 3% - - - 52% 9% 17%
E 247 92 155 45 31 28 55 65 24 - - - 247 - 9
12% 9% 15% 8% 9% 8% 18% 17% 24% - - - 48% - 1%
NET: AB 554 323 231 188 83 84 57 110 32 554 - - - 76 262
27% 32% 22% 32% 25% 23% 19% 29% 32% 100% - - - 27% 29%
NET: ABC1 1130 566 565 364 176 195 122 216 58 554 577 - - 213 503
55% 56% 53% 62% 53% 53% 40% 57% 58% 100% 100% - - 76% 55%
NET: C2DE 939 444 495 224 157 173 182 161 42 - - 426 513 69 407
45% 44% 47% 38% 47% 47% 60% 43% 42% - - 100% 100% 24% 45%
NET: DE 513 224 289 117 84 71 118 96 26 - - - 513 26 168
25% 22% 27% 20% 25% 19% 39% 25% 27% - - - 100% 9% 18%

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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
A 154 9 3 5 138 9 16 13 11 9 11 26 24 18
7% 5% 3% 8% 8% 11% 7% 8% 6% 6% 6% 10% 9% 10%
B 400 30 17 17 335 13 36 38 34 26 35 51 64 39
19% 17% 17% 27% 19% 15% 16% 23% 19% 17% 18% 19% 23% 22%
C1 577 51 29 15 482 30 59 40 44 46 57 87 69 49
28% 29% 29% 24% 28% 36% 25% 24% 24% 31% 30% 33% 25% 28%
C2 426 36 18 11 360 13 62 36 44 36 39 51 57 22
21% 21% 18% 18% 21% 16% 27% 21% 25% 24% 21% 19% 20% 12%
D 266 27 19 5 214 8 32 21 26 15 23 27 34 29
13% 16% 19% 8% 12% 10% 14% 12% 14% 10% 12% 10% 12% 16%
E 247 23 14 9 201 10 26 21 22 19 26 24 32 21
12% 13% 14% 15% 12% 12% 11% 12% 12% 12% 14% 9% 11% 12%
NET: AB 554 39 20 22 473 22 52 51 45 35 46 77 88 56
27% 22% 20% 35% 27% 26% 23% 31% 25% 23% 24% 29% 32% 32%
NET: ABC1 1130 90 49 37 955 52 111 92 89 81 104 164 157 105
55% 51% 49% 59% 55% 62% 48% 54% 49% 54% 54% 62% 56% 60%
NET: C2DE 939 87 51 25 775 32 120 77 92 70 89 103 122 71
45% 49% 51% 41% 45% 38% 52% 46% 51% 46% 46% 38% 44% 40%
NET: DE 513 50 33 14 415 19 58 42 47 34 49 51 66 50
25% 29% 33% 23% 24% 22% 25% 25% 26% 22% 26% 19% 24% 28%

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To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
A 154 83 4 3 - - - 1 - 67 47 1 - 17 2 - - 7 - - 1 2 - - 2
7% 8% 3% 7% - - - 5% - 8% 8% 2% - 9% 11% - - 17% - - 7% 11% - - 5%
B 400 201 28 10 3 6 3 - 5 163 116 12 4 37 1 1 2 4 - - 4 3 3 2 3
19% 19% 25% 23% 24% 48% 40% - 25% 19% 19% 20% 33% 20% 5% 55% 49% 9% - - 25% 15% 42% 32% 11%
C1 577 302 26 11 4 * 2 6 3 239 177 16 2 53 4 - 2 11 3 1 4 7 1 1 12
28% 28% 24% 25% 33% 4% 27% 59% 12% 28% 28% 28% 14% 28% 21% - 38% 27% 56% 100% 23% 33% 16% 17% 41%
C2 426 235 16 6 2 - 2 2 4 169 135 15 3 43 6 1 - 13 - - 2 4 3 - 2
21% 22% 15% 15% 12% - 33% 18% 20% 19% 22% 25% 24% 23% 34% 45% - 31% - - 11% 18% 37% - 8%
D 266 122 19 12 2 1 - - 4 122 73 6 2 18 3 - - 2 1 - 5 2 * 2 7
13% 11% 17% 27% 15% 7% - - 18% 14% 12% 10% 22% 10% 18% - - 4% 24% - 31% 8% 5% 22% 23%
E 247 123 16 2 2 5 - 2 6 107 75 8 1 18 2 - 1 5 1 - * 3 - 2 4
12% 12% 15% 4% 15% 41% - 18% 26% 12% 12% 14% 6% 10% 10% - 14% 12% 20% - 3% 15% - 29% 12%
NET: AB 554 284 31 13 3 6 3 1 5 231 162 13 4 54 3 1 2 11 - - 5 6 3 2 5
27% 27% 29% 30% 24% 48% 40% 5% 25% 27% 26% 23% 33% 29% 17% 55% 49% 26% - - 32% 26% 42% 32% 17%
NET: ABC1 1130 586 57 24 7 7 5 7 8 470 339 30 5 106 6 1 4 22 3 1 9 12 5 4 17
55% 55% 53% 54% 57% 51% 67% 64% 37% 54% 55% 50% 48% 57% 37% 55% 86% 53% 56% 100% 54% 59% 58% 49% 57%
NET: C2DE 939 479 52 20 5 6 2 4 14 399 283 29 6 79 11 1 1 20 2 - 7 9 3 4 13
45% 45% 47% 46% 43% 49% 33% 36% 63% 46% 45% 50% 52% 43% 63% 45% 14% 47% 44% - 46% 41% 42% 51% 43%
NET: DE 513 245 35 14 4 6 - 2 10 229 148 14 3 36 5 - 1 7 2 - 5 5 * 4 10
25% 23% 32% 31% 30% 49% - 18% 44% 26% 24% 24% 29% 20% 28% - 14% 17% 44% - 34% 23% 5% 51% 35%

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
A 154 57 20 37 3 3 4 3 7 12 26 90 84 36 47 6 13 8 6 3 16 11 21 70
7% 9% 11% 8% 32% 10% 4% 14% 28% 18% 7% 7% 8% 9% 8% 6% 9% 8% 13% 15% 7% 8% 9% 7%
B 400 143 39 96 3 8 14 4 9 13 83 229 194 74 114 21 21 21 5 6 45 31 38 206
19% 22% 22% 21% 40% 24% 16% 22% 35% 20% 21% 18% 18% 18% 19% 20% 15% 20% 10% 30% 19% 23% 17% 20%
C1 577 190 49 129 1 6 36 5 2 19 111 355 295 126 155 33 44 34 12 3 57 36 61 282
28% 29% 27% 29% 7% 17% 39% 22% 9% 29% 29% 28% 28% 30% 26% 31% 31% 32% 26% 15% 24% 27% 27% 28%
C2 426 127 30 89 1 10 13 5 1 12 77 276 227 80 138 19 24 21 12 4 60 29 50 199
21% 19% 17% 20% 6% 30% 14% 27% 3% 19% 20% 22% 21% 19% 23% 18% 17% 20% 25% 19% 25% 22% 21% 20%
D 266 81 23 55 - 4 17 1 2 4 50 163 135 58 70 16 21 11 7 3 27 13 30 131
13% 12% 13% 12% - 12% 18% 3% 8% 7% 13% 13% 13% 14% 12% 15% 15% 10% 16% 14% 11% 10% 13% 13%
E 247 65 19 44 1 2 9 2 4 5 38 165 125 45 79 10 19 10 5 1 34 13 31 122
12% 10% 11% 10% 14% 7% 10% 12% 17% 8% 10% 13% 12% 11% 13% 10% 13% 10% 11% 7% 14% 10% 14% 12%
NET: AB 554 200 59 133 6 11 18 7 16 25 109 319 279 110 161 27 34 30 11 9 60 42 59 275
27% 30% 33% 30% 72% 33% 20% 36% 63% 38% 28% 25% 26% 26% 27% 26% 24% 28% 23% 45% 25% 31% 25% 27%
NET: ABC1 1130 390 108 263 7 17 54 12 18 43 219 674 573 236 316 60 78 64 23 12 117 78 120 557
55% 59% 60% 58% 79% 50% 59% 58% 72% 67% 57% 53% 54% 56% 52% 57% 55% 60% 49% 60% 49% 58% 52% 55%
NET: C2DE 939 273 72 188 2 17 38 8 7 22 166 604 487 183 287 45 64 42 24 8 121 56 111 451
45% 41% 40% 42% 21% 50% 41% 42% 28% 33% 43% 47% 46% 44% 48% 43% 45% 40% 51% 40% 51% 42% 48% 45%
NET: DE 513 146 43 98 1 7 26 3 6 10 89 328 260 104 149 26 40 21 12 4 61 27 61 253
25% 22% 24% 22% 14% 20% 28% 14% 25% 15% 23% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 28% 20% 27% 21% 26% 20% 27% 25%

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Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Scotland 177 82 95 48 26 26 36 34 8 39 51 36 50 23 69
9% 8% 9% 8% 8% 7% 12% 9% 8% 7% 9% 9% 10% 8% 8%
North East 84 42 43 24 19 13 10 15 2 22 30 13 19 19 29
4% 4% 4% 4% 6% 4% 3% 4% 2% 4% 5% 3% 4% 7% 3%
North West 231 118 113 72 43 47 20 42 7 52 59 62 58 35 107
11% 12% 11% 12% 13% 13% 7% 11% 7% 9% 10% 14% 11% 12% 12%
Yorkshire & Humberside 169 80 89 50 25 26 27 32 7 51 40 36 42 18 72
8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 9% 9% 7% 9% 7% 8% 8% 7% 8%
West Midlands 181 87 94 69 23 37 23 25 3 45 44 44 47 25 92
9% 9% 9% 12% 7% 10% 8% 7% 3% 8% 8% 10% 9% 9% 10%
East Midlands 151 75 76 33 22 34 22 28 11 35 46 36 34 21 64
7% 7% 7% 6% 7% 9% 7% 7% 11% 6% 8% 8% 7% 7% 7%
Wales 100 52 48 18 20 16 19 23 3 20 29 18 33 6 47
5% 5% 5% 3% 6% 4% 6% 6% 3% 4% 5% 4% 6% 2% 5%
Eastern 193 86 107 51 22 31 30 43 15 46 57 39 49 25 70
9% 8% 10% 9% 7% 9% 10% 12% 15% 8% 10% 9% 10% 9% 8%
London 267 128 138 85 50 36 37 43 16 77 87 51 51 33 135
13% 13% 13% 14% 15% 10% 12% 11% 16% 14% 15% 12% 10% 12% 15%
South East 279 151 127 75 39 52 45 50 18 88 69 57 66 35 123
13% 15% 12% 13% 12% 14% 15% 13% 18% 16% 12% 13% 13% 13% 14%
South West 177 82 94 47 33 29 24 35 9 56 49 22 50 28 74
9% 8% 9% 8% 10% 8% 8% 9% 9% 10% 9% 5% 10% 10% 8%
Northern Ireland 62 26 36 15 10 19 9 8 1 22 15 11 14 12 27
3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% 3% 2% 1% 4% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3%

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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Scotland 177 177 - - - - - - - - - - - -
9% 100% - - - - - - - - - - - -
North East 84 - - - 84 84 - - - - - - - -
4% - - - 5% 100% - - - - - - - -
North West 231 - - - 231 - 231 - - - - - - -
11% - - - 13% - 100% - - - - - - -
Yorkshire & Humberside 169 - - - 169 - - 169 - - - - - -
8% - - - 10% - - 100% - - - - - -
West Midlands 181 - - - 181 - - - 181 - - - - -
9% - - - 10% - - - 100% - - - - -
East Midlands 151 - - - 151 - - - - 151 - - - -
7% - - - 9% - - - - 100% - - - -
Wales 100 - 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
5% - 100% - - - - - - - - - - -
Eastern 193 - - - 193 - - - - - 193 - - -
9% - - - 11% - - - - - 100% - - -
London 267 - - - 267 - - - - - - 267 - -
13% - - - 15% - - - - - - 100% - -
South East 279 - - - 279 - - - - - - - 279 -
13% - - - 16% - - - - - - - 100% -
South West 177 - - - 177 - - - - - - - - 177
9% - - - 10% - - - - - - - - 100%
Northern Ireland 62 - - 62 - - - - - - - - - -
3% - - 100% - - - - - - - - - -

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To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Scotland 177 88 6 2 - - - 1 3 81 12 49 1 14 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1 4
9% 8% 5% 5% - - - 8% 14% 9% 2% 83% 13% 7% 5% - - - - - 8% - - 12% 13%
North East 84 44 4 - - 1 - 2 1 35 32 1 - 4 2 - - 1 2 - - - - - -
4% 4% 4% - - 7% - 21% 3% 4% 5% 2% - 2% 14% - - 2% 44% - - - - - -
North West 231 144 11 7 2 * - - 1 71 88 - 1 41 1 - 2 3 - - * 2 - 1 2
11% 13% 10% 16% 15% 4% - - 6% 8% 14% - 6% 22% 4% - 40% 7% - - 3% 8% - 14% 7%
Yorkshire & Humberside 169 85 5 1 - - 2 2 1 78 62 2 - 7 1 - 1 7 - - - 1 * * 3
8% 8% 5% 3% - - 25% 14% 4% 9% 10% 4% - 4% 5% - 12% 16% - - - 5% 5% 5% 9%
West Midlands 181 92 12 7 - - 1 - 4 74 60 - - 18 1 - - 4 - - 3 1 - 1 3
9% 9% 11% 15% - - 12% - 20% 9% 10% - - 10% 3% - - 9% - - 21% 6% - 10% 9%
East Midlands 151 72 2 - - 1 1 - 1 76 54 2 - 6 1 - - 3 - - - 3 - - 1
7% 7% 2% - - 7% 12% - 3% 9% 9% 4% - 3% 9% - - 8% - - - 14% - - 3%
Wales 100 49 3 - - - - 2 1 49 15 - 7 9 2 - - 5 - - - 1 1 1 6
5% 5% 3% - - - - 22% 4% 6% 2% - 60% 5% 11% - - 11% - - - 6% 9% 14% 21%
Eastern 193 95 14 5 1 3 - 1 4 82 64 1 - 10 1 - - 4 * - - 2 - 1 6
9% 9% 13% 12% 11% 24% - 12% 16% 9% 10% 2% - 5% 6% - - 10% 10% - - 12% - 19% 19%
London 267 127 39 19 7 7 3 3 2 96 73 1 - 26 4 - - 2 1 - 7 7 - 1 3
13% 12% 36% 43% 56% 52% 36% 23% 7% 11% 12% 2% - 14% 26% - - 6% 21% - 41% 34% - 16% 8%
South East 279 144 9 3 2 - 1 - 3 124 106 1 2 18 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 - - - 1
13% 13% 9% 7% 18% - 16% - 13% 14% 17% 1% 16% 10% 8% 45% 18% 8% 25% 100% 12% - - - 2%
South West 177 84 3 - - 1 - - 2 87 49 1 1 16 1 - 1 5 - - 2 * - 1 1
9% 8% 3% - - 7% - - 11% 10% 8% 2% 5% 9% 3% - 22% 12% - - 15% 2% - 8% 2%
Northern Ireland 62 43 - - - - - - - 17 8 - - 16 1 1 * 4 - - - 3 7 - 2
3% 4% - - - - - - - 2% 1% - - 9% 5% 55% 8% 11% - - - 13% 86% - 5%

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Scotland 177 53 16 33 - 3 11 * 2 4 28 119 82 33 46 6 6 10 7 5 15 8 22 95
9% 8% 9% 7% - 9% 12% 2% 6% 7% 7% 9% 8% 8% 8% 5% 5% 9% 14% 24% 6% 6% 10% 9%
North East 84 19 4 16 - - 2 1 - 3 13 61 36 12 22 2 1 7 - 1 13 5 5 48
4% 3% 2% 3% - - 3% 6% - 5% 3% 5% 3% 3% 4% 2% 1% 7% - 6% 5% 3% 2% 5%
North West 231 78 20 53 2 4 9 1 3 9 44 135 145 55 85 12 25 7 7 3 39 22 24 86
11% 12% 11% 12% 27% 12% 10% 5% 13% 14% 11% 11% 14% 13% 14% 11% 18% 7% 16% 15% 16% 16% 10% 9%
Yorkshire & Humberside 169 52 9 43 1 2 5 * 1 4 39 109 87 25 62 6 9 7 2 1 23 13 26 82
8% 8% 5% 9% 11% 5% 6% 2% 3% 5% 10% 9% 8% 6% 10% 6% 6% 6% 5% 6% 10% 10% 11% 8%
West Midlands 181 61 14 46 - 2 7 2 3 7 39 108 80 38 39 9 12 7 8 1 18 9 12 101
9% 9% 8% 10% - 6% 7% 10% 10% 10% 10% 8% 8% 9% 7% 9% 8% 6% 16% 8% 8% 7% 5% 10%
East Midlands 151 46 13 31 1 3 3 4 1 * 30 100 73 21 49 2 6 9 2 3 21 5 23 77
7% 7% 7% 7% 14% 8% 3% 21% 5% 1% 8% 8% 7% 5% 8% 2% 4% 9% 3% 13% 9% 4% 10% 8%
Wales 100 25 10 14 - 5 5 - 1 2 12 72 41 15 26 6 6 1 - 1 14 6 7 59
5% 4% 6% 3% - 14% 5% - 3% 3% 3% 6% 4% 4% 4% 6% 4% 1% - 5% 6% 4% 3% 6%
Eastern 193 54 14 38 - 1 11 1 1 6 32 123 97 36 57 15 8 11 1 - 18 20 19 96
9% 8% 8% 8% - 2% 12% 5% 3% 9% 8% 10% 9% 9% 9% 15% 6% 11% 3% - 7% 15% 8% 9%
London 267 93 29 60 - 2 20 5 1 10 51 130 162 69 86 16 30 16 5 1 28 26 31 104
13% 14% 16% 13% - 7% 22% 27% 6% 15% 13% 10% 15% 16% 14% 15% 21% 15% 12% 5% 12% 20% 14% 10%
South East 279 92 22 60 1 6 6 3 6 9 51 177 146 60 80 17 17 12 11 3 25 14 41 133
13% 14% 12% 13% 7% 18% 6% 14% 25% 13% 13% 14% 14% 14% 13% 16% 12% 11% 24% 17% 11% 11% 17% 13%
South West 177 52 8 42 2 1 2 1 2 6 36 120 74 29 43 4 12 11 2 - 20 5 18 102
9% 8% 5% 9% 27% 2% 2% 6% 8% 10% 9% 9% 7% 7% 7% 4% 9% 11% 4% - 9% 4% 8% 10%
Northern Ireland 62 37 22 15 1 5 11 * 5 5 9 24 36 27 10 9 9 8 1 - 4 - 5 26
3% 6% 12% 3% 13% 16% 12% 2% 19% 8% 2% 2% 3% 6% 2% 8% 6% 7% 3% - 2% - 2% 3%

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Have you taken a foreign holiday in the last 3 years?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Yes 1293 643 650 418 221 213 161 224 56 396 388 272 237 193 624
63% 64% 61% 71% 66% 58% 53% 59% 56% 71% 67% 64% 46% 68% 69%
No 776 367 409 170 112 155 143 153 44 158 188 154 275 90 286
37% 36% 39% 29% 34% 42% 47% 41% 44% 29% 33% 36% 54% 32% 31%

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Have you taken a foreign holiday in the last 3 years?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Yes 1293 104 50 48 1091 47 159 112 107 97 111 189 174 94
63% 59% 50% 77% 63% 55% 69% 66% 60% 65% 58% 71% 62% 53%
No 776 73 50 14 639 38 72 57 73 53 81 78 105 82
37% 41% 50% 23% 37% 45% 31% 34% 40% 35% 42% 29% 38% 47%

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Have you taken a foreign holiday in the last 3 years?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Yes 1293 661 76 34 12 10 5 8 8 540 363 30 8 137 13 1 2 28 - 1 14 17 7 4 14
63% 62% 70% 77% 93% 80% 67% 72% 37% 62% 58% 52% 73% 74% 77% 55% 52% 68% - 100% 89% 79% 82% 48% 47%
No 776 405 32 10 1 3 2 3 14 328 259 28 3 49 4 1 2 13 5 - 2 5 1 4 16
37% 38% 30% 23% 7% 20% 33% 28% 63% 38% 42% 48% 27% 26% 23% 45% 48% 32% 100% - 11% 21% 18% 52% 53%

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Have you taken a foreign holiday in the last 3 years?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Yes 1293 450 132 300 6 25 67 15 19 47 253 751 691 278 389 72 92 69 29 17 149 96 145 603
63% 68% 73% 67% 71% 74% 73% 73% 76% 72% 66% 59% 65% 66% 64% 69% 65% 65% 62% 85% 62% 71% 62% 60%
No 776 213 48 150 2 9 25 5 6 18 132 526 370 141 215 33 50 37 18 3 89 38 87 406
37% 32% 27% 33% 29% 26% 27% 27% 24% 28% 34% 41% 35% 34% 36% 31% 35% 35% 38% 15% 38% 29% 38% 40%

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Tenure
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
NET: Homeowners 1341 694 646 288 192 249 214 311 87 428 405 282 226 174 593
65% 69% 61% 49% 58% 68% 70% 82% 88% 77% 70% 66% 44% 62% 65%
Owned outright - 747 374 373 92 48 89 156 279 82 229 225 148 145 53 228
without mortgage 36% 37% 35% 16% 14% 24% 51% 74% 83% 41% 39% 35% 28% 19% 25%
Owned with a mortgage 594 320 274 196 144 160 58 32 5 200 179 134 81 122 366
or loan 29% 32% 26% 33% 43% 43% 19% 9% 5% 36% 31% 31% 16% 43% 40%
NET: Renters 701 304 397 280 139 115 90 65 12 116 167 137 282 104 306
34% 30% 37% 48% 42% 31% 30% 17% 12% 21% 29% 32% 55% 37% 34%
Rented from the council 269 113 156 101 47 43 41 31 6 29 53 63 124 37 108
13% 11% 15% 17% 14% 12% 13% 8% 6% 5% 9% 15% 24% 13% 12%
Rented from a housing 173 76 97 53 27 40 28 22 3 23 33 28 89 25 57
association 8% 7% 9% 9% 8% 11% 9% 6% 3% 4% 6% 7% 17% 9% 6%
Rented from someone 259 115 144 126 64 33 21 12 3 63 81 45 69 42 140
else 13% 11% 14% 21% 19% 9% 7% 3% 3% 11% 14% 11% 13% 15% 15%
Rent free 27 11 16 20 3 4 - 1 - 10 5 7 5 4 11
1% 1% 2% 3% 1% 1% - * - 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%

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Tenure
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
NET: Homeowners 1341 97 70 50 1124 55 146 109 139 105 134 157 156 121
65% 55% 70% 81% 65% 66% 63% 65% 77% 70% 70% 59% 56% 69%
Owned outright - 747 54 48 17 628 22 80 63 66 64 83 80 97 74
without mortgage 36% 30% 48% 27% 36% 26% 35% 38% 36% 42% 43% 30% 35% 42%
Owned with a mortgage 594 43 22 34 495 33 67 46 73 41 50 77 60 47
or loan 29% 24% 22% 54% 29% 40% 29% 27% 41% 27% 26% 29% 21% 27%
NET: Renters 701 79 30 10 582 28 81 59 37 43 58 106 117 54
34% 44% 30% 16% 34% 33% 35% 35% 20% 29% 30% 40% 42% 31%
Rented from the council 269 41 12 2 214 7 25 31 12 18 22 44 42 15
13% 23% 12% 3% 12% 8% 11% 18% 7% 12% 11% 16% 15% 8%
Rented from a housing 173 16 7 2 148 11 25 7 10 7 16 28 31 13
association 8% 9% 7% 2% 9% 13% 11% 4% 6% 4% 8% 11% 11% 7%
Rented from someone 259 21 11 7 220 10 31 21 15 19 20 35 44 27
else 13% 12% 11% 11% 13% 11% 13% 13% 8% 12% 10% 13% 16% 15%
Rent free 27 1 - 2 24 1 4 1 5 2 1 4 6 1
1% 1% - 3% 1% 1% 2% * 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1%

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Tenure
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
NET: Homeowners 1341 744 64 21 9 11 7 5 11 515 449 33 6 129 15 2 3 32 2 - 10 15 6 5 16
65% 70% 59% 47% 73% 89% 100% 46% 48% 59% 72% 57% 54% 69% 85% 100% 79% 77% 46% - 59% 69% 73% 65% 55%
Owned outright - 747 467 31 12 3 6 3 2 6 241 302 27 6 62 8 1 1 23 1 - 3 10 3 2 11
without mortgage 36% 44% 28% 27% 22% 45% 36% 15% 27% 28% 49% 46% 54% 33% 48% 45% 12% 55% 21% - 18% 47% 42% 21% 38%
Owned with a mortgage 594 277 33 9 6 6 5 3 5 274 147 7 - 67 6 1 3 9 1 - 7 5 2 3 5
or loan 29% 26% 30% 20% 51% 44% 64% 31% 21% 32% 24% 11% - 36% 37% 55% 67% 22% 25% - 41% 22% 31% 44% 18%
NET: Renters 701 315 41 20 3 1 - 6 10 337 171 25 5 56 3 - 1 9 3 1 7 7 1 3 13
34% 30% 38% 47% 23% 11% - 54% 48% 39% 27% 42% 46% 30% 15% - 21% 22% 54% 100% 41% 31% 18% 35% 45%
Rented from the council 269 137 15 8 1 - - 3 3 116 84 18 4 18 - - - 5 - - 1 2 - - 3
13% 13% 13% 18% 10% - - 26% 13% 13% 13% 30% 35% 9% - - - 12% - - 6% 10% - - 10%
Rented from a housing 173 83 13 6 1 1 - 2 3 74 46 3 1 16 1 - 1 1 2 - 2 1 * 1 3
association 8% 8% 12% 15% 9% 7% - 17% 14% 9% 7% 5% 11% 8% 8% - 14% 3% 44% - 15% 6% 6% 14% 10%
Rented from someone 259 95 13 6 1 * - 1 5 146 41 4 - 23 1 - * 3 * 1 3 3 1 2 7
else 13% 9% 12% 14% 4% 4% - 10% 21% 17% 7% 7% - 12% 6% - 8% 6% 10% 100% 20% 15% 12% 22% 24%
Rent free 27 6 4 3 1 - - - 1 17 2 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - -
1% 1% 4% 6% 4% - - - 4% 2% * 1% - 1% - - - 2% - - - - 9% - -

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Tenure
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
NET: Homeowners 1341 434 110 303 6 19 58 12 16 45 259 835 691 266 400 53 98 68 34 14 160 95 145 650
65% 65% 61% 67% 66% 56% 62% 61% 62% 68% 67% 65% 65% 64% 66% 50% 69% 64% 73% 70% 67% 71% 63% 64%
Owned outright - 747 257 66 177 6 12 33 4 11 17 160 454 413 157 244 32 62 36 22 5 100 59 84 334
without mortgage 36% 39% 36% 39% 66% 37% 35% 22% 42% 26% 42% 36% 39% 38% 40% 30% 44% 34% 47% 27% 42% 44% 36% 33%
Owned with a mortgage 594 177 44 126 - 6 25 8 5 27 98 381 278 109 156 21 35 32 12 8 60 36 60 316
or loan 29% 27% 25% 28% - 19% 27% 39% 20% 42% 25% 30% 26% 26% 26% 20% 25% 30% 25% 42% 25% 27% 26% 31%
NET: Renters 701 220 65 143 1 14 34 8 9 21 122 428 355 145 197 48 43 36 12 6 75 38 83 346
34% 33% 36% 32% 17% 41% 37% 37% 34% 32% 32% 34% 33% 35% 33% 46% 30% 34% 26% 30% 31% 29% 36% 34%
Rented from the council 269 77 23 51 - 5 14 - 4 6 44 172 150 57 90 17 17 17 2 3 34 15 41 119
13% 12% 13% 11% - 16% 15% - 16% 10% 12% 13% 14% 14% 15% 16% 12% 16% 5% 17% 14% 11% 18% 12%
Rented from a housing 173 58 15 39 1 2 10 1 - 6 33 99 88 41 43 12 13 11 4 1 19 10 14 84
association 8% 9% 8% 9% 17% 6% 11% 7% - 9% 9% 8% 8% 10% 7% 12% 9% 10% 9% 3% 8% 8% 6% 8%
Rented from someone 259 86 28 53 - 6 11 6 5 9 44 157 117 47 63 18 13 8 6 2 21 13 28 142
else 13% 13% 15% 12% - 19% 12% 30% 18% 14% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 17% 9% 8% 12% 10% 9% 10% 12% 14%
Rent free 27 9 5 4 1 1 1 * 1 - 4 15 14 8 7 4 1 2 1 - 3 - 3 13
1% 1% 3% 1% 17% 3% 1% 2% 4% - 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 4% 1% 2% 1% - 1% - 2% 1%

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What is the highest educational level that you have achieved to date?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
No formal education 19 11 8 6 1 2 3 6 1 4 4 6 5 3 7
1% 1% 1% 1% * 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Primary 13 5 8 6 - 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 10 2 4
1% * 1% 1% - * 1% 1% 1% * * * 2% 1% *
Secondary school, high 1642 802 839 321 271 328 278 351 92 398 437 355 450 200 700
school, 6th form/ 79% 79% 79% 55% 82% 89% 91% 93% 93% 72% 76% 83% 88% 71% 77%
college, GCSE's, A-
Levels, BTEC, NVQ
levels 1 to 3, etc.
University degree or 245 119 126 143 44 27 15 15 1 103 81 37 25 61 139
equivalent professional 12% 12% 12% 24% 13% 7% 5% 4% 1% 19% 14% 9% 5% 22% 15%
qualification, NVQ
level 4, etc.
Higher university 68 38 31 44 15 3 3 - 2 33 16 13 7 15 43
degree, doctorate, MBA, 3% 4% 3% 8% 4% 1% 1% - 2% 6% 3% 3% 1% 5% 5%
NVQ level 5, etc.
Still in full time 59 23 36 58 1 - - - - 12 30 9 7 1 4
education 3% 2% 3% 10% * - - - - 2% 5% 2% 1% * *
Don't know 5 4 1 1 - 2 1 - 1 - 1 1 3 - 3
* * * * - 1% * - 1% - * * 1% - *
Prefer not to answer 18 8 10 7 1 4 2 3 - 3 5 4 6 - 10
1% 1% 1% 1% * 1% 1% 1% - 1% 1% 1% 1% - 1%

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What is the highest educational level that you have achieved to date?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
No formal education 19 2 - * 17 1 3 1 1 3 1 - 5 1
1% 1% - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% - 2% *
Primary 13 5 1 1 6 - - 1 - - 1 - 3 1
1% 3% 1% 2% * - - * - - 1% - 1% 1%
Secondary school, high 1642 132 85 25 1400 64 184 140 139 127 170 213 225 138
school, 6th form/ 79% 75% 84% 40% 81% 76% 80% 83% 77% 84% 88% 80% 81% 78%
college, GCSE's, A-
Levels, BTEC, NVQ
levels 1 to 3, etc.
University degree or 245 18 13 22 193 13 35 14 25 10 10 37 25 24
equivalent professional 12% 10% 13% 36% 11% 15% 15% 8% 14% 7% 5% 14% 9% 13%
qualification, NVQ
level 4, etc.
Higher university 68 6 2 9 51 4 4 5 8 4 2 8 10 7
degree, doctorate, MBA, 3% 4% 2% 15% 3% 4% 2% 3% 5% 3% 1% 3% 3% 4%
NVQ level 5, etc.
Still in full time 59 11 * 1 46 2 6 6 7 2 5 7 7 4
education 3% 6% * 2% 3% 3% 2% 4% 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2%
Don't know 5 - - - 5 - - - - 3 1 * - 1
* - - - * - - - - 2% * * - 1%
Prefer not to answer 18 3 - 3 12 - - 1 1 1 3 1 3 1
1% 2% - 5% 1% - - 1% 1% 1% 2% * 1% 1%

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What is the highest educational level that you have achieved to date?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
No formal education 19 10 2 1 - - - 1 - 6 7 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - -
1% 1% 2% 3% - - - 10% - 1% 1% - 13% 1% - - - - - - - 3% - - -
Primary 13 4 - - - - - - - 8 3 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -
1% * - - - - - - - 1% * - - * 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Secondary school, high 1642 888 77 29 5 12 6 7 18 661 549 52 8 136 15 2 4 30 2 1 9 16 5 7 26
school, 6th form/ 79% 83% 71% 65% 41% 96% 85% 68% 81% 76% 88% 88% 71% 73% 85% 100% 92% 73% 51% 100% 56% 76% 59% 93% 87%
college, GCSE's, A-
Levels, BTEC, NVQ
levels 1 to 3, etc.
University degree or 245 99 19 6 6 * 1 2 3 123 51 2 2 27 1 - - 7 1 - - 3 3 - -
equivalent professional 12% 9% 17% 15% 45% 4% 15% 16% 15% 14% 8% 3% 16% 15% 7% - - 17% 24% - - 14% 32% - -
qualification, NVQ
level 4, etc.
Higher university 68 30 3 2 - - - - * 33 8 1 - 10 - - - 3 - - 4 1 - - 2
degree, doctorate, MBA, 3% 3% 2% 5% - - - - 2% 4% 1% 2% - 6% - - - 7% - - 25% 6% - - 6%
NVQ level 5, etc.
Still in full time 59 21 6 3 2 - - 1 * 32 2 3 - 5 1 - * 1 - - 3 - 1 1 1
education 3% 2% 5% 6% 14% - - 5% 2% 4% * 5% - 3% 3% - 8% 1% - - 19% - 9% 7% 5%
Don't know 5 3 - - - - - - - 2 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - -
* * - - - - - - - * * - - * - - - 2% - - - - - - -
Prefer not to answer 18 10 3 3 - - - - - 4 2 1 - 4 - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
1% 1% 2% 6% - - - - - * * 2% - 2% - - - - 25% - - - - - 2%

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What is the highest educational level that you have achieved to date?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
No formal education 19 7 3 4 - - 1 - 1 - 4 7 10 4 7 1 2 - - - 2 4 1 9
1% 1% 1% 1% - - 2% - 4% - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% - - - 1% 3% * 1%
Primary 13 2 1 1 - - 1 - - - 1 10 7 2 4 1 1 - - - 1 - 4 7
1% * * * - - 1% - - - * 1% 1% * 1% 1% * - - - * - 2% 1%
Secondary school, high 1642 497 133 341 6 22 74 15 15 45 296 1055 828 315 485 77 109 81 36 12 199 108 178 814
school, 6th form/ 79% 75% 73% 76% 69% 66% 80% 77% 61% 69% 77% 83% 78% 75% 80% 73% 77% 76% 77% 64% 84% 81% 77% 81%
college, GCSE's, A-
Levels, BTEC, NVQ
levels 1 to 3, etc.
University degree or 245 86 19 67 - 5 10 3 2 13 54 140 130 57 71 11 15 19 6 5 29 11 31 115
equivalent professional 12% 13% 11% 15% - 14% 11% 13% 7% 20% 14% 11% 12% 14% 12% 10% 11% 18% 14% 28% 12% 8% 14% 11%
qualification, NVQ
level 4, etc.
Higher university 68 36 15 20 - 5 2 2 6 2 18 28 37 17 18 6 6 6 - - 5 7 7 31
degree, doctorate, MBA, 3% 5% 8% 4% - 15% 2% 8% 24% 2% 5% 2% 4% 4% 3% 5% 4% 5% - - 2% 5% 3% 3%
NVQ level 5, etc.
Still in full time 59 21 7 12 2 2 3 * * 2 10 33 32 14 17 5 3 1 4 1 2 4 11 27
education 3% 3% 4% 3% 18% 6% 3% 2% 1% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% 2% 1% 9% 3% 1% 3% 5% 3%
Don't know 5 2 1 2 - - - - 1 1 * 2 4 2 1 1 1 - - - 1 * - 1
* * * * - - - - 3% 2% * * * * * 1% 1% - - - * * - *
Prefer not to answer 18 11 2 5 1 - 1 - - 3 2 4 13 9 1 3 5 - - 1 - - 1 5
1% 2% 1% 1% 13% - 1% - - 5% * * 1% 2% * 3% 3% - - 5% - - * *

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Thinking about your household's food and grocery shopping, are you personally responsible for selecting half or more of the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Yes - responsible for 1871 869 1002 483 317 340 286 355 90 499 517 381 474 260 821
half or more of the 90% 86% 95% 82% 95% 92% 94% 94% 91% 90% 90% 89% 92% 92% 90%
items bought
No - not responsible 198 141 58 104 16 28 18 23 9 55 59 45 39 22 89
for most of the items 10% 14% 5% 18% 5% 8% 6% 6% 9% 10% 10% 11% 8% 8% 10%
bought

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Thinking about your household's food and grocery shopping, are you personally responsible for selecting half or more of the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Yes - responsible for 1871 167 91 50 1563 81 207 152 159 139 177 245 242 160
half or more of the 90% 94% 91% 81% 90% 97% 90% 90% 88% 92% 92% 92% 87% 91%
items bought
No - not responsible 198 10 9 12 167 3 24 16 21 12 15 22 37 17
for most of the items 10% 6% 9% 19% 10% 3% 10% 10% 12% 8% 8% 8% 13% 9%
bought

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Thinking about your household's food and grocery shopping, are you personally responsible for selecting half or more of the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Yes - responsible for 1871 980 97 38 12 10 5 11 20 770 570 57 8 173 17 2 4 39 5 1 16 20 6 7 28
half or more of the 90% 92% 89% 88% 100% 76% 72% 100% 91% 89% 92% 97% 72% 93% 97% 100% 92% 94% 100% 100% 97% 94% 75% 93% 94%
items bought
No - not responsible 198 85 12 5 - 3 2 - 2 98 51 2 3 13 * - * 3 - - * 1 2 1 2
for most of the items 10% 8% 11% 12% - 24% 28% - 9% 11% 8% 3% 28% 7% 3% - 8% 6% - - 3% 6% 25% 7% 6%
bought

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Table 134
Thinking about your household's food and grocery shopping, are you personally responsible for selecting half or more of the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Yes - responsible for 1871 608 169 414 7 31 90 20 21 63 351 1147 968 387 551 97 135 100 39 16 223 122 206 902
half or more of the 90% 92% 94% 92% 82% 92% 97% 100% 83% 97% 91% 90% 91% 92% 91% 92% 95% 95% 83% 82% 94% 91% 89% 89%
items bought
No - not responsible 198 55 11 36 2 3 3 - 4 2 34 131 92 32 53 8 7 6 8 3 15 12 26 106
for most of the items 10% 8% 6% 8% 18% 8% 3% - 17% 3% 9% 10% 9% 8% 9% 8% 5% 5% 17% 18% 6% 9% 11% 11%
bought

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How many cars are there in your household?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
No cars in the 434 194 240 141 76 68 75 56 17 75 112 58 189 62 159
household 21% 19% 23% 24% 23% 18% 25% 15% 18% 14% 19% 14% 37% 22% 17%
NET: Any 1635 816 819 446 257 300 229 321 82 479 465 368 324 220 751
79% 81% 77% 76% 77% 82% 75% 85% 82% 86% 81% 86% 63% 78% 83%
1 839 415 424 189 138 144 113 198 57 237 226 171 204 98 371
41% 41% 40% 32% 42% 39% 37% 52% 58% 43% 39% 40% 40% 35% 41%
2 605 316 289 173 94 116 88 110 24 187 187 146 86 103 273
29% 31% 27% 29% 28% 32% 29% 29% 25% 34% 32% 34% 17% 36% 30%
3+ 190 84 106 84 25 41 27 13 - 55 52 51 33 20 107
9% 8% 10% 14% 7% 11% 9% 3% - 10% 9% 12% 6% 7% 12%

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How many cars are there in your household?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
No cars in the 434 51 11 5 368 17 59 37 21 23 25 102 62 22
household 21% 29% 11% 7% 21% 20% 25% 22% 12% 15% 13% 38% 22% 13%
NET: Any 1635 126 89 58 1362 68 172 132 160 127 168 165 217 154
79% 71% 89% 93% 79% 80% 75% 78% 88% 85% 87% 62% 78% 87%
1 839 79 46 21 692 43 92 68 70 69 79 88 109 74
41% 45% 46% 34% 40% 51% 40% 40% 39% 46% 41% 33% 39% 42%
2 605 38 29 24 515 21 61 54 62 50 70 47 93 57
29% 21% 28% 39% 30% 25% 26% 32% 34% 33% 37% 18% 33% 33%
3+ 190 9 15 12 155 4 19 10 28 8 18 29 15 23
9% 5% 15% 20% 9% 5% 8% 6% 16% 5% 9% 11% 5% 13%

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How many cars are there in your household?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
No cars in the 434 199 27 13 2 1 1 3 7 203 109 15 3 35 2 - * 4 1 1 3 7 * 1 8
household 21% 19% 25% 30% 15% 11% 15% 32% 30% 23% 18% 26% 26% 19% 13% - 8% 10% 20% 100% 20% 32% 6% 7% 27%
NET: Any 1635 866 82 31 11 11 6 7 15 666 513 44 8 151 15 2 4 37 4 - 13 14 8 7 22
79% 81% 75% 70% 85% 89% 85% 68% 70% 77% 82% 74% 74% 81% 87% 100% 92% 90% 80% - 80% 68% 94% 93% 73%
1 839 478 43 18 6 5 4 4 6 305 282 31 6 83 10 2 4 16 4 - 6 8 2 3 9
41% 45% 40% 42% 45% 41% 49% 41% 28% 35% 45% 52% 49% 45% 60% 100% 92% 38% 80% - 35% 39% 22% 45% 31%
2 605 298 21 7 3 1 3 2 6 284 193 12 1 42 5 - - 14 - - 7 5 5 3 4
29% 28% 20% 16% 23% 11% 37% 16% 27% 33% 31% 21% 9% 23% 27% - - 34% - - 45% 22% 64% 34% 15%
3+ 190 90 17 6 2 5 - 1 3 77 38 1 2 25 - - - 7 - - - 1 1 1 8
9% 8% 16% 13% 18% 37% - 12% 15% 9% 6% 1% 16% 14% - - - 18% - - - 6% 9% 14% 27%

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Table 138
How many cars are there in your household?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
No cars in the 434 120 41 71 5 1 22 7 6 8 62 282 206 85 108 28 34 14 7 4 51 18 40 229
household 21% 18% 23% 16% 56% 4% 24% 34% 25% 13% 16% 22% 19% 20% 18% 27% 24% 13% 15% 18% 21% 13% 17% 23%
NET: Any 1635 543 139 380 4 32 70 13 19 57 323 996 855 334 495 77 108 93 40 16 187 116 192 780
79% 82% 77% 84% 44% 96% 76% 66% 75% 87% 84% 78% 81% 80% 82% 73% 76% 87% 85% 82% 79% 87% 83% 77%
1 839 291 83 189 1 17 46 8 11 29 160 491 464 189 259 47 66 49 18 9 108 62 89 375
41% 44% 46% 42% 7% 51% 50% 40% 45% 44% 42% 38% 44% 45% 43% 45% 47% 47% 38% 44% 45% 46% 38% 37%
2 605 176 34 140 2 11 12 4 5 16 123 408 282 99 176 18 33 26 15 7 50 41 86 323
29% 27% 19% 31% 21% 34% 13% 19% 21% 25% 32% 32% 27% 24% 29% 17% 23% 25% 33% 38% 21% 31% 37% 32%
3+ 190 76 21 52 1 4 12 2 2 12 40 98 108 46 60 12 10 17 7 - 29 14 17 82
9% 11% 12% 11% 17% 11% 13% 8% 9% 18% 10% 8% 10% 11% 10% 11% 7% 16% 15% - 12% 10% 7% 8%

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To which of the following ethnic groups do you consider you belong?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
White 1933 949 984 514 304 349 297 371 98 519 522 407 485 258 845
93% 94% 93% 88% 91% 95% 97% 98% 99% 94% 91% 96% 95% 91% 93%
NET: BAME 123 54 68 66 28 15 8 5 1 34 47 16 26 21 60
6% 5% 6% 11% 8% 4% 3% 1% 1% 6% 8% 4% 5% 7% 7%
Mixed 27 14 13 15 5 4 2 2 - 9 7 5 7 2 14
1% 1% 1% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Asian 61 30 31 29 18 6 6 2 - 17 18 10 15 10 28
3% 3% 3% 5% 5% 2% 2% * - 3% 3% 2% 3% 4% 3%
Black 20 4 16 11 4 4 - 1 - 3 14 * 3 5 12
1% * 1% 2% 1% 1% - * - 1% 2% * 1% 2% 1%
Chinese 8 1 7 7 * - - - - 3 3 1 - 2 4
* * 1% 1% * - - - - 1% 1% * - 1% *
Other ethnic group 7 5 1 4 1 1 - - 1 1 5 - 1 1 1
* 1% * 1% * * - - 1% * 1% - * * *
Prefer not to answer 13 6 7 7 1 5 - 1 - 2 8 3 1 3 5
1% 1% 1% 1% * 1% - * - * 1% 1% * 1% 1%

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To which of the following ethnic groups do you consider you belong?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
White 1933 171 99 61 1602 82 216 161 168 148 183 207 265 171
93% 97% 99% 99% 93% 97% 93% 96% 93% 98% 95% 78% 95% 97%
NET: BAME 123 5 1 1 116 3 12 7 11 3 6 58 13 3
6% 3% 1% 1% 7% 3% 5% 4% 6% 2% 3% 22% 5% 2%
Mixed 27 - - 1 27 1 3 3 1 2 1 8 6 2
1% - - 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% * 3% 2% 1%
Asian 61 3 - - 58 1 6 3 9 1 2 31 4 1
3% 2% - - 3% 1% 3% 2% 5% 1% 1% 12% 2% *
Black 20 2 1 - 17 - 2 - 1 - 3 11 * 1
1% 1% 1% - 1% - 1% - * - 2% 4% * *
Chinese 8 - - - 8 * 1 1 - - * 3 2 -
* - - - * * * 1% - - * 1% 1% -
Other ethnic group 7 - - - 7 - 1 - * - - 5 - 1
* - - - * - * - * - - 2% - *
Prefer not to answer 13 1 - - 12 - 3 * 1 - 4 2 1 2
1% 1% - - 1% - 1% * * - 2% 1% * 1%

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Table 141
To which of the following ethnic groups do you consider you belong?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
White 1933 1029 47 6 * 13 - 7 21 840 614 59 11 177 17 2 4 39 5 1 15 13 8 8 25
93% 97% 43% 15% 3% 100% - 60% 96% 97% 99% 100% 95% 95% 100% 100% 100% 95% 100% 100% 92% 63% 100% 100% 84%
NET: BAME 123 34 61 36 12 - 7 4 1 25 8 - 1 9 - - - 2 - - 1 8 - - 5
6% 3% 56% 83% 97% - 100% 40% 4% 3% 1% - 5% 5% - - - 5% - - 8% 37% - - 16%
Mixed 27 11 5 4 - - - 1 - 11 4 - - 4 - - - - - - - 3 - - -
1% 1% 4% 9% - - - 10% - 1% 1% - - 2% - - - - - - - 13% - - -
Asian 61 4 53 30 12 - 7 3 1 3 - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2
3% * 48% 69% 97% - 100% 24% 4% * - - 5% 1% - - - - - - - - - - 5%
Black 20 15 - - - - - - - 5 4 - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - 3
1% 1% - - - - - - - 1% 1% - - 1% - - - 5% - - - 16% - - 11%
Chinese 8 2 1 - - - - 1 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - -
* * 1% - - - - 5% - 1% - - - - - - - - - - - 8% - - -
Other ethnic group 7 3 2 2 - - - - - 2 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - -
* * 2% 5% - - - - - * * - - * - - - - - - 8% - - - -
Prefer not to answer 13 2 1 1 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1% * 1% 3% - - - - - * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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To which of the following ethnic groups do you consider you belong?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
White 1933 626 164 435 8 32 83 15 26 62 373 1244 954 357 568 73 131 94 40 19 227 123 218 979
93% 94% 91% 97% 94% 95% 90% 76% 100% 95% 97% 97% 90% 85% 94% 70% 92% 88% 85% 98% 95% 92% 94% 97%
NET: BAME 123 30 15 15 1 2 8 5 - 3 12 29 96 59 33 30 10 12 7 * 10 11 12 27
6% 4% 8% 3% 6% 5% 8% 24% - 5% 3% 2% 9% 14% 6% 29% 7% 11% 14% 2% 4% 8% 5% 3%
Mixed 27 8 2 6 - - 1 1 - 3 3 12 17 8 8 3 3 2 - - 2 1 5 11
1% 1% 1% 1% - - 1% 7% - 5% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% - - 1% * 2% 1%
Asian 61 6 4 2 1 * 1 2 - - 2 3 51 38 11 20 5 8 6 - 5 3 3 10
3% 1% 2% * 6% 1% 1% 12% - - * * 5% 9% 2% 19% 3% 7% 13% - 2% 2% 1% 1%
Black 20 13 7 5 - 1 6 1 - - 5 6 20 10 9 6 2 2 - * 2 6 2 1
1% 2% 4% 1% - 4% 6% 3% - - 1% * 2% 2% 2% 6% 1% 2% - 2% 1% 4% 1% *
Chinese 8 * * - - - - * - - - 7 3 - 3 - - - - - 1 - 2 5
* * * - - - - 2% - - - 1% * - * - - - - - * - 1% *
Other ethnic group 7 3 1 2 - - 1 - - - 2 2 5 3 2 2 - - 1 - 1 1 - 2
* * * * - - 1% - - - 1% * * 1% * 2% - - 1% - * 1% - *
Prefer not to answer 13 7 2 1 - - 2 - - - 1 5 11 4 2 1 2 1 * - 1 - 1 2
1% 1% 1% * - - 2% - - - * * 1% 1% * 1% 1% 1% 1% - * - * *

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Which of the following best describes where you live?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
NET: Urban 1636 816 820 501 266 295 226 276 71 443 456 344 392 239 736
79% 81% 77% 85% 80% 80% 74% 73% 72% 80% 79% 81% 76% 85% 81%
Urban - Population over 857 442 415 305 141 148 110 121 32 240 256 177 185 144 394
10,000 41% 44% 39% 52% 42% 40% 36% 32% 33% 43% 44% 42% 36% 51% 43%
Town and Fringe 779 374 406 197 126 147 116 155 39 204 201 168 207 96 341
38% 37% 38% 33% 38% 40% 38% 41% 39% 37% 35% 39% 40% 34% 38%
NET: Rural 433 194 239 86 67 73 78 101 28 110 120 81 121 43 174
21% 19% 23% 15% 20% 20% 26% 27% 28% 20% 21% 19% 24% 15% 19%
Village 380 176 204 75 62 61 69 88 24 94 105 70 111 38 153
18% 17% 19% 13% 19% 17% 23% 23% 24% 17% 18% 16% 22% 13% 17%
Hamlet & Isolated 53 18 35 11 4 12 9 13 4 16 16 11 10 5 21
Dwelling 3% 2% 3% 2% 1% 3% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2%

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Which of the following best describes where you live?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
NET: Urban 1636 131 68 39 1397 69 203 132 152 105 134 261 212 128
79% 74% 68% 64% 81% 82% 88% 78% 84% 70% 69% 98% 76% 73%
Urban - Population over 857 79 18 18 742 35 110 69 71 48 53 209 88 59
10,000 41% 45% 18% 29% 43% 42% 47% 41% 39% 32% 28% 78% 31% 33%
Town and Fringe 779 52 51 21 655 33 93 63 81 58 80 52 125 69
38% 30% 51% 34% 38% 40% 40% 37% 45% 38% 42% 20% 45% 39%
NET: Rural 433 45 32 23 333 16 28 36 29 45 59 5 67 48
21% 26% 32% 36% 19% 18% 12% 22% 16% 30% 31% 2% 24% 27%
Village 380 37 26 14 303 16 24 36 22 40 55 5 65 40
18% 21% 26% 23% 18% 18% 10% 21% 12% 26% 28% 2% 23% 23%
Hamlet & Isolated 53 8 6 8 30 - 4 * 6 6 4 - 2 8
Dwelling 3% 5% 6% 14% 2% - 2% * 3% 4% 2% - 1% 4%

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Which of the following best describes where you live?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
NET: Urban 1636 815 100 43 11 12 7 10 17 699 465 39 8 155 16 1 4 31 4 1 13 16 3 4 25
79% 76% 92% 99% 90% 93% 100% 92% 76% 81% 75% 67% 73% 83% 92% 45% 100% 75% 76% 100% 80% 75% 34% 50% 84%
Urban - Population over 857 402 63 29 7 7 5 5 9 378 219 24 1 84 9 - 2 16 1 1 8 9 - 2 12
10,000 41% 38% 58% 67% 56% 55% 76% 50% 40% 44% 35% 40% 12% 45% 52% - 48% 40% 31% 100% 50% 42% - 21% 40%
Town and Fringe 779 413 37 14 4 5 2 5 8 321 246 16 7 71 7 1 2 15 2 - 5 7 3 2 13
38% 39% 34% 32% 35% 38% 24% 41% 36% 37% 40% 27% 60% 38% 40% 45% 52% 35% 45% - 31% 33% 34% 29% 44%
NET: Rural 433 251 9 * 1 1 - 1 5 169 157 19 3 31 1 1 - 10 1 - 3 5 5 4 5
21% 24% 8% 1% 10% 7% - 8% 24% 19% 25% 33% 27% 17% 8% 55% - 25% 24% - 20% 25% 66% 50% 16%
Village 380 220 7 * 1 1 - 1 3 150 143 16 3 28 1 1 - 6 1 - 3 4 3 3 4
18% 21% 6% 1% 10% 7% - 8% 14% 17% 23% 28% 27% 15% 3% 55% - 15% 24% - 20% 19% 33% 38% 14%
Hamlet & Isolated 53 31 2 - - - - - 2 20 14 3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - - 1 3 1 1
Dwelling 3% 3% 2% - - - - - 9% 2% 2% 5% - 2% 5% - - 10% - - - 6% 33% 12% 2%

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Which of the following best describes where you live?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
NET: Urban 1636 488 139 327 7 23 74 18 17 43 284 1028 828 325 475 88 106 76 38 16 179 114 183 808
79% 74% 77% 73% 83% 68% 80% 88% 66% 66% 74% 80% 78% 77% 79% 84% 75% 72% 82% 82% 75% 85% 79% 80%
Urban - Population over 857 243 79 155 5 7 49 14 5 20 135 543 434 182 237 52 64 44 16 4 77 57 104 423
10,000 41% 37% 44% 34% 54% 20% 52% 72% 20% 30% 35% 42% 41% 43% 39% 50% 45% 42% 35% 23% 32% 42% 45% 42%
Town and Fringe 779 245 60 172 3 16 26 3 12 24 148 485 395 143 238 36 42 32 22 12 102 57 79 385
38% 37% 33% 38% 30% 48% 28% 17% 46% 36% 39% 38% 37% 34% 39% 34% 29% 30% 47% 60% 43% 43% 34% 38%
NET: Rural 433 174 41 123 1 11 18 2 9 22 101 250 232 95 128 17 36 30 8 3 60 20 49 201
21% 26% 23% 27% 17% 32% 20% 12% 34% 34% 26% 20% 22% 23% 21% 16% 25% 28% 18% 18% 25% 15% 21% 20%
Village 380 151 37 106 1 10 16 2 7 19 87 220 204 81 114 15 32 24 8 3 56 19 38 176
18% 23% 20% 24% 17% 30% 18% 12% 26% 30% 23% 17% 19% 19% 19% 14% 22% 22% 17% 18% 24% 14% 17% 17%
Hamlet & Isolated 53 23 5 17 - 1 2 - 2 2 15 30 28 13 15 2 4 6 1 - 3 1 10 25
Dwelling 3% 3% 3% 4% - 2% 2% - 8% 4% 4% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 3% 6% 1% - 1% 1% 4% 2%

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Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
NET: Working 1192 646 546 418 277 290 158 43 6 339 378 282 194 282 910
58% 64% 52% 71% 83% 79% 52% 11% 6% 61% 65% 66% 38% 100% 100%
Working full time - 939 576 364 338 226 241 110 23 1 277 308 216 138 226 714
working 30 hours per 45% 57% 34% 57% 68% 65% 36% 6% 1% 50% 53% 51% 27% 80% 78%
week or more
Working part time - 252 70 182 80 51 49 48 19 5 62 69 66 56 56 196
working between 8 and 12% 7% 17% 14% 15% 13% 16% 5% 5% 11% 12% 16% 11% 20% 22%
29 hours per week
NET: Not working 877 364 514 170 56 78 146 335 93 215 199 144 319 - -
42% 36% 48% 29% 17% 21% 48% 89% 94% 39% 35% 34% 62% - -
Not working but seeking 85 40 46 34 20 13 19 - - 7 6 9 63 - -
work or temporarily 4% 4% 4% 6% 6% 3% 6% - - 1% 1% 2% 12% - -
unemployed or sick
Not working and not 164 73 92 104 13 16 32 - - 32 44 19 70 - -
seeking work/ student 8% 7% 9% 18% 4% 4% 10% - - 6% 8% 4% 14% - -
Retired on a state 146 37 109 - - * 6 111 29 16 20 15 95 - -
pension only 7% 4% 10% - - * 2% 29% 29% 3% 3% 4% 19% - -
Retired with a private 344 199 145 - 1 5 63 217 59 132 111 64 36 - -
pension 17% 20% 14% - * 1% 21% 57% 59% 24% 19% 15% 7% - -
House person, 137 15 122 32 22 44 27 7 5 28 18 36 56 - -
housewife, 7% 2% 12% 6% 7% 12% 9% 2% 5% 5% 3% 9% 11% - -
househusband, etc.

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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
NET: Working 1192 92 53 40 1008 48 142 91 117 86 96 168 158 102
58% 52% 53% 64% 58% 57% 62% 54% 65% 57% 50% 63% 57% 58%
Working full time - 939 75 42 38 785 40 114 72 95 63 66 137 119 78
working 30 hours per 45% 42% 42% 61% 45% 48% 49% 43% 53% 42% 34% 51% 43% 44%
week or more
Working part time - 252 17 11 2 223 8 29 18 22 22 30 31 39 23
working between 8 and 12% 9% 11% 3% 13% 10% 12% 11% 12% 15% 15% 12% 14% 13%
29 hours per week
NET: Not working 877 85 48 22 722 36 89 78 64 65 97 99 120 75
42% 48% 47% 36% 42% 43% 38% 46% 35% 43% 50% 37% 43% 42%
Not working but seeking 85 10 4 2 69 5 14 5 6 5 9 8 14 4
work or temporarily 4% 6% 4% 4% 4% 5% 6% 3% 3% 4% 4% 3% 5% 2%
unemployed or sick
Not working and not 164 18 9 5 132 7 14 14 16 12 11 18 25 16
seeking work/ student 8% 10% 9% 8% 8% 9% 6% 8% 9% 8% 6% 7% 9% 9%
Retired on a state 146 11 11 1 124 5 16 11 14 12 23 14 15 15
pension only 7% 6% 11% 1% 7% 5% 7% 6% 8% 8% 12% 5% 5% 9%
Retired with a private 344 38 18 7 280 15 29 33 19 25 36 45 49 29
pension 17% 21% 18% 12% 16% 18% 13% 19% 11% 17% 19% 17% 18% 16%
House person, 137 8 6 7 116 5 16 16 9 10 18 14 18 11
housewife, 7% 5% 6% 11% 7% 6% 7% 10% 5% 7% 10% 5% 6% 6%
househusband, etc.

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To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
NET: Working 1192 547 62 27 6 4 6 7 12 566 303 24 6 108 10 1 2 21 4 1 10 14 2 2 15
58% 51% 57% 62% 45% 31% 84% 68% 53% 65% 49% 42% 53% 58% 61% 55% 49% 51% 80% 100% 62% 64% 29% 30% 50%
Working full time - 939 427 46 19 4 3 5 7 7 454 231 18 4 91 10 1 2 15 4 1 9 11 2 1 11
working 30 hours per 45% 40% 42% 44% 36% 24% 72% 62% 32% 52% 37% 30% 39% 49% 57% 55% 49% 37% 80% 100% 53% 51% 24% 9% 37%
week or more
Working part time - 252 120 16 8 1 1 1 1 5 112 71 7 2 17 1 - - 6 - - 1 3 * 2 4
working between 8 and 12% 11% 15% 18% 9% 7% 12% 5% 21% 13% 11% 11% 14% 9% 3% - - 15% - - 8% 13% 5% 22% 13%
29 hours per week
NET: Not working 877 519 47 17 7 9 1 3 10 303 319 34 5 77 7 1 2 20 1 - 6 8 6 5 15
42% 49% 43% 38% 55% 69% 16% 32% 47% 35% 51% 58% 47% 42% 39% 45% 51% 49% 20% - 38% 36% 71% 70% 50%
Not working but seeking 85 32 6 3 - 1 - 1 1 45 13 3 2 5 1 - - 2 - - - 1 - 1 *
work or temporarily 4% 3% 6% 7% - 7% - 8% 7% 5% 2% 5% 16% 3% 3% - - 5% - - - 6% - 14% 2%
unemployed or sick
Not working and not 164 58 18 5 4 3 1 - 5 86 26 3 1 11 1 - * 1 - - 3 1 1 1 5
seeking work/ student 8% 5% 16% 10% 34% 24% 16% - 21% 10% 4% 6% 6% 6% 8% - 8% 2% - - 19% 6% 9% 12% 16%
Retired on a state 146 112 6 1 1 3 - - - 27 78 6 - 13 1 - 1 6 1 - 1 1 - 1 2
pension only 7% 11% 5% 3% 5% 28% - - - 3% 13% 11% - 7% 5% - 32% 15% 20% - 4% 4% - 15% 8%
Retired with a private 344 243 6 1 - 1 - 2 3 91 160 17 2 37 4 1 1 9 - - - 2 3 2 3
pension 17% 23% 6% 2% - 11% - 14% 12% 10% 26% 29% 20% 20% 23% 45% 12% 21% - - - 10% 42% 28% 12%
House person, 137 73 11 6 2 - - 1 2 53 41 5 1 11 - - - 2 - - 2 2 2 - 4
housewife, 7% 7% 10% 15% 15% - - 10% 7% 6% 7% 8% 5% 6% - - - 5% - - 15% 9% 20% - 13%
househusband, etc.

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
NET: Working 1192 377 97 261 5 15 52 13 12 48 213 739 572 225 319 56 69 63 26 11 128 64 127 620
58% 57% 54% 58% 59% 43% 56% 66% 47% 73% 55% 58% 54% 54% 53% 53% 48% 60% 55% 56% 54% 48% 55% 61%
Working full time - 939 288 82 192 5 12 43 12 11 40 152 595 429 172 237 43 58 47 19 6 94 53 90 510
working 30 hours per 45% 43% 45% 43% 59% 36% 46% 57% 41% 61% 40% 47% 40% 41% 39% 41% 41% 45% 40% 29% 40% 39% 39% 51%
week or more
Working part time - 252 89 15 69 - 3 9 2 1 8 61 144 143 53 83 13 11 16 7 5 34 12 37 110
working between 8 and 12% 13% 8% 15% - 8% 10% 9% 5% 12% 16% 11% 13% 13% 14% 12% 8% 15% 15% 27% 14% 9% 16% 11%
29 hours per week
NET: Not working 877 286 84 189 3 19 41 7 14 18 172 539 488 195 284 49 73 43 21 9 110 69 104 389
42% 43% 46% 42% 41% 57% 44% 34% 53% 27% 45% 42% 46% 46% 47% 47% 52% 40% 45% 44% 46% 52% 45% 39%
Not working but seeking 85 25 8 15 1 2 3 1 1 1 14 52 47 17 29 3 5 3 4 3 9 7 12 38
work or temporarily 4% 4% 4% 3% 14% 6% 3% 5% 3% 1% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% 3% 3% 3% 8% 15% 4% 5% 5% 4%
unemployed or sick
Not working and not 164 42 13 28 1 2 5 2 3 5 23 105 80 33 45 9 9 9 5 1 10 8 26 84
seeking work/ student 8% 6% 7% 6% 7% 7% 5% 10% 11% 8% 6% 8% 8% 8% 7% 8% 6% 9% 12% 3% 4% 6% 11% 8%
Retired on a state 146 49 12 35 - - 8 2 1 2 33 90 90 35 55 8 14 6 5 2 28 13 14 57
pension only 7% 7% 6% 8% - - 8% 12% 5% 3% 8% 7% 8% 8% 9% 7% 10% 6% 12% 10% 12% 10% 6% 6%
Retired with a private 344 126 38 85 - 12 18 1 8 8 77 210 186 77 106 17 34 18 6 3 42 30 34 158
pension 17% 19% 21% 19% - 35% 19% 3% 31% 12% 20% 16% 17% 18% 18% 16% 24% 17% 13% 13% 18% 23% 15% 16%
House person, 137 43 14 27 2 3 8 1 1 2 26 81 86 33 50 13 12 7 * 1 21 11 18 52
housewife, 7% 7% 8% 6% 19% 9% 8% 4% 3% 3% 7% 6% 8% 8% 8% 13% 8% 6% 1% 3% 9% 8% 8% 5%
househusband, etc.

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Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 1084 587 497 362 268 267 143 38 6 280 370 254 180 249 835
Weighted base 1192 646 546 418 277 290 158 43 6 339 378 282 194 282 910
NET: Public Sector 282 126 156 103 57 75 40 8 - 76 137 44 26 282 -
24% 20% 29% 25% 20% 26% 25% 19% - 23% 36% 15% 13% 100% -
A nationalised 8 4 3 6 - 1 1 - - 1 3 3 1 8 -
industry/state 1% 1% 1% 1% - * * - - * 1% 1% * 3% -
corporation
Central government or 42 32 10 8 13 10 6 4 - 23 15 3 1 42 -
civil service 4% 5% 2% 2% 5% 3% 4% 10% - 7% 4% 1% 1% 15% -
(including Courts
service and Bank of
England)
Local government or 103 43 60 43 17 24 17 1 - 32 50 10 10 103 -
council (including 9% 7% 11% 10% 6% 8% 11% 3% - 9% 13% 4% 5% 36% -
fire services, police
and local authority
controlled
schools/colleges)
A university, or 20 7 13 8 * 8 4 - - 3 14 3 1 20 -
other grant funded 2% 1% 2% 2% * 3% 3% - - 1% 4% 1% * 7% -
establishment
(include opted-out
schools)
A health authority or 60 14 46 24 13 15 6 2 - 11 34 11 4 60 -
NHS Trust 5% 2% 8% 6% 5% 5% 4% 6% - 3% 9% 4% 2% 21% -
The armed forces 7 5 2 2 1 4 - - - - 6 1 - 7 -
1% 1% * 1% * 1% - - - - 1% * - 2% -
Other public sector 43 21 22 12 11 14 6 - - 7 15 12 8 43 -
occupation (Please 4% 3% 4% 3% 4% 5% 4% - - 2% 4% 4% 4% 15% -
specify as much
detail as possible)
NET: Private Sector 910 520 390 315 220 215 118 35 6 262 241 238 168 - 910
76% 80% 71% 75% 80% 74% 75% 81% 100% 77% 64% 85% 87% - 100%
A charity, voluntary 42 21 21 17 5 12 6 3 - 10 16 8 8 - 42
organisation or trust 4% 3% 4% 4% 2% 4% 4% 6% - 3% 4% 3% 4% - 5%

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Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Weighted base 1192 646 546 418 277 290 158 43 6 339 378 282 194 282 910
Self-employed 131 68 63 36 27 29 26 12 1 34 39 38 20 - 131
(Private sector) 11% 11% 12% 9% 10% 10% 16% 28% 12% 10% 10% 14% 10% - 14%
None of the above/ I 736 431 306 262 188 174 86 20 6 218 186 192 140 - 736
work in the Private 62% 67% 56% 63% 68% 60% 55% 47% 88% 64% 49% 68% 72% - 81%
sector

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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 1084 87 55 33 909 37 118 98 103 75 103 144 143 88
Weighted base 1192 92 53 40 1008 48 142 91 117 86 96 168 158 102
NET: Public Sector 282 23 6 12 241 19 35 18 25 21 25 33 35 28
24% 25% 12% 31% 24% 39% 25% 20% 21% 25% 27% 20% 22% 27%
A nationalised 8 - - - 8 - 1 2 - - - - 3 2
industry/state 1% - - - 1% - 1% 2% - - - - 2% 2%
corporation
Central government or 42 4 2 3 33 8 8 2 - 1 1 6 5 3
civil service 4% 5% 3% 7% 3% 16% 6% 2% - 1% 1% 3% 3% 3%
(including Courts
service and Bank of
England)
Local government or 103 7 2 7 86 4 9 6 6 9 12 16 14 9
council (including 9% 8% 4% 17% 9% 9% 7% 7% 5% 11% 13% 10% 9% 9%
fire services, police
and local authority
controlled
schools/colleges)
A university, or 20 2 - 1 17 - 1 1 2 6 2 3 1 2
other grant funded 2% 2% - 2% 2% - 1% 1% 2% 7% 2% 2% 1% 2%
establishment
(include opted-out
schools)
A health authority or 60 7 - 1 53 4 7 2 11 1 7 4 4 12
NHS Trust 5% 7% - 2% 5% 9% 5% 2% 9% 2% 7% 2% 3% 12%
The armed forces 7 - 2 - 5 - 1 - 1 2 1 - - -
1% - 4% - * - 1% - 1% 2% 1% - - -
Other public sector 43 3 1 1 39 3 8 6 5 2 2 5 7 1
occupation (Please 4% 3% 1% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 4% 3% 2% 3% 5% 1%
specify as much
detail as possible)
NET: Private Sector 910 69 47 27 767 29 107 72 92 64 70 135 123 74
76% 75% 88% 69% 76% 61% 75% 80% 79% 75% 73% 80% 78% 73%
A charity, voluntary 42 3 4 - 36 - 7 5 3 1 2 10 3 2
organisation or trust 4% 3% 7% - 4% - 5% 6% 3% 2% 2% 6% 2% 2%

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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Weighted base 1192 92 53 40 1008 48 142 91 117 86 96 168 158 102
Self-employed 131 3 12 3 112 2 16 4 7 11 11 26 26 11
(Private sector) 11% 3% 24% 8% 11% 3% 11% 4% 6% 12% 12% 15% 16% 11%
None of the above/ I 736 62 31 24 619 28 84 64 82 52 57 98 94 60
work in the Private 62% 68% 58% 61% 61% 57% 59% 70% 70% 61% 59% 58% 60% 59%
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To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 1084 495 61 29 5 2 6 7 12 511 269 24 5 95 9 1 2 16 4 1 9 12 3 3 19
Weighted base 1192 547 62 27 6 4 6 7 12 566 303 24 6 108 10 1 2 21 4 1 10 14 2 2 15
NET: Public Sector 282 130 13 6 2 - 1 3 1 135 71 9 2 18 2 1 1 9 * - 1 6 1 - 2
24% 24% 21% 23% 39% - 15% 40% 5% 24% 23% 36% 27% 16% 20% 100% 46% 43% 12% - 15% 41% 27% - 13%
A nationalised 8 1 - - - - - - - 7 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
industry/state 1% * - - - - - - - 1% * - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
corporation
Central government or 42 22 2 1 - - 1 - - 18 14 1 1 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - -
civil service 4% 4% 3% 5% - - 15% - - 3% 5% 4% 10% 3% - - - 5% - - - - - - -
(including Courts
service and Bank of
England)
Local government or 103 45 3 3 - - - - - 52 28 2 1 4 * 1 - - * - 1 5 - - -
council (including 9% 8% 5% 11% - - - - - 9% 9% 7% 17% 4% 5% 100% - - 12% - 11% 38% - - -
fire services, police
and local authority
controlled
schools/colleges)
A university, or 20 9 3 - 2 - - 1 - 9 6 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 1
other grant funded 2% 2% 4% - 39% - - 8% - 2% 2% - - 2% - - - - - - - - - - 5%
establishment
(include opted-out
schools)
A health authority or 60 27 4 2 - - - 2 - 28 9 5 - 3 - - 1 5 - - * - 1 - 1
NHS Trust 5% 5% 7% 7% - - - 32% - 5% 3% 21% - 3% - - 46% 21% - - 4% - 27% - 8%
The armed forces 7 3 - - - - - - - 4 1 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - -
1% 1% - - - - - - - 1% * - - - - - - 10% - - - - - - -
Other public sector 43 23 1 * - - - - 1 18 12 1 - 5 2 - - 2 - - - * - - -
occupation (Please 4% 4% 1% 1% - - - - 5% 3% 4% 5% - 5% 16% - - 7% - - - 3% - - -
specify as much
detail as possible)
NET: Private Sector 910 417 49 21 3 4 5 4 11 431 232 16 4 91 8 - 1 12 3 1 8 8 2 2 13
76% 76% 79% 77% 61% 100% 85% 60% 95% 76% 77% 64% 73% 84% 80% - 54% 57% 88% 100% 85% 59% 73% 100% 87%

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To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Weighted base 1192 547 62 27 6 4 6 7 12 566 303 24 6 108 10 1 2 21 4 1 10 14 2 2 15
A charity, voluntary 42 12 3 - - - - 1 1 27 6 - - 1 - - - - - - - 3 - - 1
organisation or trust 4% 2% 5% - - - - 20% 11% 5% 2% - - 1% - - - - - - - 19% - - 9%
Self-employed 131 64 7 5 - 1 - - 2 58 35 2 1 13 2 - 1 2 1 - 3 - - 1 1
(Private sector) 11% 12% 11% 17% - 23% - - 13% 10% 11% 8% 22% 12% 18% - 54% 9% 27% - 25% - - 28% 5%
None of the above/ I 736 340 39 16 3 3 5 3 8 346 191 14 3 76 6 - - 10 2 1 6 5 2 2 11
work in the Private 62% 62% 63% 60% 61% 77% 85% 40% 71% 61% 63% 56% 51% 70% 61% - - 47% 61% 100% 60% 40% 73% 72% 73%
sector

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 1084 352 94 239 4 16 51 13 10 43 196 657 527 219 281 63 63 57 25 11 113 53 115 557
Weighted base 1192 377 97 261 5 15 52 13 12 48 213 739 572 225 319 56 69 63 26 11 128 64 127 620
NET: Public Sector 282 95 21 65 1 3 9 3 4 6 59 169 145 53 81 18 16 14 2 2 28 20 33 138
24% 25% 21% 25% 28% 20% 18% 22% 34% 12% 28% 23% 25% 23% 25% 33% 23% 23% 7% 21% 22% 31% 26% 22%
A nationalised 8 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 - 7 4 - 4 - - - - - - - 4 3
industry/state 1% * - * - - - - - 2% - 1% 1% - 1% - - - - - - - 3% 1%
corporation
Central government or 42 11 2 9 1 1 - - - - 9 29 18 5 13 3 - 1 - - 4 5 5 24
civil service 4% 3% 2% 3% 28% 4% - - - - 4% 4% 3% 2% 4% 6% - 2% - - 3% 7% 4% 4%
(including Courts
service and Bank of
England)
Local government or 103 39 8 29 - 2 3 - 3 2 26 58 51 21 28 10 7 3 - 1 8 10 9 51
council (including 9% 10% 8% 11% - 12% 5% - 29% 5% 12% 8% 9% 9% 9% 18% 10% 5% - 8% 7% 16% 7% 8%
fire services, police
and local authority
controlled
schools/colleges)
A university, or 20 10 1 5 - - 1 - - - 5 8 13 4 5 - 1 3 - - 4 1 - 8
other grant funded 2% 3% 1% 2% - - 2% - - - 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% - 2% 5% - - 3% 1% - 1%
establishment
(include opted-out
schools)
A health authority or 60 17 6 11 - - 4 2 1 1 10 35 30 13 16 3 3 4 1 1 7 1 8 30
NHS Trust 5% 5% 6% 4% - - 7% 12% 5% 2% 5% 5% 5% 6% 5% 6% 5% 7% 2% 9% 6% 2% 6% 5%
The armed forces 7 3 - 3 - - - - - - 3 4 2 - 2 - - - - - 1 1 - 5
1% 1% - 1% - - - - - - 1% * * - 1% - - - - - 1% 2% - 1%
Other public sector 43 14 4 9 - 1 2 1 - 2 7 29 26 10 12 1 5 2 1 * 3 2 6 18
occupation (Please 4% 4% 4% 3% - 5% 4% 9% - 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 2% 7% 3% 4% 4% 2% 3% 5% 3%
specify as much
detail as possible)
NET: Private Sector 910 282 76 196 4 12 43 10 8 42 154 570 428 172 239 38 53 49 24 9 100 44 94 482
76% 75% 79% 75% 72% 80% 82% 78% 66% 88% 72% 77% 75% 77% 75% 67% 77% 77% 93% 79% 78% 69% 74% 78%

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Do you work in any of the following occupations?
Base: All respondents who work

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Weighted base 1192 377 97 261 5 15 52 13 12 48 213 739 572 225 319 56 69 63 26 11 128 64 127 620
A charity, voluntary 42 10 6 4 - - 6 - - 2 2 30 15 6 8 2 2 1 2 - 7 1 - 27
organisation or trust 4% 3% 6% 2% - - 11% - - 5% 1% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 8% - 5% 2% - 4%
Self-employed 131 46 12 29 - 4 6 1 1 8 22 79 64 29 32 5 10 9 4 2 14 9 9 67
(Private sector) 11% 12% 13% 11% - 26% 12% 8% 11% 16% 10% 11% 11% 13% 10% 8% 14% 14% 14% 21% 11% 14% 7% 11%
None of the above/ I 736 226 58 162 4 8 31 9 6 32 131 462 348 136 198 31 41 39 18 6 79 34 85 388
work in the Private 62% 60% 60% 62% 72% 54% 59% 70% 55% 67% 61% 63% 61% 61% 62% 56% 60% 62% 71% 58% 62% 52% 67% 63%
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Do you have any children aged 18 or under? If so, how old are they?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
No children aged 18 or 1488 750 738 383 135 222 279 371 98 406 410 291 381 164 561
under 72% 74% 70% 65% 41% 60% 92% 98% 99% 73% 71% 68% 74% 58% 62%
NET: Yes 570 255 315 198 196 144 25 7 1 148 158 134 131 112 346
28% 25% 30% 34% 59% 39% 8% 2% 1% 27% 27% 32% 25% 40% 38%
NET: Any 5-18 474 213 261 136 169 139 23 7 1 124 136 116 98 91 288
23% 21% 25% 23% 51% 38% 8% 2% 1% 22% 24% 27% 19% 32% 32%
NET: Any 11-18 298 133 166 30 113 128 21 6 1 79 88 63 68 53 182
14% 13% 16% 5% 34% 35% 7% 2% 1% 14% 15% 15% 13% 19% 20%
Yes - children aged 192 83 109 124 52 12 2 2 - 58 42 44 48 42 109
under 5 years old 9% 8% 10% 21% 16% 3% 1% * - 10% 7% 10% 9% 15% 12%
Yes - children aged 5 279 126 153 121 113 39 4 2 - 82 73 71 54 54 171
to 10 years old 14% 12% 14% 21% 34% 11% 1% 1% - 15% 13% 17% 11% 19% 19%
Yes - children aged 11 221 104 116 28 94 81 12 5 - 66 58 44 53 31 148
to 15 years old 11% 10% 11% 5% 28% 22% 4% 1% - 12% 10% 10% 10% 11% 16%
Yes - children aged 16 130 52 78 3 42 69 13 2 1 31 41 33 25 27 74
to 18 years old 6% 5% 7% 1% 13% 19% 4% 1% 1% 6% 7% 8% 5% 9% 8%
Refused 11 4 6 6 2 2 1 - - - 9 1 1 6 3
1% * 1% 1% 1% 1% * - - - 2% * * 2% *

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Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
No children aged 18 or 1488 125 72 44 1248 52 161 129 130 107 137 196 208 127
under 72% 70% 71% 71% 72% 62% 70% 77% 72% 71% 71% 73% 75% 72%
NET: Yes 570 51 29 18 472 32 70 39 50 39 54 70 69 48
28% 29% 29% 29% 27% 38% 30% 23% 28% 26% 28% 26% 25% 27%
NET: Any 5-18 474 39 27 18 390 31 53 32 44 32 42 53 57 45
23% 22% 27% 29% 23% 37% 23% 19% 24% 21% 22% 20% 21% 26%
NET: Any 11-18 298 21 19 14 244 16 32 23 29 18 27 33 36 30
14% 12% 19% 22% 14% 19% 14% 13% 16% 12% 14% 12% 13% 17%
Yes - children aged 192 22 6 3 161 10 21 12 19 14 15 32 25 13
under 5 years old 9% 12% 6% 6% 9% 12% 9% 7% 10% 9% 8% 12% 9% 7%
Yes - children aged 5 279 28 15 10 227 16 34 16 26 18 26 35 32 23
to 10 years old 14% 16% 15% 17% 13% 19% 15% 10% 15% 12% 14% 13% 11% 13%
Yes - children aged 11 221 17 14 12 177 11 21 17 20 14 23 26 25 19
to 15 years old 11% 10% 14% 19% 10% 13% 9% 10% 11% 10% 12% 10% 9% 11%
Yes - children aged 16 130 7 10 3 110 7 15 12 11 10 8 16 17 15
to 18 years old 6% 4% 10% 5% 6% 8% 6% 7% 6% 7% 4% 6% 6% 9%
Refused 11 1 - - 10 - 1 - - 4 1 1 2 2
1% 1% - - 1% - * - - 3% 1% * 1% 1%

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Do you have any children aged 18 or under? If so, how old are they?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
No children aged 18 or 1488 823 68 19 4 13 6 6 19 579 500 48 10 126 13 1 3 35 2 1 9 16 7 8 25
under 72% 77% 63% 44% 31% 100% 88% 60% 88% 67% 81% 82% 87% 68% 75% 55% 78% 85% 41% 100% 59% 74% 84% 100% 83%
NET: Yes 570 241 40 24 8 - 1 4 3 283 121 11 1 59 4 1 1 6 3 - 7 6 1 - 5
28% 23% 37% 56% 66% - 12% 40% 12% 33% 19% 18% 13% 32% 25% 45% 22% 15% 59% - 41% 26% 16% - 17%
NET: Any 5-18 474 198 30 18 5 - 1 4 3 240 99 8 1 46 4 1 1 6 3 - 5 5 1 - 4
23% 19% 28% 42% 40% - 12% 33% 12% 28% 16% 14% 13% 25% 25% 45% 22% 15% 59% - 33% 23% 16% - 14%
NET: Any 11-18 298 141 19 9 4 - 1 2 3 134 77 7 - 32 2 1 1 3 1 - 3 3 1 - 2
14% 13% 17% 20% 36% - 12% 20% 12% 15% 12% 11% - 17% 14% 45% 22% 7% 24% - 22% 14% 16% - 6%
Yes - children aged 192 68 21 16 3 - - 2 - 102 35 4 - 18 1 - - - - - 3 1 - - 2
under 5 years old 9% 6% 19% 36% 26% - - 21% - 12% 6% 7% - 10% 7% - - - - - 20% 6% - - 6%
Yes - children aged 5 279 107 18 15 1 - - 1 1 154 48 6 1 24 2 - - 3 2 - 5 2 1 - 3
to 10 years old 14% 10% 16% 34% 4% - - 14% 4% 18% 8% 10% 13% 13% 11% - - 7% 35% - 33% 9% 16% - 10%
Yes - children aged 11 221 107 10 6 1 - - 1 1 101 58 5 - 26 2 - 1 1 1 - 3 2 1 - 1
to 15 years old 11% 10% 9% 14% 11% - - 10% 6% 12% 9% 9% - 14% 10% - 22% 2% 24% - 20% 9% 16% - 4%
Yes - children aged 16 130 59 13 6 4 - 1 1 1 57 31 1 - 13 1 1 - 2 - - 3 2 - - 1
to 18 years old 6% 5% 12% 13% 36% - 12% 9% 6% 7% 5% 2% - 7% 3% 45% - 5% - - 18% 11% - - 2%
Refused 11 2 * - * - - - - 6 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
1% * * - 3% - - - - 1% - - - * - - - - - - - - - - -

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Do you have any children aged 18 or under? If so, how old are they?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
No children aged 18 or 1488 461 121 320 9 23 58 11 22 40 280 953 762 297 445 72 107 69 36 13 181 92 172 726
under 72% 70% 67% 71% 100% 68% 62% 54% 84% 61% 73% 75% 72% 71% 74% 69% 75% 65% 78% 67% 76% 69% 74% 72%
NET: Yes 570 197 59 131 - 11 34 9 4 26 105 320 291 120 158 33 35 36 10 6 57 42 60 279
28% 30% 32% 29% - 32% 37% 46% 16% 39% 27% 25% 27% 29% 26% 31% 24% 34% 22% 33% 24% 31% 26% 28%
NET: Any 5-18 474 166 46 114 - 9 25 8 3 24 90 269 237 93 134 25 29 26 7 6 50 32 51 237
23% 25% 25% 25% - 28% 27% 40% 12% 37% 23% 21% 22% 22% 22% 24% 20% 25% 16% 29% 21% 24% 22% 24%
NET: Any 11-18 298 102 25 74 - 4 15 4 3 16 58 172 153 59 88 10 22 17 4 5 36 18 34 145
14% 15% 14% 16% - 11% 16% 18% 12% 24% 15% 13% 14% 14% 15% 10% 16% 16% 9% 26% 15% 13% 15% 14%
Yes - children aged 192 67 23 43 - 7 13 2 2 7 36 94 99 43 51 16 8 14 4 2 18 13 19 93
under 5 years old 9% 10% 13% 9% - 20% 14% 9% 7% 11% 9% 7% 9% 10% 8% 15% 6% 13% 8% 9% 8% 10% 8% 9%
Yes - children aged 5 279 106 31 71 - 8 14 7 2 16 55 151 138 56 77 18 13 16 5 3 27 22 28 142
to 10 years old 14% 16% 17% 16% - 23% 16% 34% 9% 24% 14% 12% 13% 13% 13% 17% 9% 15% 11% 17% 11% 17% 12% 14%
Yes - children aged 11 221 81 21 57 - 3 13 4 2 12 45 123 112 42 66 6 15 15 2 5 30 10 26 108
to 15 years old 11% 12% 12% 13% - 8% 14% 18% 6% 18% 12% 10% 11% 10% 11% 6% 11% 14% 4% 23% 13% 8% 11% 11%
Yes - children aged 16 130 40 8 31 - 1 5 - 1 7 24 74 73 31 38 5 15 5 2 3 11 10 17 57
to 18 years old 6% 6% 4% 7% - 3% 6% - 6% 11% 6% 6% 7% 7% 6% 5% 11% 5% 4% 15% 5% 8% 7% 6%
Refused 11 4 * - - - * - - - - 5 7 2 - - * 2 - - - - - 4
1% 1% * - - - 1% - - - - * 1% * - - * 1% - - - - - *

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Which of the following ITV regions do you live in?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Anglia 216 93 123 63 30 31 31 46 15 49 66 44 57 28 84
10% 9% 12% 11% 9% 8% 10% 12% 15% 9% 11% 10% 11% 10% 9%
Border 25 17 8 5 1 8 2 7 2 5 2 8 10 2 13
1% 2% 1% 1% * 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% * 2% 2% 1% 1%
Central 274 141 133 85 35 60 40 42 12 63 73 65 74 34 133
13% 14% 13% 15% 10% 16% 13% 11% 12% 11% 13% 15% 14% 12% 15%
Granada 212 106 107 66 40 42 20 38 6 46 57 57 53 33 96
10% 10% 10% 11% 12% 11% 7% 10% 6% 8% 10% 13% 10% 12% 11%
London 406 198 208 115 62 68 59 76 25 129 118 82 77 55 180
20% 20% 20% 20% 19% 19% 20% 20% 25% 23% 20% 19% 15% 20% 20%
Meridian 167 97 70 49 29 29 28 23 9 47 41 29 50 21 82
8% 10% 7% 8% 9% 8% 9% 6% 10% 9% 7% 7% 10% 7% 9%
STV 162 72 89 40 26 23 34 33 6 37 49 31 45 22 62
8% 7% 8% 7% 8% 6% 11% 9% 6% 7% 8% 7% 9% 8% 7%
Tyne Tees 83 41 42 22 19 14 12 14 2 24 30 14 15 19 30
4% 4% 4% 4% 6% 4% 4% 4% 2% 4% 5% 3% 3% 7% 3%
Wales 100 52 48 18 19 16 19 23 3 20 29 18 33 6 46
5% 5% 5% 3% 6% 4% 6% 6% 3% 4% 5% 4% 6% 2% 5%
West 51 28 23 15 14 7 4 8 3 16 14 4 17 6 21
2% 3% 2% 3% 4% 2% 1% 2% 3% 3% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2%
Westcountry 115 48 67 37 15 20 16 22 5 39 36 19 21 25 49
6% 5% 6% 6% 5% 6% 5% 6% 5% 7% 6% 4% 4% 9% 5%
Yorkshire 195 90 104 54 32 30 30 38 10 57 48 44 46 20 85
9% 9% 10% 9% 10% 8% 10% 10% 10% 10% 8% 10% 9% 7% 9%
UTV 63 26 37 16 10 19 9 8 1 22 16 11 14 12 29
3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% 3% 2% 1% 4% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3%

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Which of the following ITV regions do you live in?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Anglia 216 - - - 216 1 2 - 1 24 169 - 20 -
10% - - - 13% 1% 1% - * 16% 88% - 7% -
Border 25 10 - - 15 2 13 - - - - - - -
1% 5% - - 1% 3% 6% - - - - - - -
Central 274 5 - - 269 - - - 169 95 - - 2 2
13% 3% - - 16% - - - 94% 63% - - 1% 1%
Granada 212 - - - 212 - 211 - 1 - - - - -
10% - - - 12% - 92% - 1% - - - - -
London 406 - - - 406 1 2 - - 1 21 267 114 -
20% - - - 23% 1% 1% - - 1% 11% 100% 41% -
Meridian 167 - - - 167 - - - 1 2 1 - 142 21
8% - - - 10% - - - 1% 1% * - 51% 12%
STV 162 162 - - - - - - - - - - - -
8% 92% - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tyne Tees 83 - - - 83 79 - 3 - - 1 - - -
4% - - - 5% 94% - 2% - - 1% - - -
Wales 100 - 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
5% - 99% - - - - - - - - - - -
West 51 - - - 51 - 3 - 5 - - - - 43
2% - - - 3% - 1% - 3% - - - - 24%
Westcountry 115 - 1 - 114 - - - 3 - - - - 110
6% - 1% - 7% - - - 2% - - - - 63%
Yorkshire 195 - - - 195 1 - 166 - 28 - - - -
9% - - - 11% 1% - 98% - 19% - - - -
UTV 63 - - 62 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
3% - - 100% * - - - - - - - * -

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Which of the following ITV regions do you live in?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Anglia 216 102 12 5 - 2 - 1 4 101 73 1 - 10 2 - - 2 * - 1 2 - 1 4
10% 10% 11% 12% - 13% - 12% 16% 12% 12% 2% - 6% 11% - - 5% 10% - 5% 12% - 19% 15%
Border 25 15 * * - - - - - 7 7 6 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 -
1% 1% * 1% - - - - - 1% 1% 10% - 1% - - - - - - - - - 12% -
Central 274 143 14 7 - - 2 - 6 116 95 2 1 22 1 - - 7 - - 4 4 - 1 2
13% 13% 13% 15% - - 24% - 27% 13% 15% 4% 13% 12% 7% - - 17% - - 26% 21% - 10% 7%
Granada 212 135 11 7 2 * - - 1 64 81 - 1 39 1 - 2 3 - - * 2 - 1 2
10% 13% 10% 16% 15% 4% - - 6% 7% 13% - 6% 21% 4% - 40% 7% - - 3% 8% - 14% 7%
London 406 207 47 20 10 9 4 3 2 144 135 1 2 31 6 - - 6 1 - 7 7 - 1 3
20% 19% 43% 45% 85% 69% 51% 23% 9% 17% 22% 2% 16% 17% 35% - - 16% 21% - 41% 34% - 16% 8%
Meridian 167 77 5 2 - 1 - - 2 85 51 1 - 13 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 - - - 1
8% 7% 5% 5% - 7% - - 11% 10% 8% 1% - 7% 3% 45% 18% 4% 25% 100% 20% - - - 2%
STV 162 77 5 2 - - - 1 3 77 11 42 - 14 1 - - - - - * - - - 4
8% 7% 5% 4% - - - 8% 14% 9% 2% 71% - 7% 5% - - - - - 3% - - - 13%
Tyne Tees 83 47 4 - - 1 - 2 1 32 33 1 - 4 2 - - 1 2 - - - * - 1
4% 4% 4% - - 7% - 21% 3% 4% 5% 2% - 2% 14% - - 2% 44% - - - 5% - 4%
Wales 100 49 3 - - - - 2 1 48 15 - 7 9 2 - - 5 - - - 1 1 1 6
5% 5% 3% - - - - 22% 4% 6% 2% - 60% 5% 11% - - 11% - - - 6% 9% 14% 21%
West 51 26 - - - - - - - 24 14 1 1 6 - - - - - - * * - 1 2
2% 2% - - - - - - - 3% 2% 2% 5% 3% - - - - - - 2% 2% - 8% 7%
Westcountry 115 51 1 - - - - - 1 58 29 - - 11 - - 1 5 - - - - - - -
6% 5% 1% - - - - - 6% 7% 5% - - 6% - - 22% 12% - - - - - - -
Yorkshire 195 95 5 1 - - 2 2 1 94 70 3 - 8 1 - 1 7 - - - 1 - * 3
9% 9% 5% 3% - - 25% 14% 4% 11% 11% 5% - 4% 5% - 12% 16% - - - 5% - 5% 9%
UTV 63 43 - - - - - - - 18 8 - - 16 1 1 * 4 - - - 3 7 - 2
3% 4% - - - - - - - 2% 1% - - 9% 5% 55% 8% 11% - - - 13% 86% - 5%

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Anglia 216 71 13 53 - 1 8 2 3 7 46 133 111 41 64 14 9 13 3 2 23 17 23 105
10% 11% 7% 12% - 2% 8% 9% 10% 10% 12% 10% 10% 10% 11% 13% 6% 12% 6% 11% 10% 13% 10% 10%
Border 25 6 - 6 - - - - - 3 3 18 13 4 8 - * 1 2 1 2 - 6 12
1% 1% - 1% - - - - - 4% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% - * 1% 4% 5% 1% - 3% 1%
Central 274 85 21 62 1 2 12 2 3 8 54 176 127 47 77 12 17 11 7 1 35 15 27 147
13% 13% 12% 14% 14% 6% 13% 10% 12% 13% 14% 14% 12% 11% 13% 11% 12% 10% 15% 7% 15% 11% 12% 15%
Granada 212 73 18 51 1 3 9 1 3 8 42 122 134 50 79 10 25 6 6 3 38 22 19 79
10% 11% 10% 11% 11% 9% 10% 5% 13% 13% 11% 10% 13% 12% 13% 10% 18% 5% 13% 15% 16% 16% 8% 8%
London 406 135 38 88 2 3 24 5 4 11 77 216 243 99 134 25 37 24 11 2 39 38 57 163
20% 20% 21% 20% 24% 10% 25% 27% 16% 17% 20% 17% 23% 24% 22% 24% 26% 23% 23% 11% 16% 28% 25% 16%
Meridian 167 48 15 28 - 5 5 3 3 6 21 114 77 33 39 11 9 8 5 1 17 6 16 91
8% 7% 8% 6% - 15% 5% 14% 11% 10% 6% 9% 7% 8% 6% 10% 6% 7% 12% 4% 7% 4% 7% 9%
STV 162 46 14 29 - 3 9 * 2 3 26 111 74 29 42 6 5 9 6 4 15 8 20 88
8% 7% 8% 6% - 9% 9% 2% 6% 4% 7% 9% 7% 7% 7% 5% 3% 8% 12% 19% 6% 6% 9% 9%
Tyne Tees 83 21 5 16 - - 4 1 - 4 12 58 38 13 22 3 1 7 - 1 14 4 5 46
4% 3% 3% 4% - - 4% 6% - 7% 3% 5% 4% 3% 4% 3% 1% 7% - 6% 6% 3% 2% 5%
Wales 100 25 10 14 - 5 5 - 1 2 12 71 41 15 26 6 6 1 - 1 14 6 7 58
5% 4% 6% 3% - 14% 5% - 3% 3% 3% 6% 4% 4% 4% 6% 4% 1% - 5% 6% 4% 3% 6%
West 51 18 7 11 1 1 2 2 2 3 8 31 22 13 10 3 4 3 2 - 3 1 6 28
2% 3% 4% 3% 6% 3% 2% 8% 8% 5% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 5% - 1% 1% 2% 3%
Westcountry 115 34 4 28 2 1 * 1 - 2 26 78 47 17 28 1 9 6 1 - 12 3 13 67
6% 5% 2% 6% 21% 2% 1% 6% - 4% 7% 6% 4% 4% 5% 1% 7% 5% 3% - 5% 3% 5% 7%
Yorkshire 195 63 14 49 1 5 5 2 1 2 46 125 97 32 65 6 10 10 2 3 23 15 27 97
9% 9% 8% 11% 11% 14% 6% 12% 3% 4% 12% 10% 9% 8% 11% 6% 7% 10% 5% 16% 10% 11% 12% 10%
UTV 63 38 22 16 1 5 11 * 5 5 10 24 36 27 10 9 9 8 1 - 4 - 5 27
3% 6% 12% 4% 13% 16% 12% 2% 19% 8% 3% 2% 3% 6% 2% 8% 6% 7% 3% - 2% - 2% 3%

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Marital Status
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Single 600 312 288 336 108 84 53 18 2 172 163 101 164 79 305
29% 31% 27% 57% 32% 23% 17% 5% 2% 31% 28% 24% 32% 28% 33%
NET: Married/ Civil 1216 609 607 237 202 247 196 269 65 336 345 287 248 170 538
partnership/ co 59% 60% 57% 40% 61% 67% 64% 71% 66% 61% 60% 68% 48% 60% 59%
habiting
Married 898 450 448 115 131 187 158 247 60 256 237 221 183 106 373
43% 45% 42% 20% 39% 51% 52% 65% 60% 46% 41% 52% 36% 38% 41%
Civil Partnership 16 12 4 10 2 1 - 1 2 3 6 4 3 2 11
1% 1% * 2% 1% * - * 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Co Habiting 302 148 155 112 69 58 38 22 4 78 101 62 61 62 154
15% 15% 15% 19% 21% 16% 13% 6% 4% 14% 18% 15% 12% 22% 17%
NET: Widowed/ 242 84 157 5 22 36 55 90 32 44 63 35 100 25 66
separated/ divorced 12% 8% 15% 1% 7% 10% 18% 24% 32% 8% 11% 8% 19% 9% 7%
Widowed 67 17 50 - 1 3 10 33 20 13 17 9 28 6 5
3% 2% 5% - * 1% 3% 9% 20% 2% 3% 2% 5% 2% 1%
Separated 22 10 12 2 5 7 3 4 1 2 8 7 6 - 12
1% 1% 1% * 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% * 1% 2% 1% - 1%
Divorced 153 58 95 3 16 27 42 53 11 28 39 20 66 18 49
7% 6% 9% 1% 5% 7% 14% 14% 11% 5% 7% 5% 13% 7% 5%
Prefer not to answer 11 4 7 9 1 1 - - - 1 6 2 1 9 1
1% * 1% 1% * * - - - * 1% * * 3% *

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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Single 600 40 24 16 520 21 76 50 59 36 45 93 90 50
29% 23% 24% 25% 30% 25% 33% 29% 33% 24% 23% 35% 32% 28%
NET: Married/ Civil 1216 106 66 44 1001 55 133 97 104 90 122 140 160 101
partnership/ co 59% 60% 66% 70% 58% 65% 57% 57% 58% 59% 63% 53% 57% 57%
habiting
Married 898 66 51 38 743 34 100 70 76 72 100 104 114 73
43% 37% 50% 62% 43% 41% 43% 41% 42% 48% 52% 39% 41% 41%
Civil Partnership 16 3 1 - 12 1 * - 1 5 1 3 2 -
1% 2% 1% - 1% 1% * - * 3% * 1% 1% -
Co Habiting 302 37 15 5 245 19 32 27 28 13 21 33 44 28
15% 21% 15% 8% 14% 23% 14% 16% 15% 8% 11% 12% 16% 16%
NET: Widowed/ 242 29 10 3 200 8 21 22 17 22 24 33 27 26
separated/ divorced 12% 16% 10% 5% 12% 9% 9% 13% 9% 14% 12% 12% 10% 15%
Widowed 67 8 3 1 55 2 12 6 4 2 8 9 5 8
3% 5% 3% 1% 3% 2% 5% 3% 2% 2% 4% 3% 2% 5%
Separated 22 1 * 1 20 1 2 3 - 1 1 4 5 3
1% * * 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% - 1% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Divorced 153 20 7 1 125 5 7 14 13 18 15 21 17 15
7% 11% 6% 2% 7% 6% 3% 8% 7% 12% 8% 8% 6% 8%
Prefer not to answer 11 2 - - 9 1 1 - - 3 2 - 2 *
1% 1% - - 1% 1% 1% - - 2% 1% - 1% *

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To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Single 600 237 32 10 4 3 3 4 9 322 118 12 5 51 6 - 2 5 1 1 3 9 1 1 9
29% 22% 29% 24% 28% 24% 37% 34% 40% 37% 19% 21% 42% 27% 34% - 34% 13% 24% 100% 19% 44% 9% 7% 31%
NET: Married/ Civil 1216 677 62 27 7 8 4 6 11 463 411 38 6 106 10 2 2 32 3 - 10 11 7 5 17
partnership/ co 59% 64% 57% 61% 57% 62% 51% 57% 50% 53% 66% 64% 52% 57% 59% 100% 34% 78% 56% - 64% 54% 91% 68% 58%
habiting
Married 898 550 52 26 4 6 2 4 11 289 340 26 6 84 10 2 2 27 3 - 5 11 6 5 15
43% 52% 48% 58% 35% 44% 24% 35% 50% 33% 55% 44% 52% 45% 56% 100% 34% 65% 56% - 30% 51% 77% 63% 51%
Civil Partnership 16 7 - - - - - - - 9 4 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 1
1% 1% - - - - - - - 1% 1% - - 1% - - - - - - - - - - 4%
Co Habiting 302 120 11 1 3 2 2 2 - 165 68 11 - 19 1 - - 5 - - 5 1 1 * 1
15% 11% 10% 3% 22% 17% 27% 22% - 19% 11% 19% - 10% 3% - - 12% - - 34% 3% 14% 5% 3%
NET: Widowed/ 242 150 15 7 2 2 1 1 2 75 93 9 1 29 1 - 1 4 1 - 3 * - 2 3
separated/ divorced 12% 14% 13% 15% 15% 14% 12% 10% 10% 9% 15% 15% 5% 16% 7% - 32% 10% 20% - 17% 2% - 24% 12%
Widowed 67 49 3 1 - 1 - 1 - 15 31 2 1 9 - - - 3 - - - - - - 2
3% 5% 3% 2% - 7% - 10% - 2% 5% 4% 5% 5% - - - 6% - - - - - - 6%
Separated 22 12 * - - - - - * 8 10 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 1
1% 1% * - - - - - 1% 1% 2% - - * - - - - - - - - - 14% 2%
Divorced 153 89 11 6 2 1 1 - 2 51 52 7 - 19 1 - 1 2 1 - 3 * - 1 1
7% 8% 10% 13% 15% 7% 12% - 9% 6% 8% 12% - 10% 7% - 32% 4% 20% - 17% 2% - 10% 4%
Prefer not to answer 11 1 - - - - - - - 9 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
1% * - - - - - - - 1% - - - * - - - - - - - - - - -

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Single 600 189 56 125 5 10 24 8 10 19 105 373 292 118 160 34 35 28 14 7 53 33 74 308
29% 28% 31% 28% 54% 29% 25% 38% 41% 30% 27% 29% 28% 28% 27% 33% 24% 26% 31% 34% 22% 25% 32% 31%
NET: Married/ Civil 1216 384 98 267 2 20 55 8 14 42 225 760 628 242 371 56 80 66 27 12 148 89 134 588
partnership/ co 59% 58% 55% 59% 19% 59% 59% 41% 54% 64% 59% 60% 59% 58% 61% 54% 56% 62% 58% 61% 62% 66% 58% 58%
habiting
Married 898 303 82 207 2 15 50 7 9 31 176 542 501 197 291 52 65 50 22 8 125 71 95 396
43% 46% 45% 46% 19% 43% 54% 34% 35% 48% 46% 42% 47% 47% 48% 50% 46% 47% 47% 39% 52% 53% 41% 39%
Civil Partnership 16 9 6 3 - 3 - - 2 1 2 5 12 5 7 - 1 3 1 - 1 1 4 4
1% 1% 3% 1% - 10% - - 8% 2% 1% * 1% 1% 1% - 1% 3% 2% - * 1% 2% *
Co Habiting 302 72 11 57 - 2 5 2 3 9 47 213 116 40 73 4 14 14 4 4 23 16 34 187
15% 11% 6% 13% - 5% 5% 8% 11% 15% 12% 17% 11% 10% 12% 4% 10% 13% 9% 22% 9% 12% 15% 19%
NET: Widowed/ 242 83 24 58 1 4 14 4 1 4 55 140 134 58 73 14 27 11 5 1 37 12 24 108
separated/ divorced 12% 13% 13% 13% 11% 12% 15% 21% 5% 6% 14% 11% 13% 14% 12% 14% 19% 10% 11% 5% 15% 9% 10% 11%
Widowed 67 28 11 17 1 3 5 * 1 - 17 33 44 16 27 6 8 1 2 - 12 3 12 23
3% 4% 6% 4% 11% 10% 6% 2% 3% - 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 6% 5% 1% 3% - 5% 2% 5% 2%
Separated 22 5 2 3 - - 1 1 - 1 1 16 13 5 7 1 1 2 - 1 4 1 2 9
1% 1% 1% 1% - - 1% 7% - 2% * 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% * 2% - 3% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Divorced 153 51 11 39 - 1 8 2 1 2 36 90 77 37 38 7 19 7 4 * 21 8 10 76
7% 8% 6% 9% - 2% 8% 11% 3% 4% 9% 7% 7% 9% 6% 6% 13% 7% 8% 2% 9% 6% 4% 8%
Prefer not to answer 11 6 2 - 1 - * - - - - 5 6 2 - - * 1 - - - - - 5
1% 1% 1% - 17% - 1% - - - - * 1% * - - * 1% - - - - - *

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Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Glasgow 87 42 46 26 11 20 16 13 2 11 26 22 29 11 31
4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 5% 5% 3% 3% 2% 5% 5% 6% 4% 3%
Edinburgh 77 34 43 19 14 5 16 18 5 26 22 11 18 10 32
4% 3% 4% 3% 4% 1% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 3% 4% 4% 4%
Newcastle 87 43 44 21 20 18 11 14 3 22 31 16 18 21 31
4% 4% 4% 4% 6% 5% 3% 4% 3% 4% 5% 4% 4% 8% 3%
Leeds 87 46 41 27 15 11 11 20 4 33 23 17 14 5 43
4% 5% 4% 5% 4% 3% 3% 5% 4% 6% 4% 4% 3% 2% 5%
Hull 37 16 21 8 4 4 12 7 2 13 4 9 10 5 11
2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 4% 2% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1%
Sheffield 57 20 38 15 9 12 7 10 4 13 17 9 18 8 24
3% 2% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 4% 2% 3% 2% 4% 3% 3%
Manchester 165 84 82 51 36 27 16 32 3 35 44 42 44 24 77
8% 8% 8% 9% 11% 7% 5% 9% 3% 6% 8% 10% 9% 9% 8%
Liverpool 72 37 35 25 13 17 5 10 3 12 17 22 21 11 37
3% 4% 3% 4% 4% 5% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3% 5% 4% 4% 4%
Nottingham 92 52 39 27 14 18 14 14 5 17 27 23 25 11 43
4% 5% 4% 5% 4% 5% 5% 4% 5% 3% 5% 5% 5% 4% 5%
Birmingham 164 80 84 61 21 34 24 21 4 43 44 38 39 25 82
8% 8% 8% 10% 6% 9% 8% 5% 4% 8% 8% 9% 8% 9% 9%
Norwich 100 46 54 33 12 12 13 21 8 17 33 21 28 15 36
5% 5% 5% 6% 4% 3% 4% 6% 8% 3% 6% 5% 6% 5% 4%
Milton Keynes 59 23 36 14 7 13 9 14 2 12 12 16 19 9 20
3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% 2% 2% 2% 4% 4% 3% 2%
Brighton 37 22 15 8 4 7 7 9 3 12 8 7 11 8 10
2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 3% 1%
Oxford 19 15 5 5 4 2 5 4 - 6 7 1 7 - 11
1% 1% * 1% 1% * 2% 1% - 1% 1% * 1% - 1%

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Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
London 470 234 236 134 73 81 70 82 30 140 145 91 94 63 217
23% 23% 22% 23% 22% 22% 23% 22% 30% 25% 25% 21% 18% 22% 24%
Southampton 71 37 34 21 19 8 9 11 3 28 13 14 16 7 38
3% 4% 3% 4% 6% 2% 3% 3% 3% 5% 2% 3% 3% 3% 4%
Bristol 89 41 49 33 19 9 9 12 7 32 28 10 20 13 45
4% 4% 5% 6% 6% 2% 3% 3% 7% 6% 5% 2% 4% 5% 5%
Plymouth 53 21 32 8 7 16 9 11 1 16 14 9 14 12 21
3% 2% 3% 1% 2% 4% 3% 3% 1% 3% 2% 2% 3% 4% 2%
Cardiff 62 36 27 14 12 14 12 9 1 15 21 10 16 3 32
3% 4% 3% 2% 4% 4% 4% 2% 1% 3% 4% 2% 3% 1% 3%
Belfast 62 26 36 15 10 19 9 8 1 22 15 11 14 12 27
3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% 3% 2% 1% 4% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3%
None of these 120 55 65 22 8 23 21 39 7 25 28 29 38 6 42
6% 5% 6% 4% 2% 6% 7% 10% 7% 5% 5% 7% 7% 2% 5%

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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Glasgow 87 87 - - - - - - - - - - - -
4% 49% - - - - - - - - - - - -
Edinburgh 77 77 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
4% 43% - - * - * - - - - - - -
Newcastle 87 - - - 87 77 9 * - - 1 - - -
4% - - - 5% 91% 4% * - - 1% - - -
Leeds 87 - - - 87 2 2 83 - - - - - -
4% - - - 5% 3% 1% 49% - - - - - -
Hull 37 - - - 37 - - 31 - 6 - - - -
2% - - - 2% - - 18% - 4% - - - -
Sheffield 57 - - - 57 1 - 47 - 9 - - - -
3% - - - 3% 1% - 28% - 6% - - - -
Manchester 165 - 1 - 164 - 154 4 6 - - - - -
8% - 1% - 9% - 67% 3% 3% - - - - -
Liverpool 72 - 18 - 54 - 54 - - - - - - -
3% - 18% - 3% - 23% - - - - - - -
Nottingham 92 - - - 92 - - - 3 86 2 - 1 -
4% - - - 5% - - - 2% 57% 1% - * -
Birmingham 164 - 1 - 163 - - - 156 5 1 - - -
8% - 1% - 9% - - - 87% 3% 1% - - -
Norwich 100 - - - 100 1 - - - 4 92 - 3 -
5% - - - 6% 1% - - - 3% 48% - 1% -
Milton Keynes 59 - - - 59 - - - - 21 25 1 12 -
3% - - - 3% - - - - 14% 13% * 4% -
Brighton 37 - - - 37 1 - - - - - - 36 -
2% - - - 2% 1% - - - - - - 13% -
Oxford 19 - - - 19 - - - - 1 - - 14 5
1% - - - 1% - - - - 1% - - 5% 3%

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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
London 470 - - - 470 - - - - 1 55 266 146 2
23% - - - 27% - - - - 1% 28% 100% 52% 1%
Southampton 71 - - - 71 - - - - - - - 52 20
3% - - - 4% - - - - - - - 18% 11%
Bristol 89 - - - 89 - - - 2 - - - - 87
4% - - - 5% - - - 1% - - - - 49%
Plymouth 53 - - - 53 - - - - - - - - 53
3% - - - 3% - - - - - - - - 30%
Cardiff 62 - 61 - 2 - - - 1 - - - - 1
3% - 61% - * - - - 1% - - - - *
Belfast 62 - - 62 - - - - - - - - - -
3% - - 100% - - - - - - - - - -
None of these 120 13 20 - 87 2 12 3 12 17 16 - 16 10
6% 7% 20% - 5% 3% 5% 2% 7% 11% 8% - 6% 5%

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To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Glasgow 87 44 5 2 - - - 1 2 37 5 24 1 10 - - - - - - * - - - *
4% 4% 5% 5% - - - 8% 11% 4% 1% 41% 13% 5% - - - - - - 3% - - - 1%
Edinburgh 77 37 1 - - - - - 1 38 5 21 - 4 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 4
4% 4% 1% - - - - - 3% 4% 1% 36% - 2% - - - - - - 5% - - 12% 12%
Newcastle 87 49 4 - - 1 - 2 1 31 34 1 - 6 2 - - 1 2 - - - * - 1
4% 5% 4% - - 7% - 21% 3% 4% 5% 2% - 3% 14% - - 2% 44% - - - 5% - 4%
Leeds 87 45 3 1 - - 2 - - 40 31 1 - 6 - - - 3 - - - - - * 3
4% 4% 2% 2% - - 25% - - 5% 5% 1% - 3% - - - 8% - - - - - 5% 9%
Hull 37 23 2 - - - - 2 - 13 18 - - 1 1 - - 3 - - - - - - -
2% 2% 1% - - - - 14% - 1% 3% - - * 5% - - 7% - - - - - - -
Sheffield 57 23 1 - - - - - 1 33 20 - - 1 - - 1 * - - - 1 - - -
3% 2% 1% - - - - - 4% 4% 3% - - * - - 12% 1% - - - 5% - - -
Manchester 165 97 10 7 2 * - - 1 55 63 - - 24 1 - - 2 - - - 1 - 1 2
8% 9% 9% 15% 15% 4% - - 4% 6% 10% - - 13% 4% - - 5% - - - 3% - 14% 6%
Liverpool 72 47 2 1 - - - - 1 24 20 - 2 15 2 - 1 4 - - - 2 - - 1
3% 4% 1% 2% - - - - 2% 3% 3% - 21% 8% 11% - 27% 9% - - - 8% - - 3%
Nottingham 92 48 2 - - - 1 - 1 43 32 1 - 5 1 - - 3 - - - 3 - - 2
4% 4% 1% - - - 12% - 3% 5% 5% 2% - 3% 4% - - 8% - - - 14% - - 8%
Birmingham 164 81 12 6 - 1 1 - 4 68 56 - - 16 1 - - 3 - - * * - - 3
8% 8% 11% 14% - 7% 12% - 20% 8% 9% - - 9% 3% - - 7% - - 2% 2% - - 9%
Norwich 100 45 3 - - 1 - - 3 50 33 1 - 7 - - - - - - - 2 - - 1
5% 4% 3% - - 6% - - 12% 6% 5% 1% - 4% - - - - - - - 12% - - 2%
Milton Keynes 59 29 3 3 - - - - - 27 20 - - 4 2 - - 1 * - - - - - -
3% 3% 2% 6% - - - - - 3% 3% - - 2% 11% - - 3% 10% - - - - - -
Brighton 37 23 2 1 - - - - 1 12 17 - - 3 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - -
2% 2% 2% 3% - - - - 4% 1% 3% - - 1% - - - 2% - - 7% - - - -

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To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Oxford 19 6 2 - - 1 - - 1 12 4 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
1% 1% 2% - - 7% - - 5% 1% 1% - - 1% - - - - - - - - - - -
London 470 235 50 21 10 9 4 4 2 177 153 2 2 37 6 - - 6 2 - 9 7 - 1 5
23% 22% 46% 48% 85% 69% 51% 35% 11% 20% 25% 3% 16% 20% 35% - - 16% 46% - 54% 34% - 16% 17%
Southampton 71 35 - - - - - - - 37 23 1 - 3 1 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - 1
3% 3% - - - - - - - 4% 4% 1% - 2% 3% 45% 18% 1% - - 5% - - - 2%
Bristol 89 46 1 - - - - - 1 41 27 1 1 11 - - - * - - * * - 1 1
4% 4% 1% - - - - - 5% 5% 4% 2% 5% 6% - - - 1% - - 2% 2% - 8% 2%
Plymouth 53 24 1 - - - - - 1 27 12 - - 4 - - 1 5 - - - - - - -
3% 2% 1% - - - - - 6% 3% 2% - - 2% - - 22% 11% - - - - - - -
Cardiff 62 31 3 - - - - 2 1 28 10 - 4 7 - - - 1 - - - 1 1 1 5
3% 3% 3% - - - - 22% 4% 3% 2% - 32% 4% - - - 2% - - - 3% 9% 14% 16%
Belfast 62 43 - - - - - - - 17 8 - - 16 1 1 * 4 - - - 3 7 - 2
3% 4% - - - - - - - 2% 1% - - 9% 5% 55% 8% 11% - - - 13% 86% - 5%
None of these 120 56 3 2 - - - - 1 60 30 6 2 6 1 - 1 3 - 1 3 1 - 2 1
6% 5% 3% 5% - - - - 4% 7% 5% 10% 14% 3% 5% - 14% 7% - 100% 21% 4% - 30% 2%

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Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Glasgow 87 22 9 12 - 2 6 * 1 2 11 62 39 17 22 1 5 4 4 3 7 2 13 48
4% 3% 5% 3% - 6% 6% 2% 3% 3% 3% 5% 4% 4% 4% 1% 4% 3% 9% 14% 3% 1% 5% 5%
Edinburgh 77 26 6 17 - 1 4 - 1 3 15 50 38 14 23 4 1 5 2 2 8 7 8 39
4% 4% 3% 4% - 3% 5% - 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 4% 3% 1% 5% 5% 10% 3% 5% 4% 4%
Newcastle 87 23 6 17 1 - 4 1 - 4 13 60 40 15 22 3 1 9 1 1 13 4 5 47
4% 3% 3% 4% 17% - 4% 6% - 6% 3% 5% 4% 4% 4% 3% 1% 8% 2% 6% 5% 3% 2% 5%
Leeds 87 30 6 23 1 2 4 - - 3 21 53 42 14 29 4 2 4 2 1 13 6 10 45
4% 5% 4% 5% 11% 5% 4% - - 4% 5% 4% 4% 3% 5% 4% 2% 4% 5% 3% 5% 4% 4% 4%
Hull 37 15 3 11 - - 1 2 - - 11 20 22 7 15 1 1 2 - 3 7 2 6 15
2% 2% 2% 3% - - 1% 10% - - 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% - 13% 3% 2% 3% 1%
Sheffield 57 13 1 12 - - * * 1 1 11 43 27 6 21 1 4 1 - - 4 6 11 30
3% 2% 1% 3% - - * 2% 3% 1% 3% 3% 3% 1% 4% 1% 3% 1% - - 1% 5% 5% 3%
Manchester 165 55 11 40 - 4 7 - 1 7 33 95 99 41 53 12 21 2 3 3 27 16 10 67
8% 8% 6% 9% - 12% 7% - 4% 11% 8% 7% 9% 10% 9% 11% 15% 2% 7% 15% 11% 12% 5% 7%
Liverpool 72 28 8 19 - 1 3 1 2 2 17 41 46 15 31 1 8 3 3 - 12 10 9 26
3% 4% 4% 4% - 4% 4% 5% 9% 3% 4% 3% 4% 4% 5% 1% 6% 3% 6% - 5% 7% 4% 3%
Nottingham 92 32 11 21 1 3 3 3 1 2 19 58 49 17 32 2 3 7 5 - 16 4 12 42
4% 5% 6% 5% 14% 8% 3% 16% 3% 3% 5% 5% 5% 4% 5% 2% 2% 6% 10% - 7% 3% 5% 4%
Birmingham 164 50 10 39 - 1 6 - 3 4 35 103 69 30 36 9 8 6 4 2 16 8 11 95
8% 8% 5% 9% - 3% 7% - 10% 7% 9% 8% 6% 7% 6% 9% 6% 6% 8% 11% 7% 6% 5% 9%
Norwich 100 32 8 21 - 1 5 1 1 5 16 65 48 16 26 4 6 6 - - 8 11 8 52
5% 5% 4% 5% - 2% 6% 3% 4% 7% 4% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% - - 3% 8% 3% 5%
Milton Keynes 59 20 5 15 - - 3 * 1 1 14 36 34 11 22 5 3 1 1 - 10 3 10 25
3% 3% 3% 3% - - 4% 2% 4% 1% 4% 3% 3% 3% 4% 5% 2% 1% 3% - 4% 2% 4% 3%
Brighton 37 11 5 4 - 2 2 - 2 1 3 24 21 9 11 3 4 1 1 1 5 1 5 16
2% 2% 3% 1% - 5% 2% - 8% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% * 1% 4% 2% 1% 2% 2%

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Which of the following cities do you live in, or nearest to?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Oxford 19 4 - 4 - - - - - - 4 14 5 2 3 - - 2 - - 1 1 - 14
1% 1% - 1% - - - - - - 1% 1% 1% * * - - 2% - - 1% 1% - 1%
London 470 154 40 103 1 4 25 6 5 13 89 255 278 108 160 26 39 28 12 4 50 41 69 192
23% 23% 22% 23% 7% 10% 27% 32% 19% 20% 23% 20% 26% 26% 26% 24% 28% 26% 25% 18% 21% 31% 30% 19%
Southampton 71 24 5 18 - 2 1 2 - 5 13 46 31 17 12 5 4 3 4 - 5 4 4 40
3% 4% 3% 4% - 6% 1% 12% - 7% 3% 4% 3% 4% 2% 5% 3% 3% 9% - 2% 3% 2% 4%
Bristol 89 31 6 24 2 - 2 - 2 5 19 56 40 19 19 3 8 7 1 - 10 * 9 49
4% 5% 3% 5% 27% - 2% - 8% 8% 5% 4% 4% 5% 3% 3% 5% 7% 1% - 4% * 4% 5%
Plymouth 53 15 1 13 - 1 * - - 1 11 37 21 6 15 1 3 2 - - 5 2 7 32
3% 2% 1% 3% - 2% 1% - - 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% - - 2% 2% 3% 3%
Cardiff 62 18 7 10 - 3 4 - - 2 8 41 27 10 16 4 3 1 - 1 8 3 5 36
3% 3% 4% 2% - 10% 4% - - 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3% 4% 2% 1% - 5% 3% 2% 2% 4%
Belfast 62 37 22 15 1 5 11 * 5 5 9 24 36 27 10 9 9 8 1 - 4 - 5 26
3% 6% 12% 3% 13% 16% 12% 2% 19% 8% 2% 2% 3% 6% 2% 8% 6% 7% 3% - 2% - 2% 3%
None of these 120 23 8 13 1 3 2 1 1 - 13 95 47 21 25 8 6 4 2 - 7 3 14 73
6% 3% 4% 3% 11% 8% 2% 7% 3% - 3% 7% 4% 5% 4% 8% 4% 4% 4% - 3% 2% 6% 7%

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What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
Up to £7,000 (3.5) 72 31 41 24 12 12 16 8 - 1 13 5 53 2 17
3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 3% 5% 2% - * 2% 1% 10% 1% 2%
£7,001 to (10.5) 298 118 180 76 33 46 63 57 23 29 63 42 164 27 75
£14,000 14% 12% 17% 13% 10% 12% 21% 15% 23% 5% 11% 10% 32% 10% 8%
£14,001 to (17.5) 374 148 226 88 46 54 59 100 26 59 120 72 123 39 140
£21,000 18% 15% 21% 15% 14% 15% 19% 27% 26% 11% 21% 17% 24% 14% 15%
£21,001 to (24.5) 363 196 167 83 62 69 56 75 18 100 104 92 67 59 158
£28,000 18% 19% 16% 14% 19% 19% 18% 20% 18% 18% 18% 22% 13% 21% 17%
£28,001 to (31) 302 162 141 73 56 57 52 54 10 85 77 90 51 45 150
£34,000 15% 16% 13% 12% 17% 16% 17% 14% 11% 15% 13% 21% 10% 16% 16%
£34,001 to (37.5) 223 128 96 59 53 44 33 28 6 97 56 45 25 39 135
£41,000 11% 13% 9% 10% 16% 12% 11% 8% 6% 17% 10% 11% 5% 14% 15%
£41,001 to (44.5) 144 81 63 53 27 37 9 15 3 52 50 34 8 31 84
£48,000 7% 8% 6% 9% 8% 10% 3% 4% 3% 9% 9% 8% 2% 11% 9%
£48,001 to (51.5) 78 42 36 31 15 17 1 13 - 37 24 18 - 14 50
£55,000 4% 4% 3% 5% 5% 5% * 4% - 7% 4% 4% - 5% 6%
£55,001 to (58.5) 25 17 8 15 5 5 - 1 - 15 7 2 1 6 13
£62,000 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% - * - 3% 1% * * 2% 1%
£62,001 to (65.5) 22 11 11 9 7 2 4 - - 11 8 3 - 3 18
£69,000 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% - - 2% 1% 1% - 1% 2%
£69,001 to (72.5) 16 9 7 10 - 6 - - - 7 7 2 - 1 11
£76,000 1% 1% 1% 2% - 2% - - - 1% 1% * - * 1%
£76,001 to (79.5) 10 6 3 6 1 1 2 - - 5 5 - - 3 6
£83,000 * 1% * 1% * * 1% - - 1% 1% - - 1% 1%
£83,001 or more (86) 15 10 5 12 - - 1 2 - 13 3 - - 1 8
1% 1% 1% 2% - - * 1% - 2% * - - 1% 1%
Prefer not to answer 126 51 75 49 16 17 9 22 12 42 41 22 21 11 46
6% 5% 7% 8% 5% 5% 3% 6% 12% 8% 7% 5% 4% 4% 5%
Average income (£000's) 27.36 29.25 25.52 30.75 29.14 28.62 23.50 24.14 21.07 35.05 28.58 27.97 17.54 30.86 31.29

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Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Up to £7,000 (3.5) 72 3 5 2 62 1 9 11 6 2 5 12 11 5
3% 2% 5% 3% 4% 1% 4% 7% 3% 1% 3% 4% 4% 3%
£7,001 to (10.5) 298 30 17 7 244 8 34 18 26 33 23 34 45 24
£14,000 14% 17% 17% 11% 14% 9% 15% 11% 14% 22% 12% 13% 16% 13%
£14,001 to (17.5) 374 38 28 4 305 17 46 30 29 29 51 38 41 23
£21,000 18% 22% 28% 6% 18% 20% 20% 18% 16% 19% 27% 14% 15% 13%
£21,001 to (24.5) 363 38 17 8 300 17 30 30 40 29 29 40 47 38
£28,000 18% 22% 17% 13% 17% 20% 13% 18% 22% 19% 15% 15% 17% 21%
£28,001 to (31) 302 22 15 8 257 14 38 35 22 18 29 29 42 29
£34,000 15% 13% 15% 14% 15% 17% 16% 21% 12% 12% 15% 11% 15% 17%
£34,001 to (37.5) 223 15 7 10 191 10 31 15 24 13 21 29 26 23
£41,000 11% 8% 7% 16% 11% 11% 13% 9% 13% 9% 11% 11% 9% 13%
£41,001 to (44.5) 144 4 6 2 133 6 17 7 10 13 13 26 29 11
£48,000 7% 2% 6% 3% 8% 7% 7% 4% 5% 9% 7% 10% 11% 6%
£48,001 to (51.5) 78 7 2 6 63 4 8 5 4 4 9 17 12 -
£55,000 4% 4% 2% 10% 4% 5% 3% 3% 2% 3% 4% 7% 4% -
£55,001 to (58.5) 25 1 1 2 21 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 4 3
£62,000 1% 1% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
£62,001 to (65.5) 22 - - 1 21 - 3 3 - - - 9 2 4
£69,000 1% - - 2% 1% - 1% 2% - - - 3% 1% 2%
£69,001 to (72.5) 16 2 - - 14 1 2 1 4 - - 5 1 1
£76,000 1% 1% - - 1% 1% 1% * 2% - - 2% * 1%
£76,001 to (79.5) 10 1 - 3 6 - - - - - 1 3 1 -
£83,000 * 1% - 5% * - - - - - 1% 1% * -
£83,001 or more (86) 15 3 - 1 11 - 1 3 2 - 2 3 - 1
1% 2% - 2% 1% - 1% 2% 1% - 1% 1% - *
Prefer not to answer 126 13 2 8 103 6 9 9 11 9 7 20 16 16
6% 7% 2% 13% 6% 7% 4% 5% 6% 6% 4% 8% 6% 9%

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What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
Average income (£000's) 27.36 25.72 23.00 35.36 27.53 28.61 27.11 27.23 27.14 24.52 26.69 30.96 27.19 27.18

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What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Up to £7,000 (3.5) 72 32 4 1 1 * - 1 1 34 15 - - 8 1 - * 1 - - 1 * - 1 2
3% 3% 4% 2% 5% 4% - 8% 6% 4% 2% - - 4% 7% - 8% 2% - - 5% 2% - 18% 5%
£7,001 to (10.5) 298 145 22 7 4 3 - 3 5 128 92 8 3 23 1 - 1 1 - - 3 3 * 1 6
£14,000 14% 14% 21% 17% 32% 21% - 27% 25% 15% 15% 13% 24% 13% 5% - 18% 3% - - 16% 15% 6% 14% 20%
£14,001 to (17.5) 374 204 17 9 - 3 2 1 2 148 115 15 5 28 3 - 2 10 3 1 2 4 * 1 6
£21,000 18% 19% 16% 21% - 27% 24% 6% 10% 17% 19% 26% 49% 15% 15% - 40% 24% 54% 100% 13% 21% 5% 13% 22%
£21,001 to (24.5) 363 206 11 4 1 - - 1 5 145 126 14 - 28 6 - 1 9 1 - 1 6 2 - 7
£28,000 18% 19% 10% 8% 11% - - 10% 23% 17% 20% 24% - 15% 32% - 12% 22% 21% - 9% 29% 26% - 23%
£28,001 to (31) 302 164 11 5 2 - 2 2 - 125 88 9 1 34 5 - - 10 1 - 2 2 3 1 4
£34,000 15% 15% 10% 12% 12% - 24% 21% - 14% 14% 16% 11% 18% 26% - - 25% 25% - 15% 8% 39% 14% 13%
£34,001 to (37.5) 223 113 17 8 1 1 2 1 4 93 74 5 1 18 - 2 1 2 - - 4 2 1 2 -
£41,000 11% 11% 16% 17% 11% 11% 21% 9% 19% 11% 12% 9% 12% 9% - 100% 22% 5% - - 24% 11% 8% 28% -
£41,001 to (44.5) 144 59 10 3 2 - 2 - 2 75 37 1 - 16 - - - 1 - - 1 2 - - 1
£48,000 7% 6% 9% 6% 18% - 31% - 11% 9% 6% 2% - 8% - - - 2% - - 7% 8% - - 5%
£48,001 to (51.5) 78 36 4 - - 3 - - 1 38 17 2 - 16 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - -
£55,000 4% 3% 4% - - 24% - - 4% 4% 3% 3% - 8% - - - 1% - - 4% - - - -
£55,001 to (58.5) 25 8 2 2 - - - - - 13 6 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
£62,000 1% 1% 1% 3% - - - - - 1% 1% - - 1% - - - - - - - - - - -
£62,001 to (65.5) 22 15 1 1 - - - - - 5 9 - - 3 - - - - - - - - 1 - -
£69,000 1% 1% 1% 2% - - - - - 1% 1% - - 2% - - - - - - - - 16% - -
£69,001 to (72.5) 16 6 3 - - 2 - 1 - 8 4 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
£76,000 1% 1% 3% - - 13% - 10% - 1% 1% - - 1% - - - - - - - - - - -
£76,001 to (79.5) 10 7 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 1 - - - 4 - - - - - - -
£83,000 * 1% - - - - - - - * * - - 1% - - - 9% - - - - - - -
£83,001 or more (86) 15 8 - - - - - - - 7 2 - - 1 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - 2
1% 1% - - - - - - - 1% * - - 1% - - - 4% - - 4% - - - 5%

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Table 173
What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
Prefer not to answer 126 62 7 5 1 - - 1 * 48 34 4 1 8 3 - - 1 - - * 1 - 1 2
6% 6% 7% 11% 11% - - 8% 2% 5% 6% 7% 5% 4% 15% - - 2% - - 3% 7% - 12% 8%
Average income (£000's) 27.36 27.08 27.37 26.77 24.63 33.14 33.21 26.23 25.04 27.68 26.74 24.25 19.75 29.63 22.76 37.50 20.41 32.56 22.37 17.50 29.41 23.96 33.54 22.20 23.96

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What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Up to £7,000 (3.5) 72 24 7 16 2 - 4 1 * 4 11 41 40 16 23 1 8 6 2 - 12 4 8 32
3% 4% 4% 4% 21% - 4% 4% 1% 7% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 1% 5% 6% 4% - 5% 3% 3% 3%
£7,001 to (10.5) 298 93 29 58 1 6 10 5 7 8 49 183 160 65 87 21 19 15 6 4 34 15 38 138
£14,000 14% 14% 16% 13% 11% 19% 10% 24% 27% 13% 13% 14% 15% 16% 14% 20% 13% 14% 13% 20% 14% 11% 17% 14%
£14,001 to (17.5) 374 120 34 81 - 5 24 2 4 9 72 233 195 81 110 22 34 15 9 2 42 24 44 179
£21,000 18% 18% 19% 18% - 15% 26% 10% 14% 13% 19% 18% 18% 19% 18% 21% 24% 14% 18% 9% 18% 18% 19% 18%
£21,001 to (24.5) 363 118 34 80 1 6 19 6 2 13 68 235 194 75 116 20 22 20 9 4 44 31 41 169
£28,000 18% 18% 19% 18% 11% 19% 21% 30% 7% 19% 18% 18% 18% 18% 19% 19% 16% 19% 18% 20% 18% 23% 18% 17%
£28,001 to (31) 302 103 23 76 1 7 10 3 3 7 69 180 150 62 86 18 19 14 8 2 31 20 35 152
£34,000 15% 16% 13% 17% 6% 22% 10% 16% 11% 11% 18% 14% 14% 15% 14% 17% 13% 13% 18% 12% 13% 15% 15% 15%
£34,001 to (37.5) 223 76 20 53 - 4 10 1 5 7 46 132 106 42 61 13 17 7 3 3 32 8 21 117
£41,000 11% 12% 11% 12% - 13% 10% 5% 18% 11% 12% 10% 10% 10% 10% 12% 12% 7% 6% 16% 13% 6% 9% 12%
£41,001 to (44.5) 144 29 5 22 - - 3 - 2 8 14 108 56 16 37 1 5 5 4 - 14 10 14 88
£48,000 7% 4% 3% 5% - - 4% - 8% 12% 4% 8% 5% 4% 6% 1% 4% 5% 9% - 6% 7% 6% 9%
£48,001 to (51.5) 78 27 6 22 - 3 3 - - 3 19 48 39 15 24 - 3 8 1 3 10 9 5 39
£55,000 4% 4% 3% 5% - 8% 3% - - 4% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% - 2% 8% 3% 14% 4% 7% 2% 4%
£55,001 to (58.5) 25 8 1 7 - - - - 1 - 7 15 14 2 12 2 - - - - 5 1 7 11
£62,000 1% 1% 1% 2% - - - - 4% - 2% 1% 1% * 2% 1% - - - - 2% 1% 3% 1%
£62,001 to (65.5) 22 14 2 13 2 - - - - 4 8 6 17 4 12 - 4 - - - 5 3 4 5
£69,000 1% 2% 1% 3% 21% - - - - 7% 2% * 2% 1% 2% - 3% - - - 2% 2% 2% *
£69,001 to (72.5) 16 4 2 2 - - 2 - - - 2 9 7 5 2 1 2 2 - - - - 2 9
£76,000 1% 1% 1% * - - 2% - - - 1% 1% 1% 1% * 1% 1% 2% - - - - 1% 1%
£76,001 to (79.5) 10 6 3 3 - - 1 - 2 - 3 4 7 4 4 - 1 2 1 - - 2 1 2
£83,000 * 1% 2% 1% - - 1% - 9% - 1% * 1% 1% 1% - 1% 2% 1% - - 2% 1% *
£83,001 or more (86) 15 7 4 2 1 - 1 2 - - 2 9 9 4 5 - 1 1 2 - 2 2 1 6
1% 1% 2% 1% 17% - 1% 8% - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 1% 1% 3% - 1% 1% * 1%

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Table 174
What is the combined annual income of your household, prior to tax being deducted?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
Prefer not to answer 126 34 10 16 1 2 7 * - 2 14 76 66 29 24 7 8 9 3 2 8 5 11 60
6% 5% 6% 4% 13% 5% 7% 2% - 3% 4% 6% 6% 7% 4% 7% 6% 9% 6% 8% 3% 4% 5% 6%
Average income (£000's) 27.36 27.90 27.45 28.36 39.57 26.31 26.30 25.90 30.40 28.86 28.27 27.19 27.06 26.42 27.60 23.93 26.17 28.30 27.93 28.10 27.43 29.21 26.85 27.68

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Do you have a longstanding physical or mental condition or disability that has lasted or is likely to last 12 months
and which has a substantial adverse effect on your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?
Base: All respondents

Gender Age Social Grade Employment Sector


Pri-
Total Male Female 18-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ AB C1 C2 DE Public vate
Unweighted base 2069 1028 1041 574 340 356 296 395 108 490 618 411 550 249 835
Weighted base 2069 1010 1059 588 333 368 304 377 99 554 577 426 513 282 910
NET: Yes 455 207 247 95 57 74 95 106 29 78 107 92 177 43 116
22% 21% 23% 16% 17% 20% 31% 28% 29% 14% 19% 22% 35% 15% 13%
Yes - physical 282 124 158 30 31 47 70 82 22 44 69 62 107 22 63
condition 14% 12% 15% 5% 9% 13% 23% 22% 22% 8% 12% 14% 21% 8% 7%
Yes - mental condition 161 74 87 59 40 33 22 7 - 28 31 32 71 11 54
8% 7% 8% 10% 12% 9% 7% 2% - 5% 5% 7% 14% 4% 6%
Yes - disability 145 74 71 19 13 23 43 40 7 27 26 30 61 11 25
7% 7% 7% 3% 4% 6% 14% 11% 7% 5% 5% 7% 12% 4% 3%
Yes - other 25 11 13 8 3 1 5 6 1 10 6 4 5 4 6
1% 1% 1% 1% 1% * 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
No 1577 788 789 482 272 283 203 270 68 465 462 324 326 236 777
76% 78% 75% 82% 82% 77% 67% 71% 69% 84% 80% 76% 64% 84% 85%
Prefer not to say 37 14 23 11 4 12 7 2 2 11 8 9 10 3 16
2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% * 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2%

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Do you have a longstanding physical or mental condition or disability that has lasted or is likely to last 12 months
and which has a substantial adverse effect on your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?
Base: All respondents

Region
North-
ern Ire- Yorkshire &
Total Scotland Wales land NET: England North East North West Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West
Unweighted base 2069 182 109 60 1718 72 214 196 184 145 217 243 271 176
Weighted base 2069 177 100 62 1730 84 231 169 181 151 193 267 279 177
NET: Yes 455 41 18 17 378 20 60 37 30 30 44 40 72 45
22% 23% 18% 27% 22% 24% 26% 22% 17% 20% 23% 15% 26% 25%
Yes - physical 282 23 12 8 239 17 39 17 23 21 31 25 43 24
condition 14% 13% 12% 13% 14% 20% 17% 10% 13% 14% 16% 9% 15% 14%
Yes - mental condition 161 12 4 6 139 4 22 16 13 12 15 13 25 19
8% 7% 4% 10% 8% 4% 9% 9% 7% 8% 8% 5% 9% 11%
Yes - disability 145 12 10 7 116 3 19 10 9 10 14 8 29 13
7% 7% 10% 11% 7% 4% 8% 6% 5% 7% 7% 3% 10% 8%
Yes - other 25 4 1 - 20 1 1 3 - 2 3 3 4 2
1% 2% 1% - 1% 1% * 2% - 1% 2% 1% 2% 1%
No 1577 134 80 45 1319 64 162 128 148 119 143 223 202 129
76% 76% 79% 73% 76% 76% 70% 76% 82% 79% 74% 83% 72% 73%
Prefer not to say 37 2 2 - 33 - 9 4 2 1 6 4 4 3
2% 1% 2% - 2% - 4% 2% 1% 1% 3% 1% 2% 2%

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Absolutes/col percents
Table 177
Do you have a longstanding physical or mental condition or disability that has lasted or is likely to last 12 months
and which has a substantial adverse effect on your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?
Base: All respondents

To which of the following religious groups do you consider


yourself to be a member of? Q.2 What is your Christian denomination?
Church
No of Church Roman New Emer- Pres-
Chris- NET: Budd- reli- Angli- Scot- in Cath- Bap- Breth- Indep- Meth- chu- ging Orth- Pente- byt-
Total tian Other Muslim Hindu Jewish Sikh hist Other gion can land Wales olic tist ren endent odist rch church odox costal erian URC Other
Unweighted base 2069 1062 114 48 12 11 7 11 25 863 607 60 11 183 18 2 6 40 5 1 17 22 9 9 34
Weighted base 2069 1065 109 44 12 13 7 11 22 869 622 59 11 186 17 2 4 41 5 1 16 21 8 8 30
NET: Yes 455 261 17 4 1 3 - 2 7 171 163 19 3 32 6 1 1 11 1 - 3 3 1 2 10
22% 25% 15% 10% 10% 20% - 18% 31% 20% 26% 32% 29% 17% 36% 45% 25% 27% 20% - 16% 13% 14% 31% 33%
Yes - physical 282 183 12 2 1 2 - 1 6 86 115 11 2 21 6 - 1 10 1 - 2 1 1 2 7
condition 14% 17% 11% 5% 10% 13% - 10% 29% 10% 19% 18% 14% 12% 33% - 14% 24% 20% - 11% 6% 14% 31% 23%
Yes - mental condition 161 69 9 3 - - - 1 5 81 45 6 1 7 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 4
8% 6% 8% 7% - - - 8% 24% 9% 7% 11% 6% 4% 8% - - - - - - 6% - 14% 12%
Yes - disability 145 90 7 1 1 1 - 1 3 46 57 3 2 14 5 1 - 2 1 - 1 1 - - 2
7% 8% 7% 3% 10% 7% - 8% 13% 5% 9% 5% 14% 7% 30% 45% - 6% 20% - 6% 6% - - 5%
Yes - other 25 10 - - - - - - - 13 4 2 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 3
1% 1% - - - - - - - 1% 1% 4% - * - - 12% - - - - - - - 10%
No 1577 789 91 38 11 10 7 9 15 680 451 40 8 151 11 1 3 29 4 1 13 19 7 5 19
76% 74% 83% 88% 87% 80% 100% 82% 69% 78% 73% 68% 71% 81% 64% 55% 75% 69% 80% 100% 84% 87% 86% 69% 65%
Prefer not to say 37 15 2 1 * - - - - 17 8 - - 3 - - - 2 - - - - - - 1
2% 1% 1% 3% 3% - - - - 2% 1% - - 2% - - - 4% - - - - - - 2%

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ONLINE Fieldwork: 1st-3rd December 2017
Absolutes/col percents
Table 178
Do you have a longstanding physical or mental condition or disability that has lasted or is likely to last 12 months
and which has a substantial adverse effect on your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?
Base: All respondents

Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or funerals, roughly how often, if at
all, do you do go to church? Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray?
Three
NET: to Every Once NET: Sev- In
Ever NET: NET: four Every two or or All NET: NET: eral A few Occ- times
attend Regu- Irreg- Every times Once a fort- Every three twice who Regu- Irreg- times Once a times Once a Once a asio- Hardly of
Total church lar ular day a week week night month months a year Never pray lar ular a day day a week week month nally ever crisis Never
Unweighted base 2069 675 189 450 8 35 100 21 25 64 386 1258 1073 436 596 118 146 105 47 20 238 134 224 996
Weighted base 2069 663 180 450 9 34 93 20 26 65 385 1278 1060 419 603 105 142 106 47 20 238 134 232 1009
NET: Yes 455 134 37 87 1 10 16 1 9 13 74 301 258 103 150 21 46 24 9 3 60 30 61 197
22% 20% 21% 19% 11% 29% 18% 7% 34% 19% 19% 24% 24% 25% 25% 20% 33% 23% 18% 17% 25% 22% 26% 20%
Yes - physical 282 87 25 56 1 7 12 - 5 9 46 184 165 74 89 13 40 16 4 1 42 16 32 117
condition 14% 13% 14% 12% 11% 20% 13% - 21% 14% 12% 14% 16% 18% 15% 13% 28% 15% 8% 7% 17% 12% 14% 12%
Yes - mental condition 161 43 11 28 - 2 6 1 3 4 24 110 87 32 52 6 10 11 3 2 17 13 22 74
8% 7% 6% 6% - 5% 6% 7% 11% 7% 6% 9% 8% 8% 9% 6% 7% 10% 7% 10% 7% 10% 9% 7%
Yes - disability 145 41 15 25 - 5 5 - 4 2 23 97 91 33 57 10 13 4 4 1 18 13 26 54
7% 6% 8% 6% - 16% 6% - 15% 3% 6% 8% 9% 8% 9% 10% 9% 4% 9% 7% 8% 10% 11% 5%
Yes - other 25 7 1 3 - 1 * - - - 3 18 13 3 9 2 1 - - - 4 2 3 11
1% 1% 1% 1% - 3% 1% - - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% * - - - 2% 2% 1% 1%
No 1577 514 141 356 8 23 75 19 17 53 303 958 781 307 444 81 92 81 37 16 176 100 167 796
76% 78% 78% 79% 89% 69% 81% 93% 66% 81% 79% 75% 74% 73% 74% 77% 65% 76% 79% 81% 74% 75% 72% 79%
Prefer not to say 37 14 2 8 - 1 1 - - - 8 19 21 9 10 3 3 2 1 * 2 4 3 16
2% 2% 1% 2% - 2% 1% - - - 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2%

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 1 1 To which of the following religious groups Base: All respondents 2069
do you consider yourself to be a member
of?

 2 2 To which of the following religious groups Base: All respondents 2069


do you consider yourself to be a member
of?

 3 3 To which of the following religious groups Base: All respondents 2069


do you consider yourself to be a member
of?

 4 4 To which of the following religious groups Base: All respondents 2069


do you consider yourself to be a member
of?

 5 5 Q.2 What is your Christian denomination? Base: All Christian respondents 1062

 6 5 Q.2 What is your Christian denomination? Base: All Christian respondents 1065

 7 6 Q.2 What is your Christian denomination? Base: All Christian respondents 1062

 8 6 Q.2 What is your Christian denomination? Base: All Christian respondents 1065

 9 7 Q.2 What is your Christian denomination? Base: All Christian respondents 1062

 10 7 Q.2 What is your Christian denomination? Base: All Christian respondents 1065

 11 8 Q.2 What is your Christian denomination? Base: All Christian respondents 1062

 12 8 Q.2 What is your Christian denomination? Base: All Christian respondents 1065

 13 9 Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or Base: All respondents 2069
funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do
you do go to church? This might be on a
Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional
church building
or another location.

 14 10 Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or Base: All respondents 2069
funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do
you do go to church? This might be on a
Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional
church building
or another location.
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 15 11 Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or Base: All respondents 2069
funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do
you do go to church? This might be on a
Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional
church building
or another location.

 16 11 Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or Base: All respondents 2069
funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do
you do go to church? This might be on a
Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional
church building
or another location.

 17 12 Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or Base: All respondents 2069
funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do
you do go to church? This might be on a
Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional
church building
or another location.

 18 12 Q.3 Apart from occasions like weddings or Base: All respondents 2069
funerals, roughly how often, if at all, do
you do go to church? This might be on a
Sunday or midweek, and in a traditional
church building
or another location.

 19 13 Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray? (If Base: All respondents 2069
you are unsure, or it varies, please give
your best estimate)

 20 14 Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray? (If Base: All respondents 2069
you are unsure, or it varies, please give
your best estimate)

 21 15 Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray? (If Base: All respondents 2069
you are unsure, or it varies, please give
your best estimate)

 22 16 Q.4 How often, if at all, do you pray? (If Base: All respondents 2069
you are unsure, or it varies, please give
your best estimate)

 23 17 Q.5 Where and when have you prayed? Base: All who pray 1073
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 24 17 Q.5 Where and when have you prayed? Base: All who pray 1060

 25 18 Q.5 Where and when have you prayed? Base: All who pray 1073

 26 18 Q.5 Where and when have you prayed? Base: All who pray 1060

 27 19 Q.5 Where and when have you prayed? Base: All who pray 1073

 28 19 Q.5 Where and when have you prayed? Base: All who pray 1060

 29 20 Q.5 Where and when have you prayed? Base: All who pray 1073

 30 20 Q.5 Where and when have you prayed? Base: All who pray 1060

 31 21 Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed Base: All who pray 1073
about?

 32 21 Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed Base: All who pray 1060
about?

 33 22 Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed Base: All who pray 1073
about?

 34 22 Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed Base: All who pray 1060
about?

 35 23 Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed Base: All who pray 1073
about?

 36 23 Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed Base: All who pray 1060
about?

 37 24 Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed Base: All who pray 1073
about?

 38 24 Q.6 What kind of things have you prayed Base: All who pray 1060
about?

 39 25 Q.7 There are many reasons why people Base: All who pray 1073
pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons
why you have prayed?

 40 25 Q.7 There are many reasons why people Base: All who pray 1060
pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons
why you have prayed?
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 41 26 Q.7 There are many reasons why people Base: All who pray 1073
pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons
why you have prayed?

 42 26 Q.7 There are many reasons why people Base: All who pray 1060
pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons
why you have prayed?

 43 27 Q.7 There are many reasons why people Base: All who pray 1073
pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons
why you have prayed?

 44 27 Q.7 There are many reasons why people Base: All who pray 1060
pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons
why you have prayed?

 45 28 Q.7 There are many reasons why people Base: All who pray 1073
pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons
why you have prayed?

 46 28 Q.7 There are many reasons why people Base: All who pray 1060
pray. Which of these, if any, are reasons
why you have prayed?

 47 29 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
Summary

 48 30 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
God hears my prayers

 49 31 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
God hears my prayers

 50 32 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
God hears my prayers
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 51 33 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
God hears my prayers

 52 34 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
God can answer my prayer

 53 35 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
God can answer my prayer

 54 36 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
God can answer my prayer

 55 37 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
God can answer my prayer

 56 38 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
I have witnessed answers to my own
prayers

 57 39 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
I have witnessed answers to my own
prayers

 58 40 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
I have witnessed answers to my own
prayers
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 59 41 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
I have witnessed answers to my own
prayers

 60 42 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes what happens in my life

 61 43 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes what happens in my life

 62 44 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes what happens in my life

 63 45 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes what happens in my life

 64 46 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes what happens to other
people I know

 65 47 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes what happens to other
people I know

 66 48 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes what happens to other
people I know
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 67 49 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes what happens to other
people I know

 68 50 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes the lives of people
living in poverty in developing countries

 69 51 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes the lives of people
living in poverty in developing countries

 70 52 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes the lives of people
living in poverty in developing countries

 71 53 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
My prayer changes the lives of people
living in poverty in developing countries

 72 54 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes the world

 73 55 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes the world

 74 56 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes the world
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 75 57 Q.8 Please read these statements about Base: All who pray 1073
prayer and indicate how strongly you
agree or disagree with each one
Prayer changes the world

 76 58 Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, Base: All who pray 1073
describe how you usually feel after having
prayed? Please select up to five

 77 58 Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, Base: All who pray 1060
describe how you usually feel after having
prayed? Please select up to five

 78 59 Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, Base: All who pray 1073
describe how you usually feel after having
prayed? Please select up to five

 79 59 Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, Base: All who pray 1060
describe how you usually feel after having
prayed? Please select up to five

 80 60 Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, Base: All who pray 1073
describe how you usually feel after having
prayed? Please select up to five

 81 60 Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, Base: All who pray 1060
describe how you usually feel after having
prayed? Please select up to five

 82 61 Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, Base: All who pray 1073
describe how you usually feel after having
prayed? Please select up to five

 83 61 Q.9 Which of these statements, if any, Base: All who pray 1060
describe how you usually feel after having
prayed? Please select up to five

 84 62 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Summary

 85 63 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying is part of a lifestyle of
communicating with God
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 86 64 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying is part of a lifestyle of
communicating with God

 87 65 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying is part of a lifestyle of
communicating with God

 88 66 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying is part of a lifestyle of
communicating with God

 89 67 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying helps me to express my
spirituality

 90 68 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying helps me to express my
spirituality

 91 69 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying helps me to express my
spirituality

 92 70 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying helps me to express my
spirituality

 93 71 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying helps me to find peace

 94 72 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying helps me to find peace
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 95 73 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying helps me to find peace

 96 74 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying helps me to find peace

 97 75 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
I pray more now than five years ago

 98 76 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
I pray more now than five years ago

 99 77 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
I pray more now than five years ago

 100 78 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
I pray more now than five years ago

 101 79 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying is a time when I step back from
the busyness of our 24/7 ‘always on’
culture

 102 80 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying is a time when I step back from
the busyness of our 24/7 ‘always on’
culture

 103 81 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying is a time when I step back from
the busyness of our 24/7 ‘always on’
culture
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 104 82 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
Praying is a time when I step back from
the busyness of our 24/7 ‘always on’
culture

 105 83 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
I've found it harder in recent years to
make time to pray

 106 84 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
I've found it harder in recent years to
make time to pray

 107 85 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
I've found it harder in recent years to
make time to pray

 108 86 Q.10 How much do you agree or disagree Base: All who pray 1073
with the following statements?
I've found it harder in recent years to
make time to pray

 109 87 Q.11 How often do you pray for people Base: All who pray 1073
living in poverty in developing countries?

 110 88 Q.11 How often do you pray for people Base: All who pray 1073
living in poverty in developing countries?

 111 89 Q.11 How often do you pray for people Base: All who pray 1073
living in poverty in developing countries?

 112 90 Q.11 How often do you pray for people Base: All who pray 1073
living in poverty in developing countries?

 113 91 Q.12 Do you use any of these resources Base: All Christians who pray 788
to help you pray?

 114 92 Q.12 Do you use any of these resources Base: All Christians who pray 788
to help you pray?
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 115 93 Q.12 Do you use any of these resources Base: All Christians who pray 788
to help you pray?

 116 94 Q.12 Do you use any of these resources Base: All Christians who pray 788
to help you pray?

 117 95 Q.13 Have you ever used #PrayFor in a Base: All respondents 2069
post on social media (e.g. Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram etc.) in response to a
tragedy? For example, some people used
#PrayForLondon or #PrayForParis
following terror attacks, or
#PrayForHouston following flooding etc.

 118 96 Q.13 Have you ever used #PrayFor in a Base: All respondents 2069
post on social media (e.g. Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram etc.) in response to a
tragedy? For example, some people used
#PrayForLondon or #PrayForParis
following terror attacks, or
#PrayForHouston following flooding etc.

 119 97 Q.13 Have you ever used #PrayFor in a Base: All respondents 2069
post on social media (e.g. Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram etc.) in response to a
tragedy? For example, some people used
#PrayForLondon or #PrayForParis
following terror attacks, or
#PrayForHouston following flooding etc.

 120 98 Q.13 Have you ever used #PrayFor in a Base: All respondents 2069
post on social media (e.g. Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram etc.) in response to a
tragedy? For example, some people used
#PrayForLondon or #PrayForParis
following terror attacks, or
#PrayForHouston following flooding etc.

 121 99 Q.14 Thinking about when you've used Base: All who have used #PrayFor 113
#PrayFor on social media was it for any of
these reasons?

 122 100 Q.14 Thinking about when you've used Base: All who have used #PrayFor 113
#PrayFor on social media was it for any of
these reasons?
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 123 101 Q.14 Thinking about when you've used Base: All who have used #PrayFor 113
#PrayFor on social media was it for any of
these reasons?

 124 102 Q.14 Thinking about when you've used Base: All who have used #PrayFor 113
#PrayFor on social media was it for any of
these reasons?

 125 103 Gender Base: All respondents 2069

 126 104 Gender Base: All respondents 2069

 127 105 Gender Base: All respondents 2069

 128 106 Gender Base: All respondents 2069

 129 107 Age Base: All respondents 2069

 130 108 Age Base: All respondents 2069

 131 109 Age Base: All respondents 2069

 132 110 Age Base: All respondents 2069

 133 111 Social Grade Base: All respondents 2069

 134 112 Social Grade Base: All respondents 2069

 135 113 Social Grade Base: All respondents 2069

 136 114 Social Grade Base: All respondents 2069

 137 115 GO Region Base: All respondents 2069

 138 116 GO Region Base: All respondents 2069

 139 117 GO Region Base: All respondents 2069

 140 118 GO Region Base: All respondents 2069

 141 119 Have you taken a foreign holiday in the Base: All respondents 2069
last 3 years?

 142 120 Have you taken a foreign holiday in the Base: All respondents 2069
last 3 years?
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 143 121 Have you taken a foreign holiday in the Base: All respondents 2069
last 3 years?

 144 122 Have you taken a foreign holiday in the Base: All respondents 2069
last 3 years?

 145 123 Tenure Base: All respondents 2069

 146 124 Tenure Base: All respondents 2069

 147 125 Tenure Base: All respondents 2069

 148 126 Tenure Base: All respondents 2069

 149 127 What is the highest educational level that Base: All respondents 2069
you have achieved to date?

 150 128 What is the highest educational level that Base: All respondents 2069
you have achieved to date?

 151 129 What is the highest educational level that Base: All respondents 2069
you have achieved to date?

 152 130 What is the highest educational level that Base: All respondents 2069
you have achieved to date?

 153 131 Thinking about your household's food and Base: All respondents 2069
grocery shopping, are you personally
responsible for selecting half or more of
the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?

 154 132 Thinking about your household's food and Base: All respondents 2069
grocery shopping, are you personally
responsible for selecting half or more of
the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?

 155 133 Thinking about your household's food and Base: All respondents 2069
grocery shopping, are you personally
responsible for selecting half or more of
the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?
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 156 134 Thinking about your household's food and Base: All respondents 2069
grocery shopping, are you personally
responsible for selecting half or more of
the items to be bought
from supermarkets and food shops?

 157 135 How many cars are there in your Base: All respondents 2069
household?

 158 136 How many cars are there in your Base: All respondents 2069
household?

 159 137 How many cars are there in your Base: All respondents 2069
household?

 160 138 How many cars are there in your Base: All respondents 2069
household?

 161 139 To which of the following ethnic groups do Base: All respondents 2069
you consider you belong?

 162 140 To which of the following ethnic groups do Base: All respondents 2069
you consider you belong?

 163 141 To which of the following ethnic groups do Base: All respondents 2069
you consider you belong?

 164 142 To which of the following ethnic groups do Base: All respondents 2069
you consider you belong?

 165 143 Which of the following best describes Base: All respondents 2069
where you live?

 166 144 Which of the following best describes Base: All respondents 2069
where you live?

 167 145 Which of the following best describes Base: All respondents 2069
where you live?

 168 146 Which of the following best describes Base: All respondents 2069
where you live?

 169 147 Which of the following best describes your Base: All respondents 2069
current working status?
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 170 148 Which of the following best describes your Base: All respondents 2069
current working status?

 171 149 Which of the following best describes your Base: All respondents 2069
current working status?

 172 150 Which of the following best describes your Base: All respondents 2069
current working status?

 173 151 Do you work in any of the following Base: All respondents who work 1084
occupations?

 174 151 Do you work in any of the following Base: All respondents who work 1192
occupations?

 175 152 Do you work in any of the following Base: All respondents who work 1084
occupations?

 176 152 Do you work in any of the following Base: All respondents who work 1192
occupations?

 177 153 Do you work in any of the following Base: All respondents who work 1084
occupations?

 178 153 Do you work in any of the following Base: All respondents who work 1192
occupations?

 179 154 Do you work in any of the following Base: All respondents who work 1084
occupations?

 180 154 Do you work in any of the following Base: All respondents who work 1192
occupations?

 181 155 Do you have any children aged 18 or Base: All respondents 2069
under? If so, how old are they?

 182 156 Do you have any children aged 18 or Base: All respondents 2069
under? If so, how old are they?

 183 157 Do you have any children aged 18 or Base: All respondents 2069
under? If so, how old are they?

 184 158 Do you have any children aged 18 or Base: All respondents 2069
under? If so, how old are they?
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 185 159 Which of the following ITV regions do you Base: All respondents 2069
live in?

 186 160 Which of the following ITV regions do you Base: All respondents 2069
live in?

 187 161 Which of the following ITV regions do you Base: All respondents 2069
live in?

 188 162 Which of the following ITV regions do you Base: All respondents 2069
live in?

 189 163 Marital Status Base: All respondents 2069

 190 164 Marital Status Base: All respondents 2069

 191 165 Marital Status Base: All respondents 2069

 192 166 Marital Status Base: All respondents 2069

 193 167 Which of the following cities do you live in, Base: All respondents 2069
or nearest to?

 194 167 Which of the following cities do you live in, Base: All respondents 2069
or nearest to?

 195 168 Which of the following cities do you live in, Base: All respondents 2069
or nearest to?

 196 168 Which of the following cities do you live in, Base: All respondents 2069
or nearest to?

 197 169 Which of the following cities do you live in, Base: All respondents 2069
or nearest to?

 198 169 Which of the following cities do you live in, Base: All respondents 2069
or nearest to?

 199 170 Which of the following cities do you live in, Base: All respondents 2069
or nearest to?

 200 170 Which of the following cities do you live in, Base: All respondents 2069
or nearest to?
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 201 171 What is the combined annual income of Base: All respondents 2069
your household, prior to tax being
deducted?

 202 172 What is the combined annual income of Base: All respondents 2069
your household, prior to tax being
deducted?

 203 172 What is the combined annual income of Base: All respondents 2069
your household, prior to tax being
deducted?

 204 173 What is the combined annual income of Base: All respondents 2069
your household, prior to tax being
deducted?

 205 173 What is the combined annual income of Base: All respondents 2069
your household, prior to tax being
deducted?

 206 174 What is the combined annual income of Base: All respondents 2069
your household, prior to tax being
deducted?

 207 174 What is the combined annual income of Base: All respondents 2069
your household, prior to tax being
deducted?

 208 175 Do you have a longstanding physical or Base: All respondents 2069
mental condition or disability that has
lasted or is likely to last 12 months
and which has a substantial adverse
effect on your ability to carry out
day-to-day activities?

 209 176 Do you have a longstanding physical or Base: All respondents 2069
mental condition or disability that has
lasted or is likely to last 12 months
and which has a substantial adverse
effect on your ability to carry out
day-to-day activities?
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 210 177 Do you have a longstanding physical or Base: All respondents 2069
mental condition or disability that has
lasted or is likely to last 12 months
and which has a substantial adverse
effect on your ability to carry out
day-to-day activities?

 211 178 Do you have a longstanding physical or Base: All respondents 2069
mental condition or disability that has
lasted or is likely to last 12 months
and which has a substantial adverse
effect on your ability to carry out
day-to-day activities?

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