Are the British losing their religion?

The British Social Attitudes Survey shows a picture where half of the British public do not regard themselves as belong to a particular religion

The latest British Social Attitudes Survey considers the future of religion in the UK.

It shows that the number of people who do not have a religion has risen to 50% (65% for the 18–24 age group). In 1983 one in three did not have a religion, but by 2010 this has become one in two. Since 1983, the number of people who describe themselves as Anglicans has halved from 40% to 20%.

One in five people say they are Church of England, one in ten say they are Catholic, slightly less than one in five say they belong to another Christian denomination and one in 20 belong to non-Christian religions. Fifty-six percent of those who say they have a religion never attend any services.

Analysis shows that people who are not religious in their youth do not embrace it as they get older. It follows that as the more religious older generations die out they will not be replaced with similar generations of religious older people.

Check out the British Social Attitudes, Religion pdf.

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