influenced you earlier in your life (e.g. when you growing ..... Own reason and judgement. 64. 69. 61 ...... You can nev
YouGov / University of Lancaster Survey Results Sample Size: 4437 GB Adults Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Which, if any, of the following best describes you? A spiritual person A religious person Both spiritual and religious I would not describe myself, or my values and beliefs, as spiritual or religious None of these Don't know Which, if any, of the following would you say currently have an influence on you? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Islam Judaism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these currently influence me Don't know
1
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
15 8 10
14 9 11
15 9 10
22 5 11
12 10 11
15 10 11
19 5 10
48
49
48
51
49
48
13 6
12 5
14 4
9 3
11 6
13 4
39 7 7
47 6 7
39 8 6
38 9 11
48 5 6
5
4
5
4
4 3 2 1 1 44 3
2 4 2 1 1 39 2
6 3 3 2 1 43 2
4 1 2 1 2 43 3
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
11 8 9
19 8 12
11 8 9
16 8 9
16 7 9
14 9 13
15 8 10
14 7 11
16 10 12
16 6 9
16 8 10
12 9 10
13 7 11
9 8 9
11 6 7
13 6 10
20 8 11
15 9 12
48
52
44
48
47
50
46
49
47
44
50
48
47
49
52
55
50
46
47
11 5
15 6
11 7
10 14
13 6
14 4
12 5
12 6
15 7
9 8
12 7
13 5
17 5
12 8
14 8
15 5
12 8
11 5
13 3
40 6 6
36 9 9
38 7 7
40 6 6
33 9 8
31 6 7
40 6 7
48 7 6
41 9 8
37 4 5
37 9 8
41 6 7
42 7 8
35 6 6
35 5 4
36 4 1
36 2 3
35 6 6
44 12 11
42 5 6
4
4
7
3
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
3
4
3
4
5
6
5
3 5 2 1 1 39 2
6 3 3 2 1 41 2
4 2 1 1 1 47 2
5 3 3 2 1 45 4
3 3 2 1 1 43 2
7 3 2 1 1 41 10
6 3 3 2 1 47 5
3 3 2 1 1 47 1
2 4 2 1 1 40 2
5 4 3 2 1 41 3
3 2 2 1 1 49 4
8 7 4 2 1 36 4
3 3 2 1 1 44 4
4 2 3 1 1 41 3
5 3 2 1 1 47 3
2 2 1 1 1 53 1
5 3 1 1 1 50 4
2 2 1 0 1 54 1
4 3 2 1 1 47 4
5 4 4 2 1 36 2
4 3 2 1 1 43 2
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Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample And which, if any, of the following have influenced you earlier in your life (e.g. when you growing up, at school, earlier adulthood etc.)? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism Islam Judaism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these influenced me earlier in my life Don't know
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
59 3 3 3 3
63 3 2 1 4
58 4 2 5 2
66 6 5 4 3
63 3 2 1 4
58 3 2 6 2
64 4 3 3 2
57 5 3 4 3
61 2 2 3 3
52 7 4 6 1
47 4 3 7 3
60 3 2 2 2
71 2 2 1 4
61 4 3 4 4
56 3 2 2 2
53 6 5 6 7
61 4 3 2 3
60 4 2 3 1
56 2 1 4 2
65 2 2 1 1
54 1 1 4 2
56 0 1 2 1
56 3 2 3 3
66 6 5 4 4
60 3 2 3 3
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
2
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
1
1
3
5
3
2 1 1 30 3
2 1 1 29 1
2 2 0 29 2
2 1 1 24 1
2 1 1 28 1
2 2 0 29 2
1 1 1 27 1
3 2 1 31 4
1 1 1 29 2
3 3 1 29 9
3 2 1 36 5
2 1 1 32 1
1 0 1 23 1
2 2 1 27 2
1 1 1 34 4
4 2 1 25 4
2 1 1 29 3
2 2 1 29 3
1 1 1 34 2
1 0 1 28 2
1 1 1 38 4
1 0 0 38 2
1 1 1 35 2
3 1 1 21 2
2 2 1 29 2
21 16 8 8 8 7 7 5
22 16 8 8 9 7 6 5
22 17 9 8 9 8 7 6
21 22 8 11 7 9 8 7
23 15 9 8 9 6 6 5
23 17 8 7 9 7 7 5
20 19 9 11 8 8 8 7
16 15 7 6 7 7 6 5
26 18 8 10 10 7 7 6
19 24 9 6 9 12 7 6
20 13 8 7 9 8 6 5
19 16 7 9 8 6 6 5
25 17 9 10 8 5 7 6
21 18 9 9 9 8 7 6
20 15 7 8 7 6 5 4
25 17 11 8 11 11 8 7
18 17 8 9 7 8 6 5
21 17 8 8 8 6 6 5
22 14 7 8 8 6 7 5
21 16 8 7 7 5 6 6
18 9 2 5 4 3 1 2
16 10 5 6 5 3 4 4
21 16 9 7 9 7 6 4
25 20 11 10 12 10 10 9
21 19 9 10 7 8 7 5
3
3
4
2
3
5
2
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
1 60
0 59
1 58
2 55
1 59
1 57
1 59
1 65
1 55
1 56
1 62
1 61
0 58
1 58
1 62
1 54
1 61
1 60
1 59
1 64
1 68
1 69
1 60
1 53
1 57
15 85
17 83
16 84
16 84
17 83
18 82
15 85
14 86
17 83
14 86
17 83
14 86
17 83
17 83
13 87
22 78
14 86
13 87
16 84
18 82
10 90
8 92
14 86
20 80
17 83
Which, if any, of the following have you experienced/ practised in private in the last month? Please tick all that apply. Prayer Taking regular time to be alone and still the mind Reading a holy book/scripture Feeling a deep connection with nature/the earth Going to places which feel sacred or holy Learning more about religion or spirituality Meditation Reading other religious or spiritual writings Being in contact with ancestors/loved ones who have died Magical practices None of these Do you currently engage in any religious or spiritual practices with other people, for example attending services in a place of worship or elsewhere, or taking part in a more informal group? Yes, I do No, I do not
2
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
25 18 2
12 45 2
12 35 0
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
24 9 9
15 41 0
19 32 3
18 32 4
18 29 7
Which, if any, of the following best describes the group or community that you are involved with? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
18 31 5
17 42 4
20 21 3
14 33 8
14 43 4
21 19 4
22 29 6
19 26 4
17 34 6
21 28 4
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
9
7
10
9
7
9
12
9
9
10
7
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
4 5 8 3 1 2
4 9 2 3 0 3
5 5 13 4 1 2
3 2 6 3 1 0
5 8 3 2 0 2
3 5 13 5 1 3
3 2 8 1 1 1
4 6 13 5 1 3
3 5 5 2 1 1
8 1 7 4 0 2
4 5 20 5 0 3
4
3
4
0
4
5
1
2
5
6
1
4 8
2 6
5 6
12 10
2 6
3 8
5 7
3 6
4 9
1 8
7 9
48 22 18 9 2 1
45 24 20 11 0 1
49 22 17 8 3 2
53 21 10 8 6 1
46 21 21 9 2 1
46 25 17 8 2 2
54 23 15 6 1 1
50 20 19 8 1 2
46 24 17 10 2 1
47 19 26 4 1 2
26 74
18 82
32 68
54 46
22 78
33 67
29 71
31 69
22 78
41 59
13 19 5
24 27 5
14 46 6
20 31 5
15 30 6
21 29 0
27 7 39
9
9
10
7
8
11
7
8
6
9
7
9
9
8
4 5 5 3 1 2
1 8 1 1 1 1
4 6 9 4 1 2
4 4 8 1 1 2
3 12 14 5 1 3
6 4 3 1 0 1
5 4 11 5 1 4
1 6 12 2 2 1
1 0 2 1 0 2
0 9 6 0 2 0
3 8 12 3 0 0
8 2 7 1 1 2
4 5 7 5 1 3
2 6 8 3 0 2
4
4
2
6
2
5
1
6
1
6
6
3
2
5
4 7
2 7
2 6
6 10
3 5
4 6
5 10
5 7
1 12
10 15
2 2
1 12
4 7
4 7
44 25 15 12 3 1
47 22 19 8 1 3
52 22 16 9 2 0
49 23 18 8 1 1
46 21 17 10 3 2
48 21 18 6 3 4
49 25 16 8 1 1
39 18 26 13 3 1
51 21 15 10 2 1
48 27 15 9 0 0
47 13 16 8 12 4
42 20 26 8 2 1
48 23 17 11 1 1
46 25 16 11 1 1
51 22 18 8 1 1
28 72
25 75
20 80
29 71
21 79
25 75
22 78
32 68
32 68
16 84
23 77
18 82
19 81
24 76
33 67
How often, if at all, do you meet with this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] At least once a week At least once a month At least four times a year At least once a year Less than once a year Never Do you ever engage in any religious or spiritual practices with a different religious or spiritual group or community as well? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Yes, I do No, I do not
3
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
15 16 21
0 10 0
14 19 0
14 18 0
8 18 2
11 19 2
Which, if any, of the following best describes this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with another group n=191] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
11 18 2
14 26 1
8 13 2
15 18 0
12 26 1
7 9 4
14 26 0
9 18 2
14 18 2
13 14 0
1 12 0
23 14 5
9 32 0
12 19 0
10 15 5
10 15 0
18 39 0
8 11 0
9 8 1
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
14
8
21
13
17
13
17
13
15
29
5
9
21
11
21
10
13
22
14
0
37
0
4
15
16
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
6 2 11 8 3 4
4 4 7 6 0 5
4 0 14 9 4 7
1 3 9 2 6 0
5 3 5 5 4 3
6 1 15 17 4 9
0 3 10 0 0 0
5 2 11 12 2 6
7 2 11 3 3 2
9 0 0 14 0 0
2 2 24 15 4 13
7 2 11 3 5 1
6 3 2 0 0 0
4 2 12 8 4 4
9 3 7 8 0 4
10 9 8 12 2 6
2 1 2 1 5 0
7 0 11 9 0 14
4 0 22 10 0 0
10 0 0 9 20 0
0 0 50 0 0 0
27 0 24 0 0 0
9 6 3 3 0 12
5 2 6 8 5 1
3 1 11 10 3 4
5
2
4
9
3
6
7
3
7
9
4
5
2
4
5
4
8
3
4
0
0
0
10
8
2
14 4
10 12
13 2
21 3
10 7
7 2
17 6
14 3
13 6
12 0
18 0
9 5
15 11
16 4
8 6
13 3
4 6
14 1
23 6
9 0
2 0
16 0
19 2
17 4
12 5
Yes, there is definitely a God or some 'higher power'
26
28
27
21
28
28
24
21
30
20
21
25
33
25
26
31
25
24
25
27
33
23
22
24
28
Yes, there is probably a God or some 'higher power'
23
25
22
21
25
23
22
21
24
17
22
22
26
22
23
23
21
23
25
20
25
24
21
22
23
16
16
15
15
17
16
16
18
14
20
18
15
12
18
12
15
16
15
16
16
10
17
20
18
13
19
16
19
28
15
18
24
24
14
23
20
21
14
19
19
15
20
18
18
26
16
20
21
20
18
17
14
16
15
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
17
15
15
20
15
18
20
17
11
16
17
16
14
18
Do you believe in a god or some 'higher power'?
No, there is probably NOT a God or some 'higher power' No, there is definitely NOT a God some 'higher power' Don't know
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
And which of these would you say best describes the God or 'higher power' in which you believe? [The following question only went to those who said there was deinitetely/ probably a God n=2182] God A universal Spirit, life force or energy Many spiritual beings and powers I'm not sure, but I believe there is 'something there' Other Don't know
53 16 3 26 0 2
54 18 2 24 0 2
55 14 3 26 0 2
46 26 5 22 0 2
52 18 2 27 0 2
57 12 3 26 0 2
53 19 5 22 0 1
51 18 3 25 1 2
54 15 3 26 0 2
60 16 2 21 0 2
55 10 4 25 1 4
52 19 3 24 1 1
50 18 2 29 0 1
54 18 2 24 0 1
51 15 4 28 1 2
57 17 3 21 0 1
52 18 2 26 1 1
52 14 3 28 0 3
51 16 4 27 0 2
54 19 1 25 1 1
46 12 3 35 0 3
44 17 3 35 0 1
56 12 3 29 0 1
57 18 2 19 0 3
53 19 3 23 1 1
Which, if any, of the following do you rely on for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Please select up to four. Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family Trusted friends Science God or 'higher power' The teachings of my religion Deceased loved ones Great literature and art, past and present The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Religious leaders, local or national None of these Don't know
64 57 53 37 19 14 11 6 6 3 2 4 3
69 60 55 37 20 13 12 6 6 4 2 5 2
61 59 53 36 18 16 11 7 6 3 2 5 1
70 54 47 46 29 13 11 4 9 3 3 3 2
67 59 54 35 18 14 13 8 5 4 2 5 2
59 56 53 35 16 17 11 7 6 3 3 5 2
73 63 54 42 26 13 11 4 7 3 1 3 2
64 53 48 32 27 12 10 4 7 2 2 5 5
65 61 57 41 12 16 13 8 5 4 2 4 2
63 52 59 47 31 13 6 3 10 2 1 4 10
61 51 58 42 24 14 8 4 5 3 2 5 5
65 60 52 35 18 12 11 6 5 2 2 5 2
68 61 47 29 12 18 17 10 5 5 2 3 1
69 59 55 40 23 15 12 5 6 4 2 3 3
59 54 49 32 14 14 10 8 5 2 2 6 4
63 54 52 39 20 17 16 8 8 5 4 4 4
68 59 52 36 21 14 10 7 6 3 1 4 4
63 58 55 38 19 13 10 5 6 2 2 6 3
61 55 54 37 17 14 12 5 4 3 3 4 3
69 58 50 33 20 16 11 7 6 3 2 3 2
54 49 46 26 7 13 10 12 2 1 2 4 4
63 58 55 36 10 9 10 10 3 2 1 4 3
67 61 61 43 21 14 8 5 6 3 2 5 5
74 60 57 44 31 17 13 4 8 4 1 2 1
62 57 48 33 18 15 13 6 5 3 3 5 2
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
And which, if any, of the following do you rely on MOST for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family God or 'higher power' Trusted friends The teachings of my religion Science Deceased loved ones Religious leaders, local or national The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Great literature and art, past and present None of these Don't know
41 22 13 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 5
45 22 12 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 4
38 22 14 7 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 5 3
44 17 11 7 5 1 5 1 0 0 1 3 4
44 22 12 5 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 5 4
37 21 16 7 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 5 3
44 23 12 5 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 4
45 17 12 5 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 5 6
37 26 15 6 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 4
34 13 18 4 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 14
37 18 16 6 3 2 4 1 1 0 0 5 7
42 25 12 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 5 3
46 25 10 6 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 2
44 21 14 5 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 5
37 23 13 6 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 6
39 21 10 8 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 6
44 21 13 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 6
39 24 14 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 4
38 21 15 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 5
45 23 11 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 4
37 24 15 6 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 4 5
40 23 17 3 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 4
38 19 18 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 7
46 18 12 7 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 5
41 25 9 6 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 5 3
At what point do you consider human life to begin? At conception At some point during pregnancy Not until the baby is born Don't know
44 30 17 8
46 29 19 6
47 30 17 6
42 32 18 8
44 29 19 7
49 28 16 7
42 35 15 8
35 34 21 10
53 27 14 7
31 38 18 12
38 36 15 11
46 30 16 8
53 22 19 5
42 32 18 8
48 27 16 9
40 33 17 11
44 30 17 9
43 30 19 8
48 28 16 7
47 31 15 7
60 15 18 7
43 29 19 8
41 33 17 9
41 36 16 7
47 30 17 7
Leaving aside medical emergencies, which of these options do you favour? Increasing the time limit to above 24 weeks Keeping the time limit at 24 weeks Reducing the time limit to below 24 weeks Banning abortions altogether Don't know
6 40 28 7 19
6 42 30 5 17
6 42 28 7 17
5 48 26 4 17
6 40 32 6 17
6 42 26 7 19
5 47 27 5 16
7 42 19 7 24
4 38 37 6 14
9 46 22 6 17
6 37 28 7 22
5 40 30 7 19
5 41 29 7 17
7 43 28 5 17
4 37 28 9 22
8 41 22 8 21
5 40 31 5 19
5 40 29 7 19
7 39 27 8 19
3 44 28 9 16
4 34 28 9 25
4 39 34 6 17
5 39 31 6 20
6 48 26 5 14
6 38 28 9 19
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
In the previous question you said you would like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to below 24 weeks. What would you like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to? [The following question only went to those who said the time limit should be reduced n=1,228] 23 weeks 22 weeks 20 weeks 18 weeks 12 weeks Less than 12 weeks Don't know To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Sex is important for a fulfilled human life Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know The profile of sex in our society is too high Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know
7
1 5 23 28 23 15 6
0 5 27 33 23 8 4
0 6 21 24 24 18 7
3 5 24 25 26 12 6
0 5 29 30 22 10 4
1 5 22 27 24 14 7
1 6 21 27 26 15 5
1 5 29 26 19 13 7
0 5 21 28 26 16 5
1 6 36 22 21 10 3
1 5 18 29 26 14 8
0 5 22 30 23 14 5
0 4 25 26 23 18 5
1 5 26 27 22 13 5
0 4 19 29 25 17 6
0 6 22 30 20 15 8
1 6 24 28 23 13 5
1 6 22 29 26 13 4
0 2 20 24 25 21 7
0 5 31 27 17 12 7
1 4 17 15 22 36 6
0 2 19 39 23 13 5
1 5 26 25 27 12 3
0 8 26 26 21 10 9
1 4 24 26 26 16 4
30 38 68 21 7 2 9 2
31 39 70 20 7 2 9 1
31 38 69 20 6 2 8 1
28 40 68 21 6 5 11 1
30 39 69 21 7 2 9 1
29 38 67 22 6 2 8 2
28 39 67 21 8 3 11 1
39 37 76 15 4 2 6 3
20 39 59 28 9 3 12 2
37 36 73 13 4 3 7 7
34 39 73 17 5 2 7 3
29 38 67 22 8 3 11 1
23 37 60 28 8 3 11 1
32 38 70 20 6 2 8 2
27 37 64 24 7 3 10 3
32 40 72 18 5 2 7 3
27 37 64 23 8 3 11 3
31 36 67 20 8 2 10 2
32 38 70 22 5 2 7 1
27 40 67 23 6 3 9 2
21 34 55 35 5 4 9 1
26 36 62 27 9 1 10 1
31 40 71 17 8 3 11 1
33 40 73 16 6 2 8 2
31 37 68 22 6 3 9 1
28 38 66 22 6 2 8 3
32 38 70 21 6 2 8 1
26 38 64 24 7 2 9 3
28 40 68 19 9 2 11 1
31 38 69 21 5 2 7 1
27 38 65 24 6 3 9 3
28 41 69 20 8 2 10 2
25 36 61 25 8 3 11 3
32 40 72 20 4 1 5 3
21 35 56 20 11 3 14 10
24 37 61 25 8 2 10 3
29 39 68 23 6 2 8 1
34 40 74 20 3 1 4 1
29 40 69 20 7 2 9 2
27 36 63 25 5 2 7 4
27 37 64 21 7 3 10 4
29 39 68 22 5 2 7 3
28 40 68 22 5 2 7 3
28 37 65 23 8 2 10 2
30 37 67 23 6 4 10 1
25 34 59 31 5 2 7 3
28 41 69 23 4 2 6 2
30 39 69 19 8 2 10 3
29 40 69 19 8 2 10 2
29 37 66 25 6 2 8 1
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Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample How guilty, if at all, would you feel if you did one of the following things? Used pornography for sexual stimulation Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Used contraception Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex before marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex outside marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know
8
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
12 14 26 24 40 64 10
13 13 26 25 41 66 8
10 16 26 24 40 64 9
12 17 29 25 39 64 7
13 15 28 25 37 62 10
13 14 27 23 40 63 10
10 14 24 24 44 68 8
7 11 18 23 52 75 7
17 16 33 24 29 53 14
8 14 22 26 43 69 10
7 14 21 20 52 72 7
10 12 22 25 43 68 10
21 16 37 25 25 50 13
12 15 27 24 40 64 9
12 11 23 23 41 64 12
13 13 26 24 39 63 11
10 15 25 24 40 64 11
12 12 24 24 42 66 10
14 13 27 24 41 65 9
12 15 27 22 40 62 11
19 10 29 19 32 51 20
12 14 26 29 35 64 10
10 14 24 23 46 69 6
10 17 27 23 43 66 7
14 12 26 25 40 65 10
3 2 5 9 82 91 4
2 1 3 10 85 95 2
3 2 5 10 82 92 4
4 6 10 6 82 88 2
2 2 4 9 84 93 2
4 2 6 11 79 90 4
2 2 4 6 88 94 3
3 2 5 10 80 90 4
2 2 4 8 85 93 4
3 2 5 7 81 88 7
4 4 8 9 78 87 5
2 2 4 9 85 94 2
2 1 3 10 84 94 4
2 2 4 9 84 93 3
3 2 5 10 80 90 6
4 4 8 9 77 86 6
2 2 4 8 84 92 4
3 1 4 9 84 93 3
3 3 6 10 81 91 3
1 1 2 9 84 93 5
3 2 5 11 75 86 9
2 2 4 9 84 93 4
2 1 3 9 86 95 2
2 2 4 8 87 95 2
4 3 7 10 81 91 3
6 7 13 15 68 83 4
5 8 13 15 69 84 3
6 7 13 15 68 83 4
7 7 14 16 66 82 3
6 8 14 16 67 83 3
8 7 15 14 68 82 4
4 7 11 13 72 85 3
6 6 12 14 69 83 5
6 8 14 15 67 82 4
7 6 13 11 69 80 7
7 6 13 10 71 81 5
5 5 10 13 73 86 3
5 9 14 22 59 81 4
6 7 13 15 69 84 3
6 7 13 14 67 81 5
7 8 15 14 65 79 6
5 7 12 16 67 83 5
6 7 13 13 71 84 3
7 6 13 14 69 83 3
5 7 12 17 66 83 5
4 9 13 14 65 79 8
4 5 9 18 71 89 3
6 5 11 13 73 86 3
6 8 14 12 72 84 2
8 7 15 17 65 82 3
40 16 56 9 28 37 6
42 18 60 9 28 37 3
38 17 55 9 29 38 6
36 21 57 9 30 39 5
42 16 58 10 26 36 5
40 16 56 10 29 39 6
39 21 60 6 29 35 5
33 19 52 9 32 41 7
46 14 60 9 25 34 6
36 13 49 8 32 40 11
40 13 53 8 32 40 7
41 15 56 8 31 39 5
40 22 62 13 20 33 6
40 17 57 8 28 36 6
39 15 54 10 29 39 7
36 18 54 9 29 38 7
40 18 58 10 26 36 7
42 14 56 8 31 39 6
40 16 56 8 30 38 6
37 16 53 11 28 39 8
35 12 47 12 30 42 11
41 18 59 10 27 37 4
39 18 57 7 30 37 6
43 16 59 7 29 36 5
40 17 57 11 27 38 5
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample In Britain today, how appropriate or inappropriate do you think it is if religions do each of the following? Separate men and women in public worship and other religious contexts Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Strongly encourage men and women to dress differently Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Offer men and women different teachings about how to live a good life Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Educate men and women separately Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know
9
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
2 2 4 14 14 62 76 6
1 1 2 12 15 66 81 4
2 3 5 14 14 62 76 5
4 3 7 15 18 57 75 3
1 2 3 12 15 66 81 4
3 3 6 15 13 61 74 6
2 1 3 14 14 65 79 4
3 3 6 14 12 63 75 7
1 2 3 14 16 61 77 5
3 3 6 14 19 49 68 12
3 4 7 19 16 49 65 9
2 1 3 13 12 67 79 4
1 1 2 11 11 73 84 4
2 2 4 14 14 63 77 4
2 2 4 15 13 60 73 8
4 4 8 16 14 55 69 7
1 2 3 12 14 65 79 6
2 2 4 15 12 62 74 7
3 2 5 14 14 63 77 5
1 2 3 17 15 59 74 6
2 1 3 21 10 60 70 6
1 2 3 12 13 68 81 5
3 2 5 12 17 59 76 6
2 3 5 13 16 62 78 4
2 2 4 15 12 64 76 5
5 7 12 23 17 43 60 6
4 9 13 22 16 44 60 5
5 4 9 24 17 45 62 4
4 10 14 22 21 40 61 3
4 10 14 24 16 41 57 5
6 5 11 25 15 44 59 6
3 6 9 21 18 46 64 5
6 7 13 24 15 41 56 6
4 6 10 23 18 44 62 6
3 6 9 19 21 40 61 10
6 5 11 24 19 38 57 7
4 6 10 22 15 48 63 5
5 10 15 26 14 41 55 4
4 7 11 22 18 45 63 4
5 7 12 25 15 40 55 8
6 8 14 22 14 41 55 8
3 7 10 23 17 45 62 5
5 7 12 25 16 40 56 7
5 7 12 22 18 43 61 5
4 5 9 30 17 39 56 5
10 8 18 32 7 35 42 8
4 9 13 20 17 44 61 6
5 6 11 21 20 44 64 5
3 5 8 21 20 47 67 4
5 8 13 26 15 41 56 5
4 7 11 15 15 54 69 6
4 6 10 13 16 57 73 4
4 7 11 16 14 54 68 5
4 12 16 16 17 48 65 2
3 8 11 13 15 56 71 5
4 7 11 16 13 55 68 6
3 7 10 14 16 55 71 4
4 7 11 16 12 54 66 6
3 6 9 13 17 54 71 6
3 6 9 12 22 43 65 12
4 10 14 18 17 44 61 8
4 5 9 15 13 59 72 4
2 6 8 13 12 62 74 4
4 7 11 13 15 56 71 4
3 7 10 16 14 52 66 8
6 9 15 13 14 51 65 7
3 6 9 14 15 57 72 6
3 7 10 13 15 55 70 6
5 7 12 16 14 53 67 5
2 6 8 20 18 48 66 5
3 6 9 19 14 51 65 7
2 5 7 15 14 59 73 5
4 7 11 13 22 48 70 6
4 7 11 12 16 57 73 4
4 8 12 17 12 55 67 5
2 3 5 16 16 58 74 5
2 2 4 15 17 60 77 4
2 3 5 16 16 59 75 4
4 5 9 15 16 58 74 2
1 3 4 17 17 58 75 4
3 3 6 17 14 58 72 5
3 2 5 15 15 61 76 4
3 4 7 15 14 59 73 6
2 2 4 17 17 57 74 5
4 3 7 15 19 49 68 11
3 6 9 19 18 46 64 7
2 2 4 15 14 63 77 3
1 2 3 15 13 66 79 3
2 3 5 16 17 59 76 4
2 3 5 17 14 56 70 7
3 6 9 15 16 54 70 6
2 2 4 17 15 59 74 5
2 3 5 15 15 60 75 6
3 4 7 16 15 57 72 5
1 2 3 20 19 54 73 4
2 1 3 20 15 57 72 5
2 3 5 13 15 64 79 4
3 2 5 16 19 55 74 5
2 3 5 14 18 59 77 3
2 4 6 18 14 57 71 4
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
And do you think that major religions would be better or worse if more women held senior positions (e.g. female bishops, chief rabbis etc.) Better Worse Neither Don't know
43 5 38 14
44 5 40 10
48 4 35 13
60 4 26 10
40 6 42 12
47 5 35 13
53 3 33 12
41 6 38 15
46 3 38 14
46 3 31 20
42 5 38 15
44 4 38 14
43 6 40 12
48 5 35 12
38 4 41 17
48 6 32 14
43 5 39 13
42 3 40 15
44 5 36 14
38 5 42 15
29 7 43 21
36 3 48 12
42 3 40 15
57 4 30 10
42 6 39 13
74
76
78
79
73
75
82
69
80
72
72
76
75
76
73
66
74
79
75
74
70
76
80
79
72
8
10
7
8
10
9
4
10
6
7
8
7
11
8
8
11
8
5
8
9
11
9
6
7
10
Thinking about female religious leaders, which of the following comes closest to your view? Female religious leaders are just as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are not as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are better suited to the role than men Don't know
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
4
1
3
1
4
3
15
12
12
9
15
12
10
18
12
19
17
14
11
13
17
20
14
13
15
13
18
13
12
11
15
49
48
56
55
45
55
53
43
55
49
48
52
47
49
48
46
49
50
50
46
48
48
47
56
47
And do you think more women should or should not lead major religions in this country? More women should lead major religions in this country More women should NOT lead major religions in this country It is for the religions to decide Don't know
10
6
7
4
7
7
6
3
7
4
5
6
5
7
5
6
7
6
3
6
5
9
6
4
5
7
32 14
37 9
27 13
29 10
38 10
26 13
32 13
36 15
28 13
27 19
29 18
30 14
38 8
34 12
29 16
30 17
31 13
33 13
30 13
36 13
28 15
33 13
33 16
30 9
34 12
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Church of England, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
11
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
3 7 10 38 20 9 29 23
3 9 12 42 20 6 26 20
3 7 10 35 23 13 36 19
4 8 12 36 23 11 34 18
3 9 12 44 19 6 25 18
5 6 11 37 21 10 31 21
1 6 7 34 22 14 36 23
4 7 11 39 17 9 26 24
2 7 9 38 22 9 31 22
4 6 10 26 20 13 33 30
5 8 13 32 17 9 26 29
2 7 9 40 21 10 31 21
2 7 9 47 21 7 28 16
3 7 10 37 20 11 31 22
3 7 10 40 19 8 27 23
4 9 13 34 17 10 27 26
3 6 9 38 22 11 33 20
4 7 11 41 18 8 26 22
4 8 12 41 19 8 27 21
1 6 7 31 19 10 29 34
4 5 9 48 16 8 24 19
2 8 10 46 18 6 24 21
4 8 12 30 21 10 31 27
2 7 9 33 23 14 37 21
4 7 11 42 19 8 27 20
2 6 8 27 29 16 45 19
2 7 9 30 31 13 44 17
3 6 9 25 31 20 51 15
2 9 11 21 36 20 56 12
1 8 9 31 30 14 44 16
4 5 9 26 30 18 48 17
1 6 7 20 35 22 57 17
3 7 10 28 27 17 44 19
2 6 8 26 31 16 47 19
3 6 9 21 27 18 45 25
3 7 10 25 25 14 39 26
1 6 7 28 30 18 48 17
1 7 8 29 34 16 50 13
2 7 9 25 31 18 49 18
2 6 8 29 27 14 41 21
3 8 11 24 27 15 42 23
1 6 7 26 32 19 51 17
3 6 9 28 31 15 46 17
3 7 10 30 28 14 42 18
1 7 8 24 23 17 40 29
3 7 10 34 25 13 38 17
2 8 10 31 32 10 42 19
3 6 9 22 31 16 47 23
1 6 7 22 32 22 54 16
2 7 9 30 27 17 44 17
3 10 13 34 17 8 25 27
3 13 16 39 15 6 21 24
3 9 12 32 21 11 32 24
3 15 18 32 21 8 29 22
2 12 14 39 16 7 23 24
4 9 13 32 20 10 30 24
2 11 13 30 18 10 28 28
3 10 13 35 17 8 25 28
3 11 14 34 17 9 26 27
3 14 17 26 18 9 27 31
4 10 14 29 14 7 21 36
2 8 10 36 18 9 27 26
2 11 13 40 18 9 27 19
3 11 14 33 16 8 24 28
3 9 12 35 18 9 27 26
4 11 15 31 15 8 23 32
3 10 13 35 17 10 27 26
3 10 13 36 17 8 25 26
3 11 14 35 18 7 25 25
1 7 8 29 17 9 26 36
3 7 10 38 20 11 31 21
3 11 14 39 16 7 23 25
3 10 13 28 19 7 26 32
3 11 14 32 16 9 25 29
3 11 14 38 17 9 26 23
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Roman Catholic Church, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
12
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
2 4 6 25 20 20 40 28
2 4 6 27 23 16 39 28
3 5 8 24 21 24 45 23
3 6 9 21 22 25 47 23
2 4 6 27 22 17 39 27
3 5 8 25 20 21 41 25
1 4 5 20 22 26 48 27
3 5 8 28 17 20 37 27
2 4 6 23 22 21 43 29
3 5 8 17 18 27 45 30
4 5 9 26 16 15 31 33
1 4 5 27 20 21 41 26
2 3 5 25 23 21 44 25
2 5 7 24 20 22 42 27
2 4 6 27 19 18 37 30
4 7 11 24 18 19 37 28
2 3 5 21 22 21 43 30
2 3 5 27 20 19 39 29
3 6 9 29 17 20 37 25
1 4 5 27 20 21 41 26
3 5 8 33 14 18 32 28
2 3 5 27 21 15 36 33
3 5 8 20 20 21 41 30
2 4 6 21 24 25 49 24
3 5 8 29 18 19 37 26
2 4 6 21 22 25 47 26
2 4 6 21 25 20 45 27
2 4 6 21 22 30 52 21
3 8 11 17 21 33 54 19
1 5 6 21 25 22 47 26
3 4 7 21 22 27 49 23
1 3 4 15 24 33 57 24
3 5 8 23 20 25 45 25
1 3 4 18 24 25 49 28
3 4 7 17 20 29 49 27
3 5 8 22 18 21 39 32
1 4 5 22 22 26 48 24
2 3 5 19 26 26 52 24
2 4 6 19 22 28 50 24
2 4 6 23 21 21 42 29
3 7 10 19 21 24 45 26
2 4 6 17 24 26 50 28
2 2 4 23 21 26 47 27
3 5 8 24 20 24 44 24
1 4 5 20 24 26 50 25
2 5 7 29 19 20 39 26
1 3 4 23 24 17 41 31
2 4 6 17 24 26 50 28
1 4 5 16 25 32 57 21
3 5 8 24 20 24 44 25
2 5 7 24 17 18 35 34
2 4 6 26 18 15 33 35
3 5 8 22 20 22 42 28
2 8 10 20 18 23 41 30
2 4 6 26 17 16 33 34
3 5 8 23 18 21 39 30
2 4 6 19 18 23 41 35
3 5 8 26 15 18 33 33
1 4 5 22 19 19 38 36
3 7 10 19 16 21 37 34
3 6 9 24 12 14 26 41
1 4 5 25 18 20 38 32
2 4 6 23 20 20 40 31
2 5 7 22 16 20 36 35
2 4 6 25 18 17 35 34
3 8 11 23 16 16 32 35
1 4 5 21 18 19 37 37
2 3 5 26 16 19 35 34
3 5 8 27 16 18 34 32
2 6 8 23 18 19 37 31
2 4 6 31 16 18 34 29
1 4 5 25 18 15 33 37
2 6 8 19 18 18 36 37
1 5 6 21 17 21 38 34
3 4 7 27 17 19 36 31
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Would you consider any of the following as a 'family'? A married couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A lone parent and at least one child Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple with children from previous relationships Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
95 1 4
97 1 2
96 1 3
95 2 3
96 1 3
95 2 4
97 1 3
92 2 6
97 1 3
90 2 8
91 2 7
96 1 3
98 0 2
96 1 3
93 1 6
93 2 5
94 1 5
95 0 4
95 2 3
96 1 3
92 2 6
96 0 3
95 0 4
97 1 2
96 2 3
72 22 6
72 25 4
75 20 5
73 22 5
72 23 5
76 19 5
73 22 4
71 22 7
73 22 5
66 24 10
68 24 8
71 24 5
79 17 4
73 23 5
71 21 8
70 23 7
69 24 7
75 20 5
72 22 6
81 15 5
75 17 8
70 25 5
69 25 6
73 24 4
76 19 5
89 6 5
90 7 3
91 6 3
92 6 2
89 7 4
89 7 4
95 3 2
86 8 6
93 4 3
84 7 9
86 7 7
92 4 3
91 7 2
90 7 3
88 5 6
84 9 7
90 5 5
90 6 4
90 6 4
92 5 3
86 9 5
93 3 4
91 5 4
91 6 3
90 7 3
52 40 8
45 49 6
57 36 6
62 32 6
46 47 7
57 36 6
56 37 7
48 43 9
55 38 7
42 46 13
51 40 9
56 38 6
52 41 7
50 43 7
54 37 9
49 41 10
50 42 8
53 39 8
52 40 7
59 36 5
55 35 10
55 40 5
48 44 8
51 43 6
55 38 7
87 7 6
87 9 4
90 5 4
89 8 3
85 10 5
88 7 5
94 3 3
82 10 7
92 4 4
86 6 9
87 6 7
90 6 4
85 10 4
89 7 4
86 7 7
84 9 7
87 7 6
88 6 6
88 8 5
91 6 3
84 9 7
89 5 5
89 6 5
92 5 3
85 9 5
93 2 5
95 2 3
94 3 3
91 5 4
94 2 4
93 4 3
96 1 2
90 4 6
95 1 3
86 5 10
90 4 6
95 1 4
96 2 2
94 3 4
92 2 6
90 4 7
92 2 6
95 1 4
93 3 4
95 3 3
89 5 5
93 3 4
94 2 5
95 3 2
94 2 4
70 22 8
67 27 6
75 18 6
83 13 5
63 29 8
73 20 7
79 16 5
60 30 10
79 14 6
79 10 11
76 15 10
73 21 7
57 35 7
73 21 6
66 24 11
68 22 10
69 22 8
69 21 10
71 22 7
73 22 5
53 34 13
69 23 8
76 17 7
80 16 4
65 28 7
47 44 10
40 52 8
52 40 8
59 33 8
39 52 9
52 40 8
53 38 8
39 51 11
55 37 8
54 32 14
52 38 11
48 44 8
38 54 9
50 43 8
43 45 12
47 43 10
44 45 11
44 45 11
49 43 8
57 38 5
40 48 12
45 46 9
48 42 10
54 40 6
44 47 9
45 46 9
37 56 7
53 40 8
56 37 7
37 54 8
51 41 8
52 40 7
37 53 10
53 39 8
46 42 12
49 41 10
48 44 8
38 53 9
47 46 7
43 45 12
44 45 10
42 48 10
44 46 10
47 44 9
53 42 5
39 48 13
45 47 8
45 47 8
51 43 6
44 47 9
A long-term same-sex couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
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Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Siblings who live together Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
71 20 9
67 27 7
75 18 7
70 22 8
66 26 8
74 18 8
74 19 7
64 26 11
78 15 7
72 16 12
73 16 10
73 20 6
65 26 9
71 21 8
71 19 10
71 20 9
69 22 9
70 20 11
74 19 8
75 19 6
70 20 10
75 19 6
74 18 8
74 21 5
68 22 9
39 48 13
32 58 10
45 44 10
44 43 13
32 56 12
46 43 11
42 44 14
35 51 14
43 45 12
33 52 15
41 46 13
42 46 12
37 50 13
38 50 11
40 45 15
38 46 16
35 53 12
40 47 13
41 46 13
47 41 11
44 42 14
42 46 12
36 51 13
39 52 9
40 47 12
20 66 14
16 75 10
25 63 12
29 53 19
14 74 11
24 62 14
23 60 16
21 64 15
19 68 13
18 65 17
26 59 15
21 65 14
14 75 12
22 65 13
17 68 15
25 60 15
18 67 15
19 67 15
20 68 12
24 65 11
11 77 12
14 74 12
19 68 13
27 59 14
20 68 13
18 68 14
14 76 10
22 66 12
27 54 19
13 76 11
21 66 14
22 62 16
18 67 15
17 70 13
16 67 17
23 62 16
19 68 13
12 76 12
20 67 13
14 71 15
20 65 16
16 69 15
17 69 14
18 70 12
22 68 10
9 78 13
11 76 12
19 68 13
23 63 14
18 70 12
6 12 18 54 16 5 21 7
4 13 17 55 20 4 24 4
6 11 17 56 16 6 22 5
6 18 24 52 14 5 19 4
4 10 14 56 20 5 25 5
6 11 17 55 16 6 22 6
6 14 20 54 15 4 19 6
5 13 18 50 19 5 24 8
6 12 18 58 14 5 19 6
7 12 19 41 18 7 25 15
7 14 21 47 19 4 23 8
6 12 18 57 15 5 20 4
4 11 15 62 14 5 19 4
5 13 18 53 18 5 23 5
6 12 18 55 14 6 20 8
7 9 16 49 18 8 26 9
5 12 17 54 17 4 21 8
5 12 17 56 17 4 21 6
6 14 20 55 14 6 20 5
7 14 21 55 15 5 20 5
5 9 14 60 13 6 19 7
5 13 18 61 13 4 17 5
6 14 20 50 18 4 22 8
6 13 19 52 19 5 24 5
6 13 19 56 16 6 22 5
6 14 20 53 16 6 22 5
4 12 16 50 24 7 31 3
9 15 24 56 12 4 16 4
8 15 23 59 13 3 16 3
3 12 15 51 23 8 31 3
9 15 24 55 11 5 16 5
6 15 21 60 14 3 17 4
6 13 19 52 17 6 23 6
6 14 20 55 15 5 20 4
7 15 22 43 15 7 22 12
8 13 21 54 14 4 18 7
6 12 18 60 14 5 19 3
4 16 20 50 21 7 28 3
6 13 19 54 17 6 23 4
6 15 21 53 14 5 19 6
7 11 18 50 16 9 25 7
6 11 17 56 16 6 22 6
6 16 22 54 15 5 20 4
6 17 23 52 16 5 21 4
9 16 25 53 16 3 19 4
7 13 20 51 16 8 24 5
4 16 20 56 15 5 20 3
6 16 22 53 16 4 20 5
7 12 19 54 17 6 23 4
7 14 21 54 17 6 23 3
Any two or more people who care for each other Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A man with multiple wives Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A woman with multiple husbands Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know For each of the following statements please say whether you think it would generally be good for society, bad for society, or neither good nor bad for society. More women not ever having children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More unmarried couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
14
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Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More single women having children without a male partner Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
2 4 6 30 35 23 58 5
2 2 4 20 42 31 73 3
4 4 8 36 33 18 51 5
3 8 11 41 29 15 44 3
1 2 3 21 38 35 73 3
5 5 10 33 34 18 52 5
1 5 6 38 36 15 51 5
2 4 6 25 36 27 63 6
2 4 6 34 35 20 55 5
4 4 8 27 35 17 52 14
4 5 9 32 33 19 52 7
2 4 6 32 36 22 58 4
1 3 4 26 37 30 67 3
3 4 7 29 37 24 61 4
2 4 6 31 34 22 56 7
2 4 6 31 32 24 56 8
1 3 4 27 38 25 63 6
2 4 6 30 36 24 60 4
3 4 7 32 34 22 56 5
4 5 9 35 34 18 52 5
3 3 6 30 28 30 58 6
2 4 6 30 39 20 59 4
3 5 8 26 38 23 61 6
2 3 5 34 36 21 57 4
3 4 7 29 35 26 61 3
9 15 24 39 15 16 31 6
6 12 18 36 21 21 42 5
13 18 31 41 11 13 24 4
15 21 36 45 9 7 16 3
4 12 16 36 19 24 43 5
12 17 29 41 13 13 26 5
12 19 31 43 11 10 21 5
8 12 20 35 16 22 38 6
9 18 27 43 13 10 23 6
18 19 37 33 8 8 16 13
12 19 31 38 12 10 22 8
8 14 22 44 13 16 29 5
3 12 15 35 21 26 47 4
9 16 25 39 16 15 31 5
8 15 23 39 13 17 30 8
11 14 25 36 13 18 31 9
8 15 23 39 14 17 31 7
8 15 23 41 15 14 29 7
9 17 26 39 15 16 31 5
11 17 28 38 15 14 29 4
6 12 18 36 17 22 39 7
6 14 20 44 15 16 31 5
10 18 28 42 11 12 23 6
13 18 31 40 13 12 25 5
7 14 21 35 17 21 38 5
5 13 18 59 14 4 18 5
3 8 11 61 20 4 24 3
7 15 22 60 10 4 14 3
7 16 23 60 11 3 14 2
2 10 12 59 20 6 26 4
8 13 21 59 10 5 15 4
5 14 19 65 11 2 13 3
6 13 19 57 13 5 18 6
5 12 17 61 14 3 17 5
8 17 25 43 13 5 18 13
7 14 21 56 12 4 16 6
6 12 18 65 11 3 14 3
2 11 13 60 19 5 24 3
5 12 17 59 15 5 20 4
6 13 19 59 12 4 16 6
6 11 17 56 12 7 19 7
5 11 16 59 16 4 20 6
5 14 19 60 13 3 16 5
6 14 20 59 13 4 17 4
7 15 22 57 12 4 16 3
6 10 16 61 14 4 18 6
3 15 18 64 11 3 14 4
6 16 22 55 14 3 17 5
6 12 18 58 15 5 20 4
6 12 18 60 14 5 19 3
7 21 28 43 19 5 24 5
7 21 28 43 22 4 26 3
8 22 30 44 17 6 23 4
7 21 28 45 17 6 23 4
5 20 25 43 23 5 28 4
9 21 30 43 17 6 23 4
7 21 28 44 19 5 24 5
6 20 26 44 18 5 23 6
8 21 29 41 20 5 25 4
9 25 34 43 7 3 10 14
9 22 31 41 17 4 21 7
7 20 27 43 20 7 27 3
4 20 24 44 25 5 30 3
7 21 28 44 19 5 24 5
7 21 28 41 19 6 25 7
7 19 26 40 19 6 25 8
6 18 24 43 22 6 28 6
7 24 31 42 18 5 23 4
8 22 30 44 16 5 21 5
8 22 30 44 20 2 22 4
9 19 28 43 16 6 22 6
5 21 26 43 22 5 27 4
7 27 34 41 16 3 19 5
7 21 28 43 20 5 25 4
7 19 26 43 20 6 26 4
More gay and lesbian couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More people living together without getting married Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More mothers of young children working outside the home Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
15
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Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More people of different races marrying each other Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More couples living 'together apart' Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know In general how welcoming, if at all, would you say most Christian churches in the UK are to the following? married couples with children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know married couples without children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
16
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
16 26 42 43 6 3 9 5
12 28 40 47 7 3 10 3
20 28 48 41 5 3 8 3
19 36 55 37 4 1 5 3
11 25 36 48 8 4 12 3
18 27 45 43 5 3 8 4
18 33 51 39 4 1 5 4
15 27 42 42 6 4 10 6
16 26 42 44 6 3 9 5
24 23 47 35 4 3 7 12
19 27 46 42 4 1 5 7
15 26 41 45 6 4 10 3
11 27 38 45 9 5 14 3
18 28 46 42 5 3 8 4
13 24 37 44 7 4 11 6
18 25 43 40 6 4 10 7
15 26 41 42 7 4 11 6
14 29 43 45 6 2 8 4
16 25 41 45 6 4 10 5
19 27 46 43 4 3 7 4
10 17 27 45 14 8 22 5
11 26 37 48 8 4 12 4
18 26 44 43 5 2 7 5
22 31 53 39 3 2 5 3
14 26 40 45 7 4 11 4
2 5 7 36 30 8 38 18
1 4 5 33 36 9 45 17
3 6 9 39 28 9 37 15
3 9 12 42 24 4 28 17
1 5 6 32 35 10 45 17
4 6 10 39 27 9 36 14
2 6 8 39 30 5 35 19
2 5 7 33 31 9 40 19
2 5 7 40 28 7 35 17
1 5 6 26 23 8 31 35
4 6 10 34 29 8 37 20
3 5 8 40 30 9 39 14
1 5 6 38 33 9 42 15
2 5 7 36 31 8 39 19
3 5 8 37 28 9 37 18
3 5 8 34 27 12 39 18
2 4 6 35 32 8 40 20
3 5 8 34 31 8 39 19
2 6 8 40 27 9 36 16
3 5 8 38 32 6 38 17
3 4 7 36 32 11 43 15
2 4 6 39 32 8 40 15
2 6 8 30 32 6 38 24
2 6 8 37 28 9 37 18
3 6 9 38 29 9 38 15
60 20 80 2 1 3 17
65 20 85 1 0 1 14
61 18 79 3 1 4 17
59 24 83 2 0 2 14
64 21 85 1 0 1 14
59 18 77 4 1 5 18
64 20 84 1 0 1 14
56 21 77 3 1 4 20
65 19 84 1 0 1 15
57 17 74 3 1 4 21
57 19 76 3 1 4 20
59 22 81 2 1 3 17
67 19 86 1 0 1 13
62 20 82 2 0 2 16
58 20 78 2 1 3 19
60 16 76 3 1 4 21
62 19 81 2 0 2 16
60 19 79 1 1 2 19
58 22 80 2 1 3 17
62 22 84 3 1 4 13
57 19 76 3 1 4 20
65 19 84 2 0 2 14
62 20 82 1 1 2 16
63 19 82 2 1 3 15
59 21 80 2 1 3 17
43 33 76 4 1 5 20
48 33 81 3 1 4 15
43 33 76 5 1 6 18
42 36 78 6 0 6 16
47 33 80 3 0 3 17
41 32 73 7 1 8 20
44 34 78 5 1 6 16
39 33 72 5 1 6 22
46 32 78 4 1 5 17
35 34 69 6 2 8 23
38 33 71 6 1 7 22
42 33 75 4 1 5 20
50 31 81 2 0 2 16
43 34 77 4 1 5 18
42 31 73 5 1 6 22
39 31 70 6 1 7 24
46 32 78 3 1 4 18
44 31 75 4 1 5 21
40 35 75 5 1 6 19
42 34 76 7 1 8 15
44 27 71 5 1 6 23
44 35 79 4 1 5 17
44 31 75 5 2 7 19
41 36 77 5 1 6 16
45 32 77 4 1 5 19
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
single people Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
37 37 74 4 2 6 20
42 38 80 3 1 4 16
37 36 73 6 2 8 19
32 44 76 5 1 6 17
41 38 79 3 1 4 17
38 34 72 6 2 8 21
35 40 75 5 2 7 18
33 37 70 5 2 7 23
40 37 77 4 1 5 18
33 35 68 5 3 8 24
28 42 70 5 2 7 24
37 36 73 5 1 6 20
46 35 81 3 1 4 16
38 37 75 5 1 6 19
36 36 72 4 2 6 22
35 32 67 6 2 8 25
40 37 77 3 1 4 19
36 36 72 5 2 7 21
34 41 75 3 1 4 20
36 38 74 9 2 11 16
43 29 72 4 2 6 23
41 39 80 3 1 4 16
37 37 74 5 1 6 20
33 42 75 5 2 7 18
38 36 74 5 1 6 20
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know gay, lesbian and bisexual people Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
12 33 45 25 5 30 25
13 36 49 25 4 29 22
13 31 44 28 6 34 22
8 42 50 27 3 30 19
13 35 48 25 4 29 22
12 30 42 29 6 35 23
9 37 46 26 4 30 24
11 33 44 24 5 29 27
12 33 45 27 5 32 23
10 27 37 30 5 35 28
9 32 41 24 5 29 30
10 35 45 24 6 30 25
16 35 51 26 5 31 18
11 34 45 27 4 31 24
12 32 44 24 6 30 26
12 31 43 23 4 27 30
12 35 47 24 5 29 25
12 34 46 24 6 30 23
11 31 42 27 6 33 25
8 36 44 33 6 39 18
19 27 46 24 6 30 25
11 33 44 28 6 34 20
12 32 44 25 6 31 25
8 35 43 27 5 32 25
13 35 48 25 5 30 22
5 16 21 35 18 53 26
5 18 23 38 13 51 26
6 14 20 35 22 57 23
5 15 20 40 19 59 21
6 19 25 36 11 47 27
6 14 20 34 22 56 25
4 15 19 38 20 58 23
5 14 19 35 19 54 27
5 17 22 35 17 52 26
6 11 17 37 25 62 21
5 12 17 36 22 58 26
5 15 20 35 17 52 28
6 22 28 33 12 45 28
5 16 21 35 19 54 25
5 15 20 34 17 51 28
5 14 19 32 19 51 29
5 16 21 36 17 53 26
6 16 22 33 18 51 28
6 16 22 35 17 52 27
4 16 20 38 24 62 17
7 14 21 34 15 49 30
6 16 22 36 15 51 27
6 14 20 36 21 57 22
3 15 18 37 22 59 23
6 17 23 33 16 49 27
Do you think same-sex couples should or should not be allowed to get married? Should Should NOT Don't know
52 34 14
43 45 12
60 28 12
69 22 9
42 46 12
58 30 12
62 25 13
46 40 14
58 27 14
66 17 17
63 22 14
54 32 14
34 53 13
54 33 13
50 34 16
52 33 15
49 37 15
53 32 15
55 32 14
57 31 11
42 44 14
46 37 17
60 27 13
62 26 11
46 40 13
And do you think same-sex marriage is right or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know
46 34 20
36 46 18
55 27 18
61 21 19
34 47 18
53 29 18
58 24 18
41 41 18
52 27 21
59 17 24
59 22 19
47 33 20
29 54 18
48 33 19
44 35 21
47 35 19
43 37 20
46 33 21
49 32 19
50 32 19
37 44 19
40 40 20
52 27 22
57 26 16
42 40 18
divorced people
17
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Voting intention
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
You said that you think that same sex marriage is righ... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'right' n=663] People should be treated equally whatever their sexual orientation Faithful love is the heart of marriage and it is not exclusive to heterosexual couples Christians should be loving above all else, and it is not loving to exclude gay and lesbian people Families take many forms these days There's nothing unnatural about it There is nothing in the Bible or other scriptures which explicitly prohibits same-sex marriage For another reason Don't know
77
77
74
78
72
75
83
77
78
67
75
77
84
78
76
81
81
71
78
73
84
72
78
81
75
70
67
68
75
69
68
76
65
73
59
67
69
79
71
70
68
72
72
68
69
73
77
68
72
69
65
67
65
66
61
65
72
61
67
45
62
67
73
66
63
65
64
67
63
72
71
65
63
69
60
63 33
63 33
62 34
64 33
61 29
63 32
68 35
54 36
68 32
53 38
60 36
61 31
72 31
64 35
61 31
62 29
65 30
58 35
65 37
63 33
64 34
65 29
68 40
65 37
58 30
23
24
20
26
22
22
28
23
23
28
21
20
28
24
22
22
26
24
20
27
31
24
26
23
21
0 0
4 1
4 1
1 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
1 0
3 0
2 1
0 0
3 0
2 1
9 0
1 1
1 0
2 0
3 1
1 0
3 0
3 0
2 1
1 0
1 0
2 0
[The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'wrong' n=858] Marriage should be between a man and a woman It undermines the traditional family structure of a mother and father
79
80
75
85
79
75
87
79
78
68
66
77
83
82
74
82
82
76
70
90
73
78
81
76
80
63
64
61
46
66
62
59
66
59
48
39
65
68
64
63
58
68
67
52
73
56
66
67
58
65
It is not the best context in which to bring up children
52
54
49
35
54
44
51
56
45
32
35
51
57
52
51
50
53
57
48
39
46
49
55
43
56
Civil partnerships are sufficient It's unnatural It goes against tradition/the way things have always been done Religion/holy scriptures say it is wrong For another reason Don't know
50 43
54 42
50 43
55 25
53 43
45 46
64 41
48 48
54 37
33 34
43 28
51 40
54 49
55 40
44 47
46 43
51 39
49 48
50 43
56 48
39 52
47 42
55 44
58 31
51 47
31
31
28
33
30
24
31
34
27
36
24
32
31
29
33
29
35
31
26
26
39
33
29
22
33
26 2 1
25 3 0
24 2 1
20 0 0
28 3 0
21 1 2
24 2 0
25 3 1
26 1 0
21 12 8
23 3 0
22 2 1
29 1 0
26 2 1
25 2 1
27 3 1
29 3 0
27 1 1
18 1 1
22 4 0
34 0 0
24 1 2
31 6 1
21 2 0
25 3 1
You said that you think that same sex marriage is wrong... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply
18
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Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Do you think the mainstream Christian churches' current opposition to same-sex marriage is right, or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know Euthanasia is the termination of a person’s life, in order to end suffering Do you think British law should be kept as it is, or should it be changed so that people with incurable diseases have the right to ask close friends or relatives to help them commit suicide, without those friends or relatives risking prosecution? The law should be kept as it is The law should be changed to allow assisted suicide in these circumstances Don't know
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
33 44 23
46 34 21
28 54 18
22 56 22
46 31 23
30 50 20
25 55 21
39 40 21
27 48 25
18 56 26
23 52 25
31 45 24
51 31 19
33 46 21
33 42 25
33 45 21
36 41 23
33 41 27
30 47 23
30 52 18
41 39 20
38 37 24
27 50 24
27 54 19
38 38 24
16
17
19
17
18
20
13
18
15
17
18
14
18
19
14
23
16
14
16
18
17
12
15
20
17
70
73
68
73
71
66
75
70
70
63
65
73
73
69
70
61
71
73
70
68
72
75
70
69
70
14
9
14
10
11
14
12
13
15
20
16
13
9
12
16
16
13
13
14
13
11
13
16
11
13
59
66
60
47
65
55
62
52
67
65
47
63
64
65
49
55
70
58
52
51
50
54
61
64
59
55
59
56
40
57
53
59
49
63
59
43
56
65
56
54
49
54
59
55
67
45
62
51
58
55
48 48 46
53 43 44
49 46 45
44 52 54
57 46 46
48 44 47
47 54 49
46 47 46
50 50 47
49 41 38
42 41 38
48 53 49
53 53 55
53 47 45
39 50 49
43 48 47
57 49 43
41 49 50
43 49 50
54 41 39
38 47 52
46 53 49
44 49 49
55 45 39
48 49 51
43
47
44
22
46
44
39
40
47
41
30
44
56
47
38
35
48
49
41
37
44
40
44
43
45
3 3
3 2
3 3
2 5
4 1
3 2
3 3
4 2
2 4
13 6
4 6
1 1
1 1
3 2
3 5
1 3
5 2
3 5
2 2
6 4
3 0
1 2
4 4
3 1
2 4
You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be kept as it is. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be kept as it is n=790] Vulnerable people could be, or feel, pressured to die It places too much of a burden on the person or people who help someone to die You can never build in enough safeguards Human life is sacred Death should take its natural course No-one can ever be certain that they really want to die, but the decision is irreversible Other Don't know
19
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Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be changed to allow assisted suicide in some circumstances. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be changed =3044] An individual has the right to choose when and how to die It is preferable to drawn-out suffering Those assisting suicide should not fear prosecution It's happening anyway and regulation would improve safety and delivery The national health and welfare systems cannot provide decent end of life care Other Don't know
20
4437 4437 %
Con
Lab
2010 Vote
Lib Con Dem
Lab
Gender
Age
Social Grade
Region
Education
Lib FeLon- Rest of Midlands / ScotA Male 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE North None GCSE Degree Other Wales Dem male don South land level
1154 1453 382 1395 1125 973 2156 2281 537 1131 1517 1251 2529 1908 568 1065 1504 332 1334 1163 981 2170 2267 412 1180 1715 1130 2839 1598 953 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
1442 1338 %
950 833 %
1092 386 998 315 % %
345 271 %
581 544 %
707 636 %
1186 1414 %
1434 1409 %
80
82
83
82
81
83
81
85
80
84
83
79
85
82
81
84
86
84
81
80
80
77
85
85
83
77
78
75
78
79
73
81
77
76
73
73
76
81
77
76
79
77
77
74
76
72
77
77
79
76
76
79
72
80
80
73
79
74
78
72
69
77
82
75
78
77
77
78
76
69
77
77
79
77
75
51
52
49
57
51
48
56
51
50
52
46
52
53
50
51
55
51
50
52
42
46
52
50
53
50
35
36
35
27
40
34
34
35
36
31
29
35
43
34
38
38
36
38
32
34
42
36
33
32
38
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 0
1 1
1 1
2 0
2 1
1 0
4 3
2 1
1 0
1 0
1 1
1 0
2 1
2 1
1 0
2 1
2 0
0 1
0 1
1 1
2 0
2 1
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Which, if any, of the following best describes you? A spiritual person A religious person Both spiritual and religious I would not describe myself, or my values and beliefs, as spiritual or religious None of these Don't know Which, if any, of the following would you say currently have an influence on you? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Islam Judaism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these currently influence me Don't know
21
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
8 14 15
17 16 20
21 22 27
15 11 15
18 20 28
12 38 32
10 19 34
49 9 18
10 3 10
100 0 0
0 100 0
0 0 100
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
15 8 10
13 0 1
15 10 13
15 18 17
48
64
47
35
45
33
19
39
23
10
20
16
26
0
0
0
100
0
0
13 6
19 3
9 5
9 7
13 5
8 6
3 9
13 7
8 3
2 6
15 2
3 6
16 34
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
100 0
0 100
39 7 7
15 10 8
61 4 6
66 4 5
56 3 1
64 4 7
81 0 5
8 8 4
9 7 13
6 6 3
10 14 10
50 9 11
16 3 4
48 11 22
72 2 4
72 5 9
28 7 3
23 5 5
39 5 2
5
6
4
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
30
6
19
1
5
2
2
4
4 3 2 1 1 44 3
2 2 2 1 1 69 2
2 2 1 1 0 34 2
2 1 1 1 0 28 0
1 0 0 0 0 39 2
4 0 3 2 1 30 0
0 2 4 0 1 11 4
2 78 1 1 1 18 1
3 0 90 3 2 8 1
92 1 1 0 2 4 2
2 3 12 85 0 11 2
2 2 4 1 11 13 1
3 2 1 1 2 35 36
5 4 5 2 3 23 2
12 6 4 2 1 7 0
10 6 5 2 2 6 3
2 2 1 1 1 62 1
2 3 2 1 1 66 2
4 3 1 1 0 21 30
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample And which, if any, of the following have influenced you earlier in your life (e.g. when you growing up, at school, earlier adulthood etc.)? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism Islam Judaism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these influenced me earlier in my life Don't know
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
79 4 3 0 1
73 0 3 0 0
77 2 3 1 0
79 11 9 0 0
13 4 0 1 86
17 9 8 3 0
16 6 1 82 0
25 2 11 9 3
77 8 7 4 2
26 2 2 1 2
70 7 6 4 3
70 4 1 13 2
73 6 4 7 4
56 2 2 1 2
40 1 2 1 3
51 4 3 3 2
59 3 3 3 3
47 4 3 2 2
3
4
2
2
2
1
5
1
5
1
4
12
1
9
2
3
2
2
4
2 1 1 30 3
1 1 1 46 1
1 1 0 23 1
0 1 0 16 1
0 1 0 23 1
2 0 0 16 3
2 0 6 13 0
1 1 0 7 0
77 4 3 6 6
2 1 0 8 3
18 76 0 15 0
2 2 6 12 2
2 1 2 28 36
3 2 1 17 2
3 3 0 8 1
4 3 2 9 2
1 1 1 38 1
1 1 1 52 2
2 1 0 11 29
21 16 8 8 8 7 7 5
3 13 1 7 2 4 5 2
26 18 8 9 10 7 6 5
39 19 9 7 16 6 7 7
26 14 13 5 6 7 4 9
37 18 12 9 10 8 5 5
68 25 55 16 23 31 16 32
32 21 14 9 13 16 9 5
45 19 10 11 21 19 19 10
72 16 49 12 19 35 10 22
44 27 20 21 38 26 22 18
46 33 28 26 15 33 27 24
11 11 1 6 6 3 2 4
28 35 11 25 13 16 18 12
62 15 25 6 24 14 5 12
63 33 31 15 25 21 15 18
8 10 2 4 3 3 3 1
5 6 1 2 2 1 2 1
20 12 4 6 6 3 5 2
3
2
4
4
1
3
2
2
3
3
4
11
5
7
3
8
1
0
3
1 60
1 77
1 55
1 42
0 62
0 46
0 24
0 45
8 29
3 11
0 34
9 27
1 72
2 30
1 20
2 14
0 78
0 85
1 64
15 85
2 98
15 85
32 68
27 73
23 77
60 40
40 60
40 60
54 46
53 47
38 62
9 91
19 81
52 48
52 48
4 96
3 97
16 84
73 2 1 1 1
Which, if any, of the following have you experienced/ practised in private in the last month? Please tick all that apply. Prayer Taking regular time to be alone and still the mind Reading a holy book/scripture Feeling a deep connection with nature/the earth Going to places which feel sacred or holy Learning more about religion or spirituality Meditation Reading other religious or spiritual writings Being in contact with ancestors/loved ones who have died Magical practices None of these Do you currently engage in any religious or spiritual practices with other people, for example attending services in a place of worship or elsewhere, or taking part in a more informal group? Yes, I do No, I do not
22
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
2 78 3
87 8 0
0 7 75
0 23 6
2 12 3
0 1 0
0 0 0
4 0 0
0 0 0
1 7 2
13 0 5
15 22 3
23 35 3
17 30 7
15 30 9
34 31 0
9 40 0
Which, if any, of the following best describes the group or community that you are involved with? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
18 31 5
14 7 0
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
9
13
2
1
8
66
54
0
2
0
0
8
0
10
7
9
7
2
13
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
4 5 8 3 1 2
2 7 6 0 5 0
3 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 0 0
18 3 1 0 0 0
0 93 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 93 0 2
0 0 94 0 0 0
0 0 4 0 0 96
28 0 0 2 0 0
0 9 2 5 2 0
7 3 5 3 3 2
3 4 14 4 0 2
4 5 8 2 0 3
3 11 4 3 1 0
0 11 0 0 2 4
0 9 5 5 0 1
4
24
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
16
0
13
0
2
2
5
0
4 8
12 11
4 6
0 2
0 10
3 0
0 8
0 2
1 2
1 2
0 0
6 30
12 51
3 11
0 5
5 7
9 6
2 8
4 14
48 22 18 9 2 1
28 18 34 16 4 0
43 24 18 11 2 2
52 23 18 7 0 0
46 29 22 3 0 0
57 13 10 19 0 0
75 16 5 0 2 2
26 26 38 10 0 0
27 19 34 11 9 0
65 16 14 1 3 2
40 38 14 3 4 0
69 13 8 8 2 0
44 17 11 24 0 4
43 17 28 11 1 0
55 20 11 10 3 1
56 28 11 4 1 1
30 19 27 17 5 2
37 27 20 10 0 6
22 25 36 12 1 4
26 74
37 63
20 80
24 76
22 78
41 59
37 63
10 90
47 53
34 66
29 71
18 82
9 91
32 68
26 74
30 70
14 86
0 100
18 82
How often, if at all, do you meet with this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] At least once a week At least once a month At least four times a year At least once a year Less than once a year Never Do you ever engage in any religious or spiritual practices with a different religious or spiritual group or community as well? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Yes, I do No, I do not
23
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
14 33 0
28 47 0
0 33 0
0 0 0
3 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 26 6
0 0 0
12 11 1
10 11 5
14 26 0
0 13 0
0 0 0
15 27 0
Which, if any, of the following best describes this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with another group n=191] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
11 18 2
0 24 0
16 12 0
28 22 8
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
14
32
32
0
0
0
26
0
0
1
0
0
0
14
12
13
12
0
38
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
6 2 11 8 3 4
0 0 8 18 2 0
5 1 2 0 4 2
5 4 0 0 0 8
18 0 0 0 36 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
9 0 2 0 0 9
32 46 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 75 0 3
6 0 88 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 74
19 0 0 9 4 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
7 6 9 10 1 2
8 1 24 7 0 7
4 1 5 9 3 3
8 0 6 0 23 11
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 7 0 0
5
12
7
9
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
5
0
11
4
3
4
0
0
14 4
4 0
11 9
17 0
0 0
16 8
21 0
9 13
10 0
4 2
26 0
8 24
100 0
12 5
6 7
20 2
23 0
0 0
0 13
Yes, there is definitely a God or some 'higher power'
26
5
31
42
39
46
71
36
61
87
56
57
18
37
67
74
9
12
26
Yes, there is probably a God or some 'higher power'
23
11
33
31
36
26
24
24
28
7
20
18
18
33
28
18
22
14
21
16
24
13
9
9
6
3
17
2
1
8
9
8
9
0
4
25
12
8
19
42
5
4
7
4
2
11
3
0
7
4
12
6
0
1
29
31
2
17
17
17
14
9
19
0
12
7
5
10
12
45
15
4
3
16
30
44
Do you believe in a god or some 'higher power'?
No, there is probably NOT a God or some 'higher power' No, there is definitely NOT a God some 'higher power' Don't know
24
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
And which of these would you say best describes the God or 'higher power' in which you believe? [The following question only went to those who said there was deinitetely/ probably a God n=2182] God A universal Spirit, life force or energy Many spiritual beings and powers I'm not sure, but I believe there is 'something there' Other Don't know
53 16 3 26 0 2
22 20 5 47 1 4
51 17 2 28 1 1
73 8 2 16 0 2
40 29 0 29 0 2
67 11 1 19 0 2
81 7 1 10 0 0
55 19 0 26 0 0
39 26 12 19 0 3
89 6 1 3 0 0
70 24 0 6 0 0
50 26 8 16 0 0
50 19 5 17 2 8
37 33 5 23 0 1
77 7 2 12 1 0
72 14 3 10 1 1
41 14 2 40 0 2
42 11 1 40 1 5
55 6 2 32 0 4
Which, if any, of the following do you rely on for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Please select up to four. Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family Trusted friends Science God or 'higher power' The teachings of my religion Deceased loved ones Great literature and art, past and present The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Religious leaders, local or national None of these Don't know
64 57 53 37 19 14 11 6 6 3 2 4 3
74 63 54 46 30 2 0 3 7 0 0 6 2
64 60 56 35 12 16 12 10 6 3 2 4 2
57 54 53 31 16 21 24 5 4 6 4 4 4
61 57 47 27 13 20 23 10 4 4 2 1 1
54 53 48 39 15 27 23 10 4 6 1 0 2
50 41 51 21 8 59 39 7 5 19 1 2 2
64 52 59 38 16 16 24 12 4 9 6 2 1
55 40 57 26 19 36 24 6 6 5 5 2 6
38 28 47 17 11 59 58 2 6 13 14 0 2
49 46 47 22 24 34 41 2 10 14 12 3 3
69 65 36 25 20 43 22 10 6 11 6 2 1
34 29 36 21 12 14 4 5 4 1 0 4 33
73 72 51 38 16 22 12 11 10 5 1 1 2
51 41 50 26 11 42 37 7 5 9 10 1 1
52 49 48 29 11 47 36 10 5 13 8 1 2
71 61 57 42 25 4 4 5 6 0 0 4 1
57 46 47 32 18 5 3 4 3 0 0 17 4
50 46 46 28 11 9 12 4 5 2 1 1 28
25
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
And which, if any, of the following do you rely on MOST for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family God or 'higher power' Trusted friends The teachings of my religion Science Deceased loved ones Religious leaders, local or national The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Great literature and art, past and present None of these Don't know
41 22 13 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 5
50 21 12 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 3
41 25 14 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 3
34 19 18 6 3 6 2 1 0 0 1 4 6
35 23 13 8 1 10 2 1 2 0 0 1 4
32 22 11 11 6 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 6
11 20 13 33 1 4 0 2 0 4 0 2 10
35 25 15 3 4 5 2 0 2 2 0 2 6
28 14 20 14 4 5 3 0 2 0 1 2 8
15 10 8 34 4 20 1 0 2 2 0 0 4
35 6 19 10 2 3 2 0 2 11 0 3 7
34 22 9 23 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 4
18 14 10 10 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 36
38 33 10 7 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
28 14 13 19 5 10 2 0 2 0 0 1 4
24 22 11 20 2 9 1 2 1 2 1 1 5
50 20 15 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 3
38 20 12 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 17 6
25 20 13 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 33
At what point do you consider human life to begin? At conception At some point during pregnancy Not until the baby is born Don't know
44 30 17 8
34 36 21 8
50 27 16 7
60 21 13 6
57 31 9 4
45 27 20 8
60 16 14 10
43 29 21 7
54 30 10 6
50 33 6 11
44 33 10 13
46 27 17 9
35 25 8 32
54 28 11 7
59 23 13 5
61 24 10 4
38 35 21 7
38 30 22 11
41 19 8 32
Leaving aside medical emergencies, which of these options do you favour? Increasing the time limit to above 24 weeks Keeping the time limit at 24 weeks Reducing the time limit to below 24 weeks Banning abortions altogether Don't know
6 40 28 7 19
6 46 26 3 18
5 41 32 5 17
6 30 33 14 16
3 44 24 12 16
3 47 23 6 22
4 26 36 19 15
5 44 30 2 18
11 35 14 10 31
13 17 16 31 24
8 26 21 6 39
7 31 31 21 10
4 24 17 8 47
5 37 35 7 16
8 32 29 14 16
7 31 32 15 15
5 47 27 4 17
6 37 24 6 27
5 27 20 10 39
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
In the previous question you said you would like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to below 24 weeks. What would you like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to? [The following question only went to those who said the time limit should be reduced n=1,228] 23 weeks 22 weeks 20 weeks 18 weeks 12 weeks Less than 12 weeks Don't know To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Sex is important for a fulfilled human life Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know The profile of sex in our society is too high Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know
27
1 5 23 28 23 15 6
0 6 22 30 25 12 5
1 5 24 28 24 15 5
0 2 21 27 18 22 10
0 0 34 21 22 18 5
0 4 18 24 35 12 7
0 10 32 34 1 24 0
3 3 29 18 26 19 3
0 11 20 8 33 13 15
0 5 13 9 44 27 2
0 0 21 53 18 8 0
0 5 22 26 27 10 10
0 5 37 30 9 15 5
0 4 21 30 26 15 5
1 2 30 30 14 19 5
1 4 22 18 32 16 6
0 5 23 29 23 14 6
1 7 23 30 21 15 3
0 3 31 20 22 17 7
30 38 68 21 7 2 9 2
33 37 70 19 7 3 10 1
27 39 66 24 7 2 9 1
34 39 73 18 5 2 7 1
21 40 61 27 6 4 10 2
14 42 56 32 6 5 11 0
18 41 59 19 13 9 22 0
33 40 73 19 7 1 8 1
51 24 75 17 3 1 4 4
52 25 77 14 3 2 5 4
30 44 74 15 4 2 6 6
22 38 60 26 10 3 13 2
23 29 52 24 3 3 6 18
30 36 66 23 8 2 10 1
32 41 73 19 7 2 9 1
28 36 64 24 8 4 12 1
30 39 69 21 7 2 9 1
33 34 67 23 5 4 9 2
20 35 55 21 5 1 6 18
28 38 66 22 6 2 8 3
24 37 61 24 9 2 11 3
28 42 70 22 5 1 6 1
36 38 74 19 4 2 6 1
25 28 53 27 12 8 20 1
31 43 74 20 6 0 6 0
43 36 79 18 1 2 3 0
38 35 73 20 4 2 6 1
34 40 74 14 3 0 3 9
42 39 81 10 2 1 3 5
43 31 74 20 0 0 0 6
41 31 72 18 3 5 8 2
20 25 45 29 4 4 8 18
36 37 73 19 5 1 6 2
37 41 78 16 3 2 5 1
37 39 76 16 4 3 7 2
25 41 66 24 8 2 10 1
23 32 55 32 7 2 9 3
25 32 57 19 5 2 7 18
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample How guilty, if at all, would you feel if you did one of the following things? Used pornography for sexual stimulation Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Used contraception Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex before marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex outside marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know
28
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
12 14 26 24 40 64 10
5 10 15 22 56 78 8
14 16 30 26 32 58 11
15 15 30 26 38 64 6
22 14 36 26 27 53 11
15 12 27 34 28 62 11
46 23 69 11 16 27 4
15 16 31 23 38 61 8
15 11 26 21 37 58 16
30 24 54 18 14 32 13
16 16 32 10 43 53 16
17 17 34 26 31 57 9
15 9 24 20 29 49 28
11 15 26 25 39 64 10
28 23 51 18 24 42 8
25 20 45 22 22 44 11
8 11 19 25 47 72 8
8 9 17 23 48 71 12
12 12 24 20 25 45 31
3 2 5 9 82 91 4
2 1 3 5 90 95 3
2 1 3 10 83 93 3
5 4 9 15 74 89 1
4 0 4 8 84 92 4
1 4 5 10 83 93 2
4 3 7 11 77 88 5
2 1 3 10 85 95 2
2 7 9 17 64 81 11
12 11 23 19 48 67 11
4 3 7 15 65 80 13
2 2 4 5 87 92 4
3 5 8 16 55 71 21
2 1 3 10 84 94 3
6 8 14 11 73 84 3
4 4 8 12 74 86 5
2 1 3 7 88 95 2
3 2 5 11 79 90 5
3 1 4 10 66 76 20
6 7 13 15 68 83 4
3 2 5 8 84 92 3
5 7 12 19 66 85 3
6 13 19 18 62 80 1
8 4 12 24 57 81 7
6 18 24 17 57 74 2
27 23 50 20 28 48 2
8 4 12 24 63 87 2
13 13 26 20 40 60 14
42 20 62 14 13 27 11
22 13 35 15 41 56 9
14 13 27 12 58 70 3
9 7 16 16 45 61 23
6 9 15 15 67 82 3
16 16 32 22 43 65 3
16 15 31 19 46 65 4
3 4 7 12 79 91 2
4 4 8 14 72 86 6
3 6 9 17 52 69 21
40 16 56 9 28 37 6
33 15 48 8 38 46 6
42 18 60 10 25 35 5
44 13 57 10 29 39 3
43 23 66 10 19 29 5
48 15 63 11 21 32 4
68 20 88 1 8 9 3
44 28 72 7 18 25 3
45 15 60 9 16 25 15
58 11 69 8 11 19 12
48 15 63 11 17 28 8
51 20 71 5 18 23 6
34 11 45 11 18 29 26
44 17 61 7 27 34 5
56 15 71 8 17 25 4
49 17 66 9 19 28 6
37 17 54 10 32 42 5
32 15 47 9 34 43 9
34 12 46 12 19 31 23
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 PANEL DEMOGRAPHIC: RELIGION
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample In Britain today, how appropriate or inappropriate do you think it is if religions do each of the following? Separate men and women in public worship and other religious contexts Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Strongly encourage men and women to dress differently Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Offer men and women different teachings about how to live a good life Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Educate men and women separately Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know
29
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
2 2 4 14 14 62 76 6
1 1 2 14 13 65 78 6
1 1 2 11 15 68 83 3
3 1 4 11 13 67 80 4
0 4 4 14 14 63 77 4
0 3 3 19 19 55 74 4
2 7 9 9 15 62 77 5
4 14 18 28 17 33 50 3
7 7 14 23 13 43 56 7
29 21 50 25 8 7 15 9
6 11 17 20 11 38 49 14
2 1 3 10 9 72 81 6
3 4 7 26 8 30 38 29
2 2 4 13 15 64 79 5
7 7 14 14 14 54 68 4
4 5 9 12 13 61 74 4
1 1 2 14 14 67 81 3
2 1 3 17 14 55 69 10
3 3 6 13 8 48 56 25
5 7 12 23 17 43 60 6
2 3 5 21 18 51 69 5
4 9 13 26 17 40 57 4
8 8 16 19 18 44 62 3
6 5 11 31 15 39 54 4
3 8 11 34 16 35 51 4
7 12 19 20 18 37 55 6
7 14 21 26 13 36 49 4
15 9 24 26 15 27 42 9
31 23 54 21 9 8 17 8
4 11 15 25 21 32 53 8
6 9 15 22 11 46 57 6
5 6 11 28 7 23 30 31
4 7 11 23 17 43 60 5
8 11 19 26 18 35 53 2
9 11 20 20 14 41 55 5
3 6 9 22 18 47 65 3
4 5 9 30 14 38 52 9
5 9 14 20 8 30 38 28
4 7 11 15 15 54 69 6
2 4 6 14 15 59 74 5
3 7 10 14 17 55 72 4
6 10 16 12 14 53 67 5
1 11 12 22 10 52 62 3
1 6 7 21 14 55 69 3
2 16 18 16 22 43 65 2
8 6 14 14 14 54 68 4
12 10 22 10 16 45 61 8
18 19 37 21 10 24 34 8
4 7 11 6 20 50 70 13
5 6 11 13 10 59 69 7
4 8 12 22 10 26 36 31
5 8 13 14 16 53 69 4
5 11 16 15 15 51 66 3
5 10 15 14 12 54 66 5
2 6 8 14 16 58 74 4
5 4 9 21 12 49 61 9
5 6 11 12 12 39 51 27
2 3 5 16 16 58 74 5
1 2 3 15 15 63 78 5
1 2 3 15 18 60 78 3
4 3 7 16 16 58 74 3
1 2 3 21 17 56 73 2
1 6 7 22 18 49 67 4
6 7 13 20 17 46 63 5
4 8 12 20 18 46 64 5
10 5 15 15 19 42 61 8
25 19 44 26 10 13 23 8
3 0 3 18 17 50 67 13
1 5 6 18 7 64 71 5
3 7 10 21 10 31 41 28
3 2 5 15 19 57 76 4
6 7 13 19 16 49 65 2
4 8 12 20 11 53 64 4
1 2 3 15 16 63 79 3
3 3 6 19 15 52 67 8
4 2 6 14 10 44 54 26
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
And do you think that major religions would be better or worse if more women held senior positions (e.g. female bishops, chief rabbis etc.) Better Worse Neither Don't know
43 5 38 14
46 2 39 13
43 5 40 12
43 10 34 13
40 3 44 13
50 6 29 14
41 7 41 11
45 11 33 11
57 2 27 14
35 18 26 22
47 6 33 14
40 11 39 10
27 7 26 40
55 3 35 7
41 12 37 9
43 10 34 13
44 3 40 12
37 4 40 20
29 4 27 41
74
81
79
61
79
77
82
69
65
42
76
65
40
81
68
69
80
66
54
8
3
8
18
8
12
13
15
10
33
7
18
9
7
20
15
6
6
6
Thinking about female religious leaders, which of the following comes closest to your view? Female religious leaders are just as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are not as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are better suited to the role than men Don't know
3
3
2
4
7
1
0
1
3
3
0
6
5
3
1
4
3
2
5
15
14
11
17
6
10
5
15
22
23
17
11
46
9
11
12
12
26
35
49
52
52
41
40
57
44
45
54
34
52
38
28
57
46
48
50
42
35
And do you think more women should or should not lead major religions in this country? More women should lead major religions in this country More women should NOT lead major religions in this country It is for the religions to decide Don't know
30
6
1
6
12
6
11
8
4
3
19
3
13
10
4
14
13
4
4
4
32 14
31 16
33 9
34 13
44 9
24 8
42 6
45 6
22 20
35 12
20 24
39 10
19 43
28 10
33 7
29 10
34 12
32 23
28 34
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 PANEL DEMOGRAPHIC: RELIGION
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Church of England, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
31
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
3 7 10 38 20 9 29 23
1 2 3 29 22 16 38 30
4 11 15 49 20 5 25 12
5 8 13 42 15 6 21 24
1 9 10 39 23 7 30 21
4 9 13 47 22 5 27 13
4 15 19 41 27 3 30 9
2 4 6 35 11 12 23 36
10 4 14 28 12 7 19 40
18 10 28 29 8 4 12 31
11 5 16 27 17 3 20 36
1 5 6 36 28 8 36 23
3 5 8 34 7 9 16 41
3 4 7 36 27 12 39 17
10 18 28 37 15 4 19 17
8 14 22 37 22 5 27 14
1 5 6 39 20 11 31 24
4 4 8 42 14 10 24 26
2 5 7 36 11 3 14 43
2 6 8 27 29 16 45 19
1 2 3 22 28 24 52 23
2 9 11 31 36 11 47 11
3 9 12 32 24 11 35 20
1 6 7 28 27 17 44 20
0 10 10 27 32 16 48 14
5 11 16 23 35 12 47 14
2 2 4 27 22 17 39 30
6 12 18 21 20 8 28 33
13 13 26 29 10 5 15 30
9 5 14 23 15 13 28 35
1 6 7 27 35 14 49 17
4 5 9 28 13 13 26 37
2 5 7 23 39 18 57 14
5 18 23 26 25 9 34 17
5 13 18 27 30 13 43 13
1 5 6 27 30 19 49 19
3 4 7 32 22 17 39 21
2 5 7 23 22 9 31 40
3 10 13 34 17 8 25 27
1 5 6 29 18 12 30 36
4 16 20 40 18 6 24 16
5 11 16 34 15 7 22 28
1 9 10 34 23 8 31 25
2 13 15 44 12 6 18 23
1 18 19 31 25 7 32 19
1 1 2 33 13 11 24 41
7 11 18 25 17 7 24 34
12 12 24 30 9 6 15 31
9 2 11 33 9 5 14 41
1 10 11 38 20 5 25 26
2 6 8 35 9 6 15 43
4 9 13 33 21 10 31 23
7 24 31 29 14 5 19 22
7 18 25 35 16 9 25 15
1 8 9 35 18 8 26 29
4 5 9 37 14 10 24 29
1 8 9 33 9 3 12 45
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Roman Catholic Church, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
32
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
2 4 6 25 20 20 40 28
1 2 3 20 17 29 46 31
2 3 5 25 25 15 40 29
7 16 23 40 19 11 30 7
3 4 7 33 17 21 38 22
4 4 8 34 19 15 34 24
3 10 13 19 28 22 50 19
1 2 3 24 17 20 37 37
9 9 18 16 15 9 24 42
11 9 20 27 9 7 16 37
4 11 15 23 10 13 23 40
0 5 5 26 23 27 50 20
2 5 7 29 13 12 25 40
2 4 6 21 27 25 52 21
7 11 18 27 17 12 29 26
7 8 15 27 23 16 39 20
1 3 4 25 20 22 42 29
3 3 6 28 12 20 32 34
2 3 5 23 15 11 26 46
2 4 6 21 22 25 47 26
0 1 1 18 18 34 52 28
1 3 4 19 29 20 49 28
7 15 22 30 21 19 40 7
3 4 7 23 23 28 51 19
1 9 10 30 21 18 39 21
1 9 10 14 23 34 57 20
1 1 2 21 20 25 45 32
6 11 17 14 19 12 31 38
12 8 20 29 8 7 15 36
7 4 11 20 12 16 28 42
0 4 4 24 23 30 53 19
3 4 7 25 15 14 29 39
2 4 6 17 29 29 58 20
5 12 17 21 22 15 37 25
6 8 14 21 23 21 44 20
1 3 4 20 22 28 50 27
2 2 4 27 14 24 38 31
2 3 5 18 18 16 34 44
2 5 7 24 17 18 35 34
1 2 3 20 14 24 38 39
1 3 4 24 22 15 37 34
8 20 28 33 16 14 30 10
3 7 10 24 18 20 38 28
1 6 7 36 14 10 24 32
1 12 13 20 15 22 37 30
0 2 2 24 11 22 33 40
7 7 14 20 12 10 22 43
12 9 21 29 7 6 13 37
3 8 11 22 8 12 20 47
0 5 5 32 17 18 35 28
3 4 7 27 13 12 25 42
2 4 6 20 22 22 44 30
5 12 17 26 15 12 27 29
5 10 15 25 19 15 34 26
1 3 4 24 17 20 37 35
2 3 5 27 11 19 30 37
2 4 6 20 11 11 22 52
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Would you consider any of the following as a 'family'? A married couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A lone parent and at least one child Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple with children from previous relationships Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
95 1 4
96 1 3
98 1 1
94 1 4
97 0 3
92 3 5
96 0 4
97 1 3
86 2 13
88 5 7
86 3 11
96 2 2
66 3 31
97 1 2
96 2 3
94 3 3
98 1 2
91 1 8
73 2 25
72 22 6
71 24 5
74 23 3
70 22 8
83 12 5
73 20 6
82 14 4
80 15 5
75 9 16
78 12 10
74 12 14
75 21 4
51 17 32
74 21 5
75 20 5
72 24 4
72 24 3
72 19 10
59 14 27
89 6 5
94 3 3
92 6 2
88 7 5
92 4 4
88 7 5
89 9 2
89 7 3
61 22 17
63 26 10
68 20 12
86 12 2
58 13 29
91 6 2
81 16 3
84 12 4
94 4 2
87 4 9
69 6 25
52 40 8
54 40 6
51 43 6
53 40 7
58 38 3
63 28 9
43 53 4
49 42 9
47 36 18
40 46 14
36 49 15
54 43 3
40 27 33
56 39 5
50 44 6
50 43 6
52 43 5
55 34 11
40 28 32
87 7 6
91 5 4
88 8 4
89 6 5
89 7 3
86 9 5
93 2 5
93 5 2
78 9 13
78 9 13
83 6 11
88 9 3
56 11 32
90 6 4
87 9 4
85 10 5
91 7 3
83 7 10
66 7 26
93 2 5
96 1 3
96 2 2
93 3 4
93 3 4
86 6 8
98 0 2
95 2 4
81 7 11
83 9 8
78 10 12
94 2 4
61 8 31
96 1 3
93 5 3
90 6 4
97 1 2
89 3 9
70 4 26
70 22 8
82 14 5
67 25 7
66 25 8
65 30 4
58 33 9
61 31 8
72 22 6
53 31 16
36 52 12
46 34 20
68 28 4
44 21 35
78 15 7
56 35 9
61 33 6
74 20 5
67 22 11
53 19 28
47 44 10
54 39 7
42 50 9
46 45 8
47 46 7
45 41 15
51 47 3
48 43 9
45 35 20
30 61 9
30 52 18
49 45 6
36 30 35
54 38 9
44 48 9
42 51 7
47 46 7
50 39 11
37 29 34
45 46 9
53 41 6
39 52 9
47 44 9
48 47 5
44 42 14
44 54 2
51 41 8
50 31 19
33 56 11
41 43 16
43 49 7
31 35 34
52 41 7
43 49 8
41 51 8
45 48 7
48 40 12
35 33 32
A long-term same-sex couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
33
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Siblings who live together Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
71 20 9
75 18 7
70 23 7
73 20 7
63 28 9
59 31 9
73 20 7
70 20 10
66 15 19
72 15 13
72 9 19
76 17 7
49 15 36
78 15 7
69 23 9
72 21 7
72 22 6
69 20 12
56 12 32
39 48 13
40 49 11
38 51 11
38 52 10
48 39 13
39 45 15
32 46 22
40 45 14
46 36 18
37 45 18
45 40 15
46 40 13
34 30 36
43 44 13
39 51 10
40 47 13
39 51 10
40 45 15
26 36 38
20 66 14
24 62 14
14 76 11
19 71 10
20 65 14
19 64 17
26 61 12
18 72 10
20 57 24
43 40 16
16 66 18
22 63 15
23 39 38
25 61 14
19 71 10
20 68 12
19 69 12
20 63 17
13 54 33
18 68 14
23 63 14
12 77 11
18 72 10
13 73 15
17 66 17
22 63 14
13 78 9
19 58 23
20 67 13
12 66 22
21 63 16
15 50 36
22 64 14
15 76 9
14 73 12
18 70 11
19 64 17
10 56 33
6 12 18 54 16 5 21 7
9 15 24 53 14 4 18 6
3 11 14 60 17 4 21 5
4 9 13 51 21 11 32 4
4 12 16 61 16 5 21 1
0 20 20 56 13 4 17 7
6 14 20 55 14 3 17 9
5 11 16 48 23 8 31 6
6 14 20 34 16 13 29 17
11 9 20 28 26 17 43 9
1 7 8 51 22 9 31 10
9 13 22 52 18 6 24 3
4 8 12 40 13 5 18 30
8 13 21 55 15 5 20 3
5 9 14 46 26 9 35 4
5 10 15 51 21 6 27 7
6 13 19 57 15 4 19 5
5 14 19 54 13 5 18 8
2 6 8 43 15 5 20 28
6 14 20 53 16 6 22 5
8 15 23 61 9 3 12 4
4 14 18 52 20 6 26 3
8 13 21 49 18 8 26 3
3 16 19 62 14 3 17 1
1 13 14 55 24 3 27 4
3 8 11 27 47 11 58 4
5 14 19 47 24 7 31 4
12 12 24 31 18 10 28 16
11 7 18 26 24 25 49 7
1 13 14 38 25 10 35 12
5 11 16 49 23 9 32 3
4 7 11 38 10 9 19 31
7 13 20 58 14 4 18 3
4 16 20 37 26 14 40 3
6 12 18 43 25 11 36 4
6 15 21 57 15 4 19 3
8 13 21 59 10 4 14 7
4 8 12 42 15 4 19 27
Any two or more people who care for each other Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A man with multiple wives Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A woman with multiple husbands Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know For each of the following statements please say whether you think it would generally be good for society, bad for society, or neither good nor bad for society. More women not ever having children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More unmarried couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More single women having children without a male partner Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
2 4 6 30 35 23 58 5
3 4 7 36 34 18 52 5
1 3 4 26 39 27 66 3
4 2 6 27 35 27 62 4
1 5 6 36 34 22 56 1
0 7 7 28 38 24 62 3
1 5 6 14 53 25 78 3
2 4 6 25 42 23 65 3
9 11 20 17 24 24 48 14
8 5 13 15 25 38 63 8
0 2 2 24 33 28 61 13
0 1 1 34 31 29 60 4
0 3 3 24 25 18 43 29
3 4 7 31 38 22 60 2
3 4 7 20 42 28 70 3
2 5 7 23 36 30 66 4
2 3 5 33 36 23 59 4
4 5 9 34 29 20 49 8
1 2 3 23 30 17 47 26
9 15 24 39 15 16 31 6
14 18 32 44 11 9 20 5
4 14 18 39 18 20 38 5
9 17 26 33 17 19 36 4
5 15 20 43 18 19 37 1
4 13 17 35 25 17 42 6
3 14 17 30 20 27 47 6
10 11 21 42 18 14 32 5
15 20 35 23 9 16 25 17
13 6 19 17 14 40 54 9
5 5 10 29 14 31 45 15
9 16 25 33 14 23 37 4
4 9 13 30 7 15 22 34
13 17 30 41 12 13 25 5
6 14 20 31 21 25 46 3
7 16 23 28 19 24 43 6
9 15 24 42 14 15 29 4
8 17 25 39 13 15 28 7
4 10 14 31 12 12 24 30
5 13 18 59 14 4 18 5
8 16 24 64 8 1 9 4
3 11 14 60 18 4 22 3
7 11 18 58 15 6 21 3
1 14 15 68 7 9 16 1
0 11 11 62 17 5 22 4
3 8 11 42 29 14 43 4
5 9 14 56 20 7 27 3
10 14 24 37 17 5 22 18
15 3 18 24 24 27 51 7
4 13 17 34 28 11 39 10
6 6 12 53 22 11 33 2
2 11 13 42 8 8 16 29
7 12 19 59 15 4 19 3
4 11 15 47 23 13 36 3
4 11 15 48 23 10 33 4
6 14 20 64 12 2 14 3
7 15 22 60 8 3 11 6
3 6 9 48 11 3 14 29
7 21 28 43 19 5 24 5
8 21 29 45 18 3 21 5
6 23 29 41 21 5 26 4
9 21 30 42 16 10 26 3
3 21 24 51 20 3 23 1
1 17 18 42 29 6 35 5
1 26 27 30 28 12 40 4
6 19 25 50 21 2 23 3
11 18 29 39 13 3 16 16
15 16 31 32 22 8 30 7
10 23 33 40 9 6 15 12
6 16 22 38 27 10 37 4
3 12 15 39 9 7 16 30
8 19 27 40 23 7 30 3
7 21 28 39 24 6 30 3
7 22 29 34 24 8 32 4
6 22 28 46 18 4 22 4
9 21 30 43 15 4 19 8
4 12 16 38 15 4 19 27
More gay and lesbian couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More people living together without getting married Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More mothers of young children working outside the home Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
35
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More people of different races marrying each other Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More couples living 'together apart' Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know In general how welcoming, if at all, would you say most Christian churches in the UK are to the following? married couples with children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know married couples without children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
36
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
16 26 42 43 6 3 9 5
19 27 46 44 4 2 6 4
11 27 38 44 9 5 14 3
19 25 44 43 4 6 10 4
7 24 31 57 3 7 10 1
12 32 44 48 2 3 5 3
21 38 59 35 5 0 5 2
18 24 42 44 7 6 13 3
34 27 61 22 1 1 2 14
31 25 56 30 4 3 7 7
18 21 39 38 13 0 13 10
20 31 51 41 4 2 6 2
10 17 27 34 5 3 8 31
20 29 49 43 4 3 7 2
15 30 45 44 5 5 10 2
21 26 47 38 8 3 11 4
14 27 41 46 6 4 10 3
17 22 39 42 8 4 12 7
12 18 30 36 5 1 6 27
2 5 7 36 30 8 38 18
2 5 7 42 24 5 29 21
1 5 6 35 34 9 43 15
4 5 9 31 34 14 48 12
1 5 6 35 37 9 46 13
3 4 7 36 37 9 46 13
2 5 7 27 32 6 38 28
2 4 6 38 33 8 41 15
11 4 15 32 24 11 35 18
9 7 16 18 27 21 48 17
2 4 6 28 38 16 54 11
2 4 6 29 35 13 48 16
1 4 5 27 21 7 28 40
4 7 11 37 27 9 36 17
3 8 11 23 41 15 56 11
4 7 11 27 32 13 45 16
1 4 5 40 30 7 37 18
3 6 9 42 26 5 31 18
2 2 4 27 20 9 29 41
60 20 80 2 1 3 17
57 17 74 2 1 3 23
66 23 89 1 0 1 9
72 19 91 1 0 1 8
61 33 94 2 0 2 5
54 29 83 2 1 3 13
70 25 95 2 0 2 4
51 13 64 0 0 0 35
56 16 72 0 1 1 27
54 15 69 3 1 4 26
51 14 65 6 1 7 27
62 22 84 1 0 1 15
32 14 46 6 3 9 46
67 18 85 1 1 2 13
65 23 88 3 1 4 8
70 18 88 3 1 4 8
60 21 81 1 1 2 18
51 18 69 4 1 5 26
43 18 61 2 0 2 37
43 33 76 4 1 5 20
35 32 67 6 2 8 26
51 34 85 2 0 2 12
52 32 84 6 1 7 9
49 45 94 1 0 1 5
43 41 84 2 0 2 14
53 41 94 2 0 2 4
34 23 57 3 1 4 39
37 23 60 5 1 6 33
41 19 60 5 4 9 31
33 22 55 13 1 14 30
44 36 80 3 1 4 16
22 23 45 5 3 8 47
45 36 81 3 1 4 15
53 33 86 5 1 6 8
55 32 87 2 1 3 10
40 34 74 5 1 6 20
35 30 65 5 1 6 28
34 20 54 5 2 7 39
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 PANEL DEMOGRAPHIC: RELIGION
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
single people Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
37 37 74 4 2 6 20
28 36 64 5 2 7 28
46 38 84 3 1 4 11
50 37 87 3 0 3 9
43 43 86 7 1 8 5
31 52 83 1 0 1 16
48 37 85 6 6 12 4
28 26 54 5 0 5 41
28 34 62 2 2 4 34
30 34 64 4 2 6 30
31 20 51 8 3 11 39
38 37 75 3 4 7 19
16 26 42 4 6 10 48
37 40 77 5 2 7 16
46 39 85 4 2 6 9
46 39 85 3 2 5 10
36 38 74 4 1 5 21
30 34 64 6 2 8 28
31 25 56 3 2 5 39
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know gay, lesbian and bisexual people Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
12 33 45 25 5 30 25
5 26 31 31 7 38 31
17 41 58 22 3 25 17
15 37 52 27 7 34 14
13 49 62 30 2 32 6
15 46 61 18 1 19 20
27 46 73 16 7 23 4
8 20 28 22 3 25 47
16 27 43 11 7 18 38
22 22 44 18 4 22 34
8 32 40 17 3 20 41
10 38 48 24 6 30 23
6 18 24 18 7 25 51
10 38 48 28 4 32 20
22 40 62 22 3 25 14
25 39 64 19 4 23 13
9 31 40 28 6 34 26
8 29 37 25 6 31 31
9 31 40 14 3 17 43
5 16 21 35 18 53 26
2 9 11 35 27 62 27
7 23 30 36 9 45 25
7 17 24 40 18 58 17
4 24 28 40 19 59 14
8 28 36 34 9 43 22
8 24 32 44 6 50 19
3 9 12 25 20 45 43
11 9 20 21 25 46 34
13 8 21 20 24 44 35
4 6 10 16 36 52 38
1 12 13 43 21 64 24
4 12 16 20 16 36 49
5 16 21 39 19 58 21
7 24 31 36 12 48 21
12 22 34 33 14 47 19
4 14 18 36 20 56 26
5 12 17 32 18 50 33
4 16 20 22 11 33 46
Do you think same-sex couples should or should not be allowed to get married? Should Should NOT Don't know
52 34 14
69 20 11
44 43 14
44 41 15
49 44 7
32 45 23
40 50 11
52 38 10
55 26 19
29 59 12
35 35 30
46 40 13
31 26 43
61 28 11
34 53 13
36 48 17
58 31 11
53 30 17
34 25 41
And do you think same-sex marriage is right or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know
46 34 20
63 20 17
38 43 19
36 44 20
37 44 18
27 43 29
22 55 24
46 38 16
44 31 25
23 64 13
28 54 19
41 38 21
32 28 40
55 27 18
30 54 17
32 49 19
51 31 18
48 32 20
31 25 44
divorced people
37
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 PANEL DEMOGRAPHIC: RELIGION
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
You said that you think that same sex marriage is righ... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'right' n=663] People should be treated equally whatever their sexual orientation Faithful love is the heart of marriage and it is not exclusive to heterosexual couples Christians should be loving above all else, and it is not loving to exclude gay and lesbian people Families take many forms these days There's nothing unnatural about it There is nothing in the Bible or other scriptures which explicitly prohibits same-sex marriage For another reason Don't know
77
0
78
79
63
80
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
79
65
80
80
69
81
70
0
68
74
66
85
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
71
60
78
68
76
79
65
0
63
71
63
73
66
0
0
0
0
0
0
68
62
78
62
59
59
63 33
0 0
64 34
63 36
54 25
60 30
32 9
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
65 35
57 31
61 39
62 32
66 30
75 28
23
0
22
25
19
35
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
36
31
20
24
24
2 0
0 0
2 0
2 0
0 0
4 2
11 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 1
3 0
2 0
2 2
8 0
[The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'wrong' n=858] Marriage should be between a man and a woman It undermines the traditional family structure of a mother and father
79
0
81
70
88
67
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
83
83
79
64
81
63
0
65
58
76
59
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
69
61
65
63
54
69
It is not the best context in which to bring up children
52
0
55
43
45
50
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
46
50
53
50
58
Civil partnerships are sufficient It's unnatural It goes against tradition/the way things have always been done Religion/holy scriptures say it is wrong For another reason Don't know
50 43
0 0
51 44
46 37
56 52
54 48
46 38
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
64 46
51 33
55 41
48 48
38 40
50 39
31
0
33
30
25
25
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
35
28
32
32
24
26 2 1
0 0 0
25 1 0
25 4 2
17 4 0
28 2 3
48 14 3
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
31 3 0
37 3 0
40 6 3
18 1 0
10 0 2
22 4 2
You said that you think that same sex marriage is wrong... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply
38
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Do you think the mainstream Christian churches' current opposition to same-sex marriage is right, or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know Euthanasia is the termination of a person’s life, in order to end suffering Do you think British law should be kept as it is, or should it be changed so that people with incurable diseases have the right to ask close friends or relatives to help them commit suicide, without those friends or relatives risking prosecution? The law should be kept as it is The law should be changed to allow assisted suicide in these circumstances Don't know
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
Baptist Jewish
Hindu
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim
Other
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
60 58 %
82 162 %
48 92 %
106 201 %
24 49 %
100 185 %
207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
33 44 23
19 60 21
42 36 22
44 37 19
41 39 20
41 24 36
60 21 19
33 41 26
28 41 31
52 29 19
43 28 29
39 40 21
24 27 49
28 50 21
54 26 21
50 30 20
30 50 20
26 43 31
26 29 45
16
9
15
30
24
23
45
21
28
55
14
24
18
19
37
32
11
11
11
70
81
72
56
61
62
43
69
36
26
69
58
48
71
44
53
79
72
49
14
10
13
14
15
15
12
10
36
19
17
17
35
10
19
15
9
17
40
59
56
62
70
54
83
76
71
43
35
36
67
35
72
52
59
60
49
50
55
63
57
55
60
74
80
58
21
40
7
49
34
58
49
51
61
54
54
48 48 46
42 24 29
50 49 47
59 57 52
54 58 63
80 51 33
56 76 55
60 60 44
38 34 37
25 63 67
36 0 41
49 61 63
25 47 39
59 50 45
40 55 54
45 67 51
50 39 44
46 22 30
43 46 49
43
39
50
47
43
35
64
53
19
33
16
45
26
50
36
44
46
36
43
3 3
5 6
2 3
2 1
0 0
0 0
13 0
0 0
0 0
2 3
36 16
4 6
11 2
4 2
1 2
5 4
4 2
3 8
0 4
You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be kept as it is. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be kept as it is n=790] Vulnerable people could be, or feel, pressured to die It places too much of a burden on the person or people who help someone to die You can never build in enough safeguards Human life is sacred Death should take its natural course No-one can ever be certain that they really want to die, but the decision is irreversible Other Don't know
39
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be changed to allow assisted suicide in some circumstances. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be changed =3044] An individual has the right to choose when and how to die It is preferable to drawn-out suffering Those assisting suicide should not fear prosecution It's happening anyway and regulation would improve safety and delivery The national health and welfare systems cannot provide decent end of life care Other Don't know
40
Ang- Roman Presby- Methlican Catholic trerian odist
Total
None
4437 4437 %
1630 1519 1649 1261 % %
391 354 %
108 90 %
121 96 %
Baptist Jewish
60 58 %
82 162 %
Hindu
48 92 %
Indentity 1 Islam / Sikh Muslim 106 201 %
24 49 %
Other
100 185 %
Prefer not Spiritual Religious to say 207 192 %
655 723 %
353 375 %
Both
Neither
None of these
Don't know
454 483 %
2132 2056 %
573 543 %
270 257 %
82
87
82
75
74
89
63
81
70
46
60
78
66
85
69
73
85
81
76
77
80
77
69
80
76
96
75
48
66
59
67
61
77
72
68
80
68
77
76
79
78
69
74
77
77
77
49
61
58
66
65
78
67
72
78
72
75
51
54
51
42
49
49
42
55
36
39
66
54
37
56
37
50
53
45
43
35
36
36
28
32
36
49
43
19
34
40
34
34
38
32
37
36
31
33
1 1
2 0
1 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 3
7 7
2 5
5 0
2 5
1 0
2 0
3 2
1 1
1 2
0 0
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YouGov / University of Lancaster Sample Size: 4437 GB Adults Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Current influence
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Which, if any, of the following best describes you? A spiritual person A religious person Both spiritual and religious I would not describe myself, or my values and beliefs, as spiritual or religious None of these Don't know Which, if any, of the following would you say currently have an influence on you? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Islam Judaism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these currently influence me Don't know
41
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
15 8 10
8 1 1
18 15 19
20 14 20
48
67
35
13 6
19 3
7 6
39 7 7
0 0 0
100 7 10
47 25 24
5
0
6
10
16
24
14
4 3 2 1 1 44 3
0 0 0 0 0 100 0
4 4 2 2 1 0 0
20 100 14 10 3 0 0
10 12 8 7 4 0 0
10 11 16 7 5 0 0
23 25 40 100 6 0 0
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
26 3 7
47 4 14
26 12 19
18 23 26
32 12 22
61 1 10
29
50
24
26
19
20
17
11 5
9 4
9 1
14 2
8 6
11 3
7 5
44 100 24
56 23 100
52 35 37
34 16 16
40 23 45
46 23 35
9
16
100
100 15 9 7 3 0 0
15 19 100 21 6 0 0
8 7 8 4 4 0 0
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Current influence
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample And which, if any, of the following have influenced you earlier in your life (e.g. when you growing up, at school, earlier adulthood etc.)? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism Islam Judaism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these influenced me earlier in my life Don't know
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
59 3 3 3 3
40 1 1 0 1
89 4 3 2 2
44 17 10 10 56
3
2
3
2 1 1 30 3
0 0 0 56 1
2 1 1 7 1
21 16 8 8 8 7 7 5
5 8 1 4 1 1 2 2
3
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
73 26 9 8 7
81 11 19 6 5
60 14 22 14 15
39 10 8 58 7
52 14 17 12 8
72 13 11 5 4
12
12
12
13
6
15
25
9 10 2 5 0
9 5 3 9 1
9 5 3 9 0
28 55 5 5 0
8 5 2 7 0
53 18 4 2 2
6 4 2 12 1
38 23 15 10 15 10 9 9
43 30 25 13 20 24 13 13
18 33 8 20 15 15 17 10
23 38 11 26 15 20 21 13
36 31 25 18 35 30 17 18
56 23 39 11 19 33 12 21
37 28 19 17 23 26 17 14
22 51 8 38 14 20 31 17
2
3
6
5
3
6
3
7
14
1 60
0 82
1 41
1 31
2 45
2 33
1 27
4 16
7 26
8 22
15 85
2 98
27 73
41 59
13 87
19 81
33 67
47 53
39 61
20 80
Which, if any, of the following have you experienced/ practised in private in the last month? Please tick all that apply. Prayer Taking regular time to be alone and still the mind Reading a holy book/scripture Feeling a deep connection with nature/the earth Going to places which feel sacred or holy Learning more about religion or spirituality Meditation Reading other religious or spiritual writings Being in contact with ancestors/loved ones who have died Magical practices None of these Do you currently engage in any religious or spiritual practices with other people, for example attending services in a place of worship or elsewhere, or taking part in a more informal group? Yes, I do No, I do not
42
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Current influence
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
[The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
18 31 5
15 28 15
24 41 5
5 26 0
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
9
4
11
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
4 5 8 3 1 2
0 3 0 0 0 0
5 1 1 0 0 0
4
3
4 8
25 6
48 22 18 9 2 1
26 74
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
17 36 0
14 46 3
5 17 0
5 13 4
2 21 4
12 27 2
4
8
3
0
8
3
6
3 51 1 1 0 1
1 9 7 6 2 7
0 2 3 7 9 2
0 2 0 9 0 66
0 1 66 1 1 0
0 6 2 51 2 4
0 1 0 1 7 2
1
7
3
5
0
0
0
35
3 7
0 1
1 4
2 4
0 0
1 1
3 1
5 3
24 25 23 19 6 2
52 23 14 9 1 1
46 25 23 6 0 0
39 26 15 19 0 1
26 26 30 13 4 0
46 33 16 2 3 0
59 18 18 3 1 2
33 22 32 9 4 0
26 24 29 17 4 0
12 88
24 76
32 68
27 73
42 58
31 69
37 63
56 44
34 66
Which, if any, of the following best describes the group or community that you are involved with?
How often, if at all, do you meet with this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] At least once a week At least once a month At least four times a year At least once a year Less than once a year Never Do you ever engage in any religious or spiritual practices with a different religious or spiritual group or community as well? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Yes, I do No, I do not
43
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Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
Which, if any, of the following best describes this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with another group n=191] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
11 18 2
0 0 0
14 24 3
0 15 0
0 27 0
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
14
0
19
27
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
6 2 11 8 3 4
0 0 0 0 0 0
5 1 1 0 4 3
9 12 0 25 0 0
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
7 4 0
0 8 0
4 4 0
8 3 0
8 38 0
0
4
0
14
0
0
0 6 0 16 3 3
16 3 0 3 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 50
0 6 58 0 0 2
9 0 0 44 1 0
0 0 0 4 4 0
5
0
4
0
11
28
0
2
13
36
14 4
100 0
14 7
10 2
34 0
26 7
42 0
10 1
22 0
10 0
Yes, there is definitely a God or some 'higher power'
26
8
44
39
20
31
37
63
49
36
Yes, there is probably a God or some 'higher power'
23
18
29
25
19
26
27
19
28
24
16
21
11
18
21
18
14
6
9
16
Do you believe in a god or some 'higher power'?
No, there is probably NOT a God or some 'higher power' No, there is definitely NOT a God some 'higher power' Don't know
44
19
33
4
5
27
11
7
3
7
8
17
20
12
13
14
15
14
9
8
16
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Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
God A universal Spirit, life force or energy Many spiritual beings and powers I'm not sure, but I believe there is 'something there' Other Don't know
53 16 3 26 0 2
34 17 4 42 0 3
63 14 1 21 0 2
57 18 0 20 1 4
Which, if any, of the following do you rely on for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Please select up to four. Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family Trusted friends Science God or 'higher power' The teachings of my religion Deceased loved ones Great literature and art, past and present The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Religious leaders, local or national None of these Don't know
64 57 53 37 19 14 11 6 6 3 2 4 3
66 57 52 38 21 2 1 5 4 0 0 8 2
67 60 57 36 16 27 21 8 7 6 3 1 1
71 58 58 39 26 22 24 9 17 10 5 0 1
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
31 31 2 34 2 0
29 42 5 20 2 2
59 27 1 12 0 0
71 17 2 8 1 1
37 25 12 20 1 6
19 50 9 22 0 0
89 74 55 45 43 11 8 3 13 3 2 0 0
78 77 49 41 29 18 12 6 13 4 1 0 1
65 51 47 29 32 33 26 1 16 8 9 1 3
49 40 45 21 22 48 41 5 12 11 9 0 1
61 51 58 37 27 29 18 6 11 7 8 1 2
75 86 48 40 24 17 4 11 11 4 0 1 0
And which of these would you say best describes the God or 'higher power' in which you believe? [The following question only went to those who said there was deinitetely/ probably a God n=2182]
45
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Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
And which, if any, of the following do you rely on MOST for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family God or 'higher power' Trusted friends The teachings of my religion Science Deceased loved ones Religious leaders, local or national The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Great literature and art, past and present None of these Don't know
41 22 13 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 5
45 22 13 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 3
40 21 14 10 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 4
44 21 11 6 2 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 4
At what point do you consider human life to begin? At conception At some point during pregnancy Not until the baby is born Don't know
44 30 17 8
39 34 20 7
53 26 14 7
Leaving aside medical emergencies, which of these options do you favour? Increasing the time limit to above 24 weeks Keeping the time limit at 24 weeks Reducing the time limit to below 24 weeks Banning abortions altogether Don't know
6 40 28 7 19
5 43 26 6 20
5 39 32 8 16
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
46
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
62 18 9 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 2
52 27 7 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2
44 7 12 6 2 2 9 0 1 6 5 1 5
27 14 9 22 4 12 5 1 1 2 1 0 2
39 19 9 7 3 4 4 1 5 1 2 1 6
36 38 12 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2
39 42 13 6
38 34 19 9
47 32 16 5
46 32 13 9
48 32 11 9
53 32 9 6
43 36 12 10
9 37 35 2 17
7 48 30 3 13
9 44 28 5 14
8 36 20 6 30
16 25 19 19 20
13 34 18 10 25
7 40 36 5 12
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Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
1 5 23 28 23 15 6
0 5 21 29 25 14 5
1 5 25 27 21 15 6
1 2 35 24 13 16 8
30 38 68 21 7 2 9 2
29 37 66 23 7 3 10 1
29 41 70 20 7 2 9 1
28 38 66 22 6 2 8 3
23 37 60 28 8 2 10 2
34 42 76 17 4 2 6 1
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
0 3 29 26 28 8 5
0 3 19 24 27 17 9
0 9 10 29 33 18 0
3 2 12 17 35 21 9
0 13 15 18 32 17 5
0 5 15 29 32 15 4
38 39 77 13 9 1 10 1
34 45 79 15 6 0 6 0
36 36 72 19 7 2 9 0
31 41 72 12 11 1 12 5
46 29 75 17 4 1 5 2
42 34 76 13 8 0 8 2
31 35 66 21 9 2 11 1
38 37 75 16 7 1 8 1
30 43 73 16 8 2 10 1
32 37 69 18 10 1 11 1
34 34 68 23 4 0 4 5
42 36 78 14 3 2 5 3
37 41 78 16 2 1 3 3
31 41 72 17 7 2 9 1
In the previous question you said you would like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to below 24 weeks. What would you like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to? [The following question only went to those who said the time limit should be reduced n=1,228] 23 weeks 22 weeks 20 weeks 18 weeks 12 weeks Less than 12 weeks Don't know To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Sex is important for a fulfilled human life Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know The profile of sex in our society is too high Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know
47
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample How guilty, if at all, would you feel if you did one of the following things? Used pornography for sexual stimulation Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Used contraception Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex before marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex outside marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know
48
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
12 14 26 24 40 64 10
8 10 18 22 51 73 10
15 19 34 26 31 57 9
15 21 36 24 33 57 6
3 2 5 9 82 91 4
2 1 3 8 86 94 3
2 2 4 10 84 94 2
6 7 13 15 68 83 4
3 3 6 11 79 90 3
40 16 56 9 28 37 6
34 15 49 10 35 45 6
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
8 16 24 25 45 70 6
10 14 24 28 42 70 6
9 16 25 18 47 65 11
23 21 44 21 25 46 10
15 15 30 21 39 60 11
7 11 18 22 51 73 8
2 2 4 7 88 95 1
1 1 2 5 93 98 0
2 2 4 5 89 94 1
4 2 6 10 77 87 7
8 9 17 18 59 77 6
6 5 11 12 73 85 5
1 0 1 4 93 97 2
7 11 18 19 61 80 2
13 7 20 19 60 79 1
2 6 8 10 81 91 2
3 6 9 11 79 90 2
13 9 22 12 57 69 8
29 15 44 15 34 49 7
15 13 28 15 49 64 8
3 4 7 10 81 91 1
47 18 65 8 23 31 4
49 23 72 6 20 26 2
42 20 62 7 27 34 3
48 17 65 4 27 31 4
52 12 64 9 17 26 10
53 12 65 10 18 28 7
52 13 65 8 19 27 9
45 18 63 3 31 34 3
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample In Britain today, how appropriate or inappropriate do you think it is if religions do each of the following? Separate men and women in public worship and other religious contexts Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Strongly encourage men and women to dress differently Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Offer men and women different teachings about how to live a good life Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Educate men and women separately Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know
49
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
2 2 4 14 14 62 76 6
1 1 2 15 12 64 76 6
2 1 3 11 16 68 84 3
2 11 13 21 19 42 61 4
5 7 12 23 17 43 60 6
3 5 8 24 16 46 62 6
5 8 13 24 19 41 60 3
4 7 11 15 15 54 69 6
2 4 6 17 15 56 71 6
2 3 5 16 16 58 74 5
1 2 3 16 14 62 76 5
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
2 1 3 11 14 69 83 2
1 3 4 12 12 68 80 4
3 8 11 12 10 59 69 7
21 13 34 25 10 25 35 6
4 11 15 15 9 54 63 8
2 1 3 16 11 69 80 2
4 12 16 20 18 41 59 6
2 6 8 16 20 54 74 1
1 6 7 17 20 52 72 4
2 6 8 24 17 47 64 4
21 17 38 20 14 22 36 7
12 8 20 20 14 38 52 9
1 4 5 25 17 51 68 2
4 9 13 12 16 57 73 3
6 7 13 14 16 52 68 5
7 5 12 9 16 62 78 2
3 10 13 10 15 59 74 4
6 10 16 10 8 59 67 7
14 14 28 19 11 36 47 5
7 14 21 12 15 45 60 7
5 7 12 12 11 62 73 3
2 3 5 15 17 60 77 2
2 6 8 21 24 42 66 5
2 2 4 10 17 67 84 2
1 5 6 15 15 60 75 3
2 3 5 17 10 61 71 7
17 13 30 24 12 28 40 5
6 9 15 14 16 48 64 7
2 3 5 17 11 66 77 1
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
43 5 38 14
39 3 42 17
49 6 36 9
51 8 33 8
74
77
77
8
4
10
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
65 2 27 6
64 2 26 8
59 9 18 14
45 19 22 14
61 10 19 10
61 2 34 3
72
85
78
79
55
70
87
10
3
7
6
26
12
2
And do you think that major religions would be better or worse if more women held senior positions (e.g. female bishops, chief rabbis etc.) Better Worse Neither Don't know Thinking about female religious leaders, which of the following comes closest to your view? Female religious leaders are just as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are not as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are better suited to the role than men Don't know
3
2
3
5
4
6
1
3
4
5
15
17
10
12
8
8
14
16
14
6
49
47
53
45
61
58
54
42
53
62
And do you think more women should or should not lead major religions in this country? More women should lead major religions in this country More women should NOT lead major religions in this country It is for the religions to decide Don't know
50
6
3
7
7
1
6
5
16
5
3
32 14
32 17
33 7
43 5
33 5
27 8
28 14
32 10
30 13
29 7
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Church of England, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
51
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
3 7 10 38 20 9 29 23
1 3 4 38 19 11 30 28
4 12 16 43 21 6 27 14
5 10 15 31 18 9 27 26
2 6 8 27 29 16 45 19
1 4 5 29 25 19 44 23
2 10 12 26 36 13 49 12
3 10 13 34 17 8 25 27
1 6 7 36 16 10 26 32
4 17 21 35 19 6 25 19
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
1 5 6 26 29 22 51 17
3 5 8 29 29 16 45 17
4 4 8 37 23 12 35 21
15 9 24 34 11 8 19 23
10 5 15 28 17 12 29 27
0 3 3 27 31 17 48 22
1 6 7 27 28 14 42 23
0 5 5 16 37 31 68 11
1 7 8 18 40 21 61 13
4 6 10 31 23 20 43 16
10 12 22 24 24 9 33 20
5 10 15 17 32 13 45 25
0 2 2 18 43 21 64 17
3 15 18 24 14 7 21 36
3 9 12 29 18 13 31 28
3 12 15 28 24 10 34 23
4 9 13 37 6 7 13 36
12 12 24 31 9 8 17 29
4 11 15 28 16 8 24 34
2 5 7 28 28 9 37 28
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Roman Catholic Church, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
52
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
2 4 6 25 20 20 40 28
1 2 3 26 17 21 38 33
3 7 10 26 25 17 42 22
1 5 6 18 21 25 46 29
2 4 6 21 22 25 47 26
1 2 3 23 18 25 43 30
2 6 8 18 28 24 52 21
2 5 7 24 17 18 35 34
1 3 4 25 14 20 34 38
3 7 10 23 21 17 38 29
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
2 2 4 15 28 38 66 15
5 1 6 18 24 34 58 18
2 6 8 24 27 16 43 25
10 7 17 28 12 14 26 28
8 8 16 17 21 18 39 28
1 1 2 17 26 36 62 19
4 1 5 15 22 33 55 25
1 2 3 10 24 51 75 12
3 2 5 13 24 42 66 16
3 3 6 25 23 26 49 20
11 8 19 24 16 16 32 26
5 7 12 18 24 20 44 25
1 0 1 14 20 47 67 18
1 4 5 23 9 24 33 37
1 2 3 16 18 31 49 32
2 3 5 18 21 28 49 28
2 6 8 27 10 15 25 40
10 9 19 27 7 11 18 35
7 7 14 19 17 13 30 37
1 2 3 18 21 30 51 28
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Would you consider any of the following as a 'family'? A married couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A lone parent and at least one child Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple with children from previous relationships Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
95 1 4
96 1 3
98 1 2
95 3 2
72 22 6
71 24 5
75 22 4
89 6 5
94 3 4
52 40 8
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
98 0 2
98 0 2
90 2 7
88 7 5
91 1 9
96 0 4
75 20 4
75 20 5
74 23 4
76 15 9
75 19 7
79 13 8
70 25 5
91 7 2
90 8 2
94 3 3
92 5 3
84 9 7
73 21 6
76 16 8
95 3 2
54 39 6
51 44 5
50 44 6
53 39 9
58 38 4
48 43 9
43 48 9
59 31 10
54 40 6
87 7 6
89 6 5
90 7 3
94 5 1
94 4 1
94 3 3
84 9 6
77 16 7
83 10 7
93 2 4
93 2 5
94 2 4
96 2 2
96 1 3
95 2 3
95 3 3
86 5 10
85 9 6
90 4 7
97 0 3
70 22 8
74 19 7
68 26 6
74 23 4
86 10 4
83 11 6
65 22 12
47 45 8
68 18 14
85 10 4
47 44 10
49 42 9
44 49 7
51 42 7
58 35 7
59 34 7
46 39 16
39 54 7
55 30 15
58 36 6
45 46 9
48 44 9
43 50 7
50 44 6
56 37 7
58 36 6
54 30 16
38 54 8
56 28 15
54 39 7
A long-term same-sex couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
53
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Siblings who live together Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
71 20 9
72 20 8
72 23 6
76 17 7
39 48 13
40 47 12
37 54 10
20 66 14
19 68 13
18 68 14
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
75 19 7
71 22 7
71 14 14
70 23 7
74 13 13
76 19 5
38 47 14
43 47 10
42 47 12
50 41 9
39 46 14
49 39 12
47 42 10
17 72 11
23 65 12
32 52 16
28 59 13
28 54 17
40 49 11
29 52 19
30 57 12
18 69 13
15 73 11
19 68 13
28 55 16
25 60 14
23 58 19
24 64 12
26 59 15
28 61 11
6 12 18 54 16 5 21 7
6 13 19 58 13 3 16 6
4 11 15 55 21 6 27 4
6 12 18 46 24 5 29 7
7 18 25 47 17 7 24 3
8 19 27 51 14 4 18 4
6 14 20 40 21 7 28 11
10 10 20 34 23 16 39 7
8 18 26 39 19 5 24 11
8 15 23 54 14 7 21 2
6 14 20 53 16 6 22 5
6 15 21 60 11 4 15 5
5 14 19 50 22 6 28 2
6 11 17 48 22 11 33 2
9 14 23 59 12 4 16 2
7 16 23 52 15 6 21 4
5 14 19 45 21 7 28 7
9 9 18 41 20 17 37 4
11 17 28 39 16 8 24 9
10 14 24 59 12 2 14 2
Any two or more people who care for each other Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A man with multiple wives Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A woman with multiple husbands Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know For each of the following statements please say whether you think it would generally be good for society, bad for society, or neither good nor bad for society. More women not ever having children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More unmarried couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
54
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More single women having children without a male partner Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
2 4 6 30 35 23 58 5
2 4 6 36 33 19 52 6
2 3 5 23 41 29 70 2
1 2 3 24 42 28 70 3
9 15 24 39 15 16 31 6
10 15 25 44 12 14 26 6
6 17 23 35 19 20 39 3
5 13 18 59 14 4 18 5
6 14 20 66 8 2 10 4
7 21 28 43 19 5 24 5
7 21 28 47 16 4 20 5
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
2 4 6 35 35 22 57 2
2 4 6 29 37 24 61 4
4 5 9 27 28 24 52 11
7 5 12 21 30 33 63 4
6 14 20 26 19 27 46 8
2 2 4 35 39 20 59 2
12 16 28 36 19 13 32 3
16 21 37 41 13 7 20 2
14 23 37 34 14 10 24 4
8 8 16 42 15 17 32 10
12 13 25 22 15 31 46 7
17 19 36 31 11 11 22 12
15 29 44 38 9 5 14 4
4 12 16 55 21 6 27 3
5 7 12 51 24 9 33 3
7 12 19 62 14 2 16 3
5 15 20 59 14 2 16 4
7 10 17 51 19 6 25 8
10 8 18 37 21 19 40 4
11 18 29 40 17 4 21 10
8 12 20 66 9 2 11 3
6 22 28 39 23 7 30 3
7 22 29 42 21 6 27 2
8 22 30 42 21 6 27 2
8 20 28 38 25 6 31 4
12 23 35 33 18 7 25 7
12 20 32 30 23 11 34 4
17 15 32 30 19 10 29 8
9 16 25 36 29 9 38 2
More gay and lesbian couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More people living together without getting married Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More mothers of young children working outside the home Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
55
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More people of different races marrying each other Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More couples living 'together apart' Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know In general how welcoming, if at all, would you say most Christian churches in the UK are to the following? married couples with children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know married couples without children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
56
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
16 26 42 43 6 3 9 5
14 22 36 49 6 3 9 5
15 31 46 40 7 4 11 2
20 25 45 39 11 4 15 2
2 5 7 36 30 8 38 18
2 4 6 43 27 6 33 18
2 6 8 30 35 12 47 16
60 20 80 2 1 3 17
53 20 73 2 1 3 24
43 33 76 4 1 5 20
35 32 67 5 1 6 26
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
29 33 62 32 3 1 4 2
22 36 58 35 3 2 5 2
24 25 49 37 6 0 6 8
30 24 54 35 5 3 8 3
32 21 53 30 7 2 9 8
20 32 52 38 4 2 6 3
3 6 9 26 41 9 50 14
3 7 10 35 29 7 36 19
2 6 8 35 23 9 32 24
3 5 8 28 32 17 49 15
8 10 18 20 23 20 43 18
12 8 20 31 22 9 31 18
3 6 9 34 32 6 38 19
72 21 93 1 0 1 6
55 17 72 4 0 4 23
63 19 82 0 1 1 16
66 18 84 3 0 3 13
70 7 77 0 0 0 22
55 18 73 5 2 7 20
62 11 73 4 3 7 20
70 11 81 3 0 3 16
54 35 89 3 0 3 8
35 34 69 5 1 6 25
38 38 76 3 2 5 19
40 40 80 5 0 5 15
41 28 69 5 0 5 26
41 23 64 7 4 11 24
33 29 62 12 1 13 25
42 36 78 4 0 4 18
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Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
37 37 74 4 2 6 20
30 37 67 4 2 6 28
48 40 88 4 1 5 8
30 36 66 7 1 8 26
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know gay, lesbian and bisexual people Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
12 33 45 25 5 30 25
8 27 35 27 7 34 32
16 44 60 24 4 28 12
5 16 21 35 18 53 26
3 12 15 33 20 53 32
Do you think same-sex couples should or should not be allowed to get married? Should Should NOT Don't know
52 34 14
And do you think same-sex marriage is right or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know
46 34 20
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
30 43 73 5 3 8 19
34 43 77 8 1 9 14
35 31 66 4 0 4 29
31 34 65 8 3 11 24
28 38 66 6 4 10 24
34 36 70 8 0 8 21
7 31 38 27 3 30 33
5 35 40 32 7 39 21
8 36 44 33 3 36 21
11 33 44 22 0 22 34
20 23 43 23 5 28 30
10 31 41 22 7 29 29
7 31 38 31 8 39 23
7 22 29 40 13 53 18
5 20 25 30 16 46 29
2 11 13 41 27 68 19
3 12 15 42 20 62 23
5 14 19 32 17 49 32
12 14 26 25 20 45 29
11 11 22 30 22 52 27
5 9 14 42 22 64 23
59 28 13
44 43 13
52 37 11
69 19 12
67 22 11
45 31 24
38 51 11
60 28 11
72 18 9
53 27 20
39 44 18
46 38 16
63 20 17
58 22 19
42 41 18
31 56 13
53 28 18
67 16 17
single people
divorced people
57
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Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
77
79
77
36
70
67
73
65
58
63 33
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
97
82
51
65
61
84
81
84
88
86
78
77
74
70
54
86
73
65
74
54
71
63 28
62 35
24 23
70 47
61 48
51 44
66 25
37 46
75 48
23
21
25
17
34
18
19
25
24
9
2 0
1 0
3 1
4 0
5 0
3 0
0 0
7 0
0 0
2 0
[The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'wrong' n=858] Marriage should be between a man and a woman It undermines the traditional family structure of a mother and father
79
73
82
88
75
77
83
64
76
87
63
64
64
72
72
61
94
50
78
59
It is not the best context in which to bring up children
52
53
52
64
77
48
79
46
40
36
Civil partnerships are sufficient It's unnatural It goes against tradition/the way things have always been done Religion/holy scriptures say it is wrong For another reason Don't know
50 43
38 45
56 43
70 33
69 42
50 34
44 28
46 28
45 40
79 36
31
34
30
41
22
23
45
34
51
29
26 2 1
13 1 1
32 2 0
29 0 0
9 3 0
24 4 0
3 0 0
8 3 17
32 14 14
31 0 0
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Hinduism Alternative
You said that you think that same sex marriage is righ... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'right' n=663] People should be treated equally whatever their sexual orientation Faithful love is the heart of marriage and it is not exclusive to heterosexual couples Christians should be loving above all else, and it is not loving to exclude gay and lesbian people Families take many forms these days There's nothing unnatural about it There is nothing in the Bible or other scriptures which explicitly prohibits same-sex marriage For another reason Don't know You said that you think that same sex marriage is wrong... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply
58
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Do you think the mainstream Christian churches' current opposition to same-sex marriage is right, or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know Euthanasia is the termination of a person’s life, in order to end suffering Do you think British law should be kept as it is, or should it be changed so that people with incurable diseases have the right to ask close friends or relatives to help them commit suicide, without those friends or relatives risking prosecution? The law should be kept as it is The law should be changed to allow assisted suicide in these circumstances Don't know
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
289 347 %
33 44 23
25 51 24
45 36 20
37 35 28
16
10
22
70
79
14
11
59
50
55
Humanism / Buddhism secularism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism Alternative
299 347 %
55 83 %
182 282 %
104 150 %
209 242 %
24 63 13
26 56 18
40 35 24
49 30 21
29 52 19
20 58 22
24
15
16
11
39
21
8
65
66
77
75
76
47
58
83
13
11
8
10
13
14
21
9
69
68
79
63
35
38
56
82
54
62
60
64
58
21
41
40
78
48 48 46
35 34 43
58 54 47
59 63 36
90 43 43
58 42 36
55 39 40
30 57 65
54 48 39
52 42 53
43
36
49
61
78
57
35
36
39
51
3 3
5 5
3 2
2 2
2 0
0 2
0 0
2 3
0 0
7 5
You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be kept as it is. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be kept as it is n=790] Vulnerable people could be, or feel, pressured to die It places too much of a burden on the person or people who help someone to die You can never build in enough safeguards Human life is sacred Death should take its natural course No-one can ever be certain that they really want to die, but the decision is irreversible Other Don't know
59
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be changed to allow assisted suicide in some circumstances. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be changed =3044] An individual has the right to choose when and how to die It is preferable to drawn-out suffering Those assisting suicide should not fear prosecution It's happening anyway and regulation would improve safety and delivery The national health and welfare systems cannot provide decent end of life care Other Don't know
60
Total
None
Christianity
Judaism
4437 4437 %
1957 1831 %
1727 1617 %
139 210 %
82
84
81
75
91
87
71
69
80
90
77
76
79
81
86
80
68
69
66
80
76
78
76
77
83
79
62
68
62
81
51
49
51
57
64
57
64
51
48
53
35
36
36
42
36
33
24
38
33
41
1 1
1 1
1 0
6 0
2 0
3 0
3 2
4 2
3 1
4 0
Humanism / Buddhism secularism 289 347 %
299 347 %
Sikhism
Islam
55 83 %
182 282 %
Hinduism Alternative
104 150 %
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Which, if any, of the following best describes you? A spiritual person A religious person Both spiritual and religious I would not describe myself, or my values and beliefs, as spiritual or religious None of these Don't know Which, if any, of the following would you say currently have an influence on you? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Islam Judaism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these currently influence me Don't know
61
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
15 8 10
18 10 13
28 9 17
21 15 23
33 3 16
26 13 19
18 33 23
45 4 10
16 7 16
8 2 3
19 26 35
14 5 6
48
46
33
23
33
25
15
26
42
62
12
55
13 6
9 5
5 8
12 6
8 6
10 7
5 6
8 7
13 5
23 2
2 6
15 6
39 7 7
59 8 9
50 49 21
36 23 25
47 23 48
31 30 31
20 16 13
42 26 27
26 16 11
10 2 2
67 6 8
34 7 6
5
6
17
13
19
14
8
41
7
2
6
4
4 3 2 1 1 44 3
3 2 2 1 1 30 2
12 15 9 5 4 13 0
14 23 31 49 6 7 3
13 12 16 10 4 19 2
17 15 65 18 6 8 0
76 10 9 6 4 7 0
9 13 12 6 5 24 0
10 63 7 7 4 21 1
1 1 0 0 1 83 1
12 8 6 3 2 7 2
3 2 2 1 1 51 4
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample And which, if any, of the following have influenced you earlier in your life (e.g. when you growing up, at school, earlier adulthood etc.)? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism Islam Judaism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these influenced me earlier in my life Don't know
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
59 3 3 3 3
100 4 3 2 2
62 100 22 13 11
45 19 26 26 15
69 30 100 17 15
40 27 33 21 15
32 15 14 100 8
68 25 27 10 10
37 14 14 9 100
0 0 0 0 0
67 7 4 10 6
57 3 2 2 2
3
3
21
11
30
17
9
100
10
0
4
3
2 1 1 30 3
1 1 1 0 0
15 8 7 0 0
32 100 6 0 0
24 14 5 0 0
100 23 5 0 0
13 11 3 0 0
11 6 6 0 0
11 7 3 0 0
0 0 0 100 0
4 4 1 10 2
2 1 1 34 3
21 16 8 8 8 7 7 5
27 20 10 10 11 8 8 7
34 42 23 20 22 32 22 19
39 36 22 24 28 25 14 15
25 44 17 30 17 27 28 21
38 32 17 19 20 28 24 13
61 23 40 16 24 32 15 23
25 43 11 41 19 20 26 21
28 25 15 10 14 15 9 7
7 8 2 4 2 2 3 2
67 29 38 14 31 25 15 21
13 14 3 7 4 4 5 3
3
3
5
13
4
2
6
10
2
2
7
2
1 60
1 52
4 32
3 23
6 26
5 25
6 14
7 30
0 44
0 81
2 12
1 68
15 85
18 82
29 71
46 54
23 77
33 67
50 50
23 77
31 69
5 95
100 0
0 100
Which, if any, of the following have you experienced/ practised in private in the last month? Please tick all that apply. Prayer Taking regular time to be alone and still the mind Reading a holy book/scripture Feeling a deep connection with nature/the earth Going to places which feel sacred or holy Learning more about religion or spirituality Meditation Reading other religious or spiritual writings Being in contact with ancestors/loved ones who have died Magical practices None of these Do you currently engage in any religious or spiritual practices with other people, for example attending services in a place of worship or elsewhere, or taking part in a more informal group? Yes, I do No, I do not
62
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
[The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
18 31 5
24 39 5
17 45 0
3 14 0
15 17 15
0 7 5
3 7 3
20 28 8
0 16 5
10 24 5
18 31 5
0 0 0
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
9
10
5
4
12
4
4
3
0
12
9
0
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
4 5 8 3 1 2
5 1 2 1 1 1
10 5 7 7 3 1
0 9 4 8 0 44
3 6 3 9 5 7
3 0 4 59 3 12
1 0 75 2 0 2
0 2 3 5 5 3
0 73 0 0 0 2
1 1 2 1 0 0
4 5 8 3 1 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
4
3
0
14
2
0
0
12
0
10
4
0
4 8
3 6
1 1
0 0
2 5
1 2
1 1
2 8
0 4
17 17
4 8
0 0
48 22 18 9 2 1
49 23 14 11 1 1
54 23 9 13 0 1
23 36 34 5 2 0
31 35 22 9 0 2
35 28 26 5 6 0
60 15 19 1 2 2
43 16 21 16 4 0
36 28 27 9 0 0
43 21 21 8 4 2
48 22 18 9 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
26 74
22 78
56 44
58 42
38 62
42 58
40 60
28 72
16 84
18 82
26 74
0 0
Which, if any, of the following best describes the group or community that you are involved with?
How often, if at all, do you meet with this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] At least once a week At least once a month At least four times a year At least once a year Less than once a year Never Do you ever engage in any religious or spiritual practices with a different religious or spiritual group or community as well? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Yes, I do No, I do not
63
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
Which, if any, of the following best describes this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with another group n=191] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
11 18 2
12 25 3
14 23 0
0 5 0
0 15 0
3 6 0
5 0 0
14 6 5
0 11 0
10 36 0
11 18 2
0 0 0
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
14
14
30
0
0
10
12
24
0
9
14
0
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
6 2 11 8 3 4
8 1 0 1 3 3
0 3 0 9 0 0
12 0 0 40 0 19
0 0 0 10 22 17
5 0 0 54 0 5
10 0 66 2 0 5
0 0 9 7 0 0
0 42 0 0 33 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
6 2 11 8 3 4
0 0 0 0 0 0
5
7
4
0
9
11
0
20
3
0
5
0
14 4
16 7
18 0
24 0
26 0
7 0
1 0
16 0
4 7
45 0
14 4
0 0
Yes, there is definitely a God or some 'higher power'
26
32
34
40
32
48
66
37
32
9
67
18
Yes, there is probably a God or some 'higher power'
23
25
17
28
24
25
15
19
25
19
22
23
16
16
14
11
12
7
4
14
18
18
4
18
19
13
22
9
21
10
7
20
13
33
2
22
17
14
13
11
11
11
8
11
11
22
5
19
Do you believe in a god or some 'higher power'?
No, there is probably NOT a God or some 'higher power' No, there is definitely NOT a God some 'higher power' Don't know
64
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
God A universal Spirit, life force or energy Many spiritual beings and powers I'm not sure, but I believe there is 'something there' Other Don't know
53 16 3 26 0 2
54 16 2 26 0 1
49 31 0 16 3 0
56 28 7 9 0 0
35 36 8 17 1 4
40 31 7 20 1 0
76 14 1 7 1 0
29 40 6 20 1 4
55 18 0 26 1 0
44 15 5 33 0 3
74 14 3 8 0 1
44 18 3 33 0 2
Which, if any, of the following do you rely on for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Please select up to four. Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family Trusted friends Science God or 'higher power' The teachings of my religion Deceased loved ones Great literature and art, past and present The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Religious leaders, local or national None of these Don't know
64 57 53 37 19 14 11 6 6 3 2 4 3
71 63 58 41 21 17 14 7 7 4 2 2 1
81 66 53 40 41 20 15 4 19 4 3 0 0
47 42 48 26 33 29 23 2 13 5 15 1 3
77 70 46 38 34 21 16 7 15 4 1 0 0
61 45 47 35 33 31 20 8 11 3 6 1 1
46 38 48 24 22 47 42 3 10 12 12 0 1
84 80 48 40 32 22 11 6 15 3 1 0 0
72 63 56 40 26 16 23 8 8 8 5 1 1
60 52 48 34 17 5 2 4 3 1 1 11 3
57 46 48 29 12 47 40 6 6 17 9 0 1
66 59 54 38 21 8 6 6 6 1 1 5 4
And which of these would you say best describes the God or 'higher power' in which you believe? [The following question only went to those who said there was deinitetely/ probably a God n=2182]
65
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
And which, if any, of the following do you rely on MOST for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family God or 'higher power' Trusted friends The teachings of my religion Science Deceased loved ones Religious leaders, local or national The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Great literature and art, past and present None of these Don't know
41 22 13 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 5
44 22 13 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 3
53 19 5 4 2 2 6 1 1 0 2 0 5
30 8 19 9 4 1 9 0 8 3 4 1 4
47 24 3 8 4 3 2 3 0 1 2 0 2
40 12 9 12 9 3 4 2 1 1 3 1 3
22 16 8 24 3 13 4 0 3 2 1 0 4
42 34 10 7 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2
42 25 10 3 3 3 4 0 2 3 0 1 4
41 22 13 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 4
27 18 10 21 2 9 1 1 2 2 1 0 5
43 22 14 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 5
At what point do you consider human life to begin? At conception At some point during pregnancy Not until the baby is born Don't know
44 30 17 8
48 29 17 6
37 41 15 6
43 32 15 10
39 38 17 5
48 30 15 6
52 32 8 9
40 40 11 8
43 32 20 6
39 33 19 8
61 24 9 7
41 31 19 9
Leaving aside medical emergencies, which of these options do you favour? Increasing the time limit to above 24 weeks Keeping the time limit at 24 weeks Reducing the time limit to below 24 weeks Banning abortions altogether Don't know
6 40 28 7 19
5 43 31 6 15
6 48 26 4 16
19 31 12 8 30
11 38 28 4 19
10 40 15 13 23
16 26 16 20 22
4 44 37 3 13
6 46 28 3 17
5 39 27 6 23
8 30 32 16 14
5 42 27 5 20
66
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
1 5 23 28 23 15 6
0 4 23 28 22 16 6
0 9 43 19 16 3 9
0 10 14 60 0 16 0
0 2 39 15 18 12 15
0 5 13 13 24 16 30
0 3 27 25 24 16 5
0 4 23 32 28 11 2
8 4 36 12 22 15 4
0 7 20 30 27 12 4
1 4 24 20 24 22 5
0 5 23 29 23 13 6
30 38 68 21 7 2 9 2
30 40 70 19 7 2 9 1
35 43 78 11 6 4 10 0
36 36 72 12 11 1 12 4
33 44 77 14 4 2 6 2
45 34 79 15 5 1 6 0
48 27 75 19 3 1 4 2
30 41 71 18 6 4 10 1
32 42 74 19 4 2 6 1
27 36 63 26 6 3 9 1
29 39 68 20 8 3 11 1
30 37 67 22 6 2 8 2
28 38 66 22 6 2 8 3
31 41 72 18 6 2 8 1
32 43 75 15 7 2 9 0
24 27 51 31 12 1 13 4
29 36 65 22 11 2 13 1
28 46 74 18 4 1 5 4
45 35 80 14 1 1 2 3
36 39 75 16 7 1 8 1
39 36 75 19 5 1 6 1
21 36 57 31 7 2 9 3
45 36 81 12 3 2 5 1
25 39 64 24 7 2 9 3
In the previous question you said you would like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to below 24 weeks. What would you like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to? [The following question only went to those who said the time limit should be reduced n=1,228] 23 weeks 22 weeks 20 weeks 18 weeks 12 weeks Less than 12 weeks Don't know To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Sex is important for a fulfilled human life Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know The profile of sex in our society is too high Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know
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Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample How guilty, if at all, would you feel if you did one of the following things? Used pornography for sexual stimulation Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Used contraception Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex before marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex outside marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know
68
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
12 14 26 24 40 64 10
13 15 28 25 39 64 8
7 19 26 27 39 66 8
14 14 28 30 31 61 11
7 20 27 26 41 67 7
17 12 29 28 31 59 12
25 26 51 19 20 39 10
9 17 26 21 47 68 6
14 16 30 22 42 64 7
8 10 18 22 49 71 11
27 24 51 21 20 41 9
9 12 21 24 44 68 11
3 2 5 9 82 91 4
2 1 3 8 87 95 2
3 1 4 8 88 96 1
8 5 13 14 67 81 7
3 2 5 8 86 94 0
4 6 10 15 71 86 4
10 12 22 15 55 70 8
3 1 4 3 93 96 0
2 2 4 7 88 95 1
3 2 5 9 82 91 4
5 5 10 13 74 87 3
2 1 3 8 84 92 4
6 7 13 15 68 83 4
5 8 13 15 70 85 2
7 9 16 15 65 80 3
16 16 32 13 48 61 7
6 9 15 6 77 83 2
14 14 28 20 44 64 8
36 12 48 14 31 45 7
5 4 9 9 82 91 0
6 7 13 16 70 86 2
5 4 9 13 73 86 5
17 19 36 20 40 60 4
4 5 9 14 73 87 4
40 16 56 9 28 37 6
43 18 61 8 27 35 4
43 21 64 8 26 34 2
54 15 69 14 10 24 7
39 18 57 9 29 38 6
50 14 64 10 15 25 11
56 12 68 12 14 26 7
39 17 56 6 35 41 3
44 29 73 5 20 25 1
33 15 48 10 35 45 7
55 18 73 10 12 22 5
37 16 53 9 31 40 7
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample In Britain today, how appropriate or inappropriate do you think it is if religions do each of the following? Separate men and women in public worship and other religious contexts Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Strongly encourage men and women to dress differently Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Offer men and women different teachings about how to live a good life Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Educate men and women separately Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know
69
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
2 2 4 14 14 62 76 6
1 1 2 11 14 71 85 2
3 3 6 10 20 63 83 2
5 13 18 12 13 52 65 5
4 7 11 12 12 64 76 2
5 10 15 17 13 51 64 4
24 17 41 24 8 20 28 8
1 3 4 9 11 73 84 3
3 11 14 23 15 45 60 2
1 1 2 19 14 57 71 8
6 7 13 14 13 57 70 4
1 1 2 14 14 63 77 6
5 7 12 23 17 43 60 6
4 7 11 22 19 46 65 3
3 7 10 15 23 50 73 1
7 9 16 30 22 29 51 3
3 8 11 19 14 55 69 2
9 8 17 31 12 34 46 6
23 17 40 24 11 18 29 8
2 4 6 14 16 60 76 4
6 11 17 27 13 40 53 3
4 5 9 26 14 43 57 8
9 11 20 24 19 33 52 4
4 6 10 23 16 44 60 6
4 7 11 15 15 54 69 6
3 7 10 11 16 60 76 3
9 9 18 10 15 56 71 1
6 17 23 16 9 49 58 4
7 10 17 12 10 60 70 1
12 7 19 13 16 46 62 5
14 19 33 19 9 32 41 6
4 8 12 14 13 58 71 3
5 8 13 15 13 56 69 2
3 6 9 20 14 50 64 7
8 13 21 13 16 47 63 4
3 6 9 15 15 55 70 6
2 3 5 16 16 58 74 5
2 2 4 14 16 64 80 2
3 6 9 15 20 53 73 3
2 3 5 28 10 49 59 8
3 7 10 17 16 56 72 2
6 3 9 21 13 51 64 5
18 15 33 25 11 24 35 6
2 4 6 16 15 60 75 3
3 9 12 21 15 50 65 3
2 3 5 19 15 55 70 6
6 8 14 22 15 47 62 3
2 2 4 15 16 60 76 6
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
43 5 38 14
49 4 37 10
60 4 29 7
47 16 25 12
56 7 28 9
57 7 24 12
46 17 22 15
53 4 36 6
47 10 34 9
35 3 44 18
48 10 33 8
43 4 39 15
74
80
79
58
74
67
54
85
76
73
72
75
8
8
6
23
6
8
27
3
11
5
17
7
And do you think that major religions would be better or worse if more women held senior positions (e.g. female bishops, chief rabbis etc.) Better Worse Neither Don't know Thinking about female religious leaders, which of the following comes closest to your view? Female religious leaders are just as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are not as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are better suited to the role than men Don't know
3
3
7
11
10
8
2
4
2
2
2
3
15
9
8
9
10
17
17
8
11
20
9
16
49
53
56
47
54
53
42
58
45
45
50
49
And do you think more women should or should not lead major religions in this country? More women should lead major religions in this country More women should NOT lead major religions in this country It is for the religions to decide Don't know
70
6
6
4
13
8
5
13
0
4
4
11
5
32 14
33 9
37 3
26 14
27 11
24 18
35 10
28 14
43 8
32 19
33 7
32 15
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Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Church of England, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
71
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
3 7 10 38 20 9 29 23
3 9 12 39 24 9 33 17
3 8 11 25 26 25 51 14
19 2 21 29 24 8 32 19
4 5 9 26 29 20 49 16
8 6 14 30 18 14 32 25
17 10 27 31 13 6 19 22
0 4 4 31 31 19 50 15
2 7 9 33 16 14 30 28
2 3 5 39 15 10 25 30
9 13 22 38 17 6 23 16
2 6 8 38 20 10 30 24
2 6 8 27 29 16 45 19
2 8 10 25 35 17 52 14
1 6 7 22 31 29 60 10
6 8 14 30 28 12 40 18
2 5 7 22 33 24 57 14
5 10 15 23 26 16 42 20
12 10 22 31 16 10 26 21
0 4 4 20 34 25 59 16
2 4 6 26 29 16 45 24
1 4 5 31 22 16 38 26
6 12 18 25 31 11 42 15
1 6 7 27 29 17 46 20
3 10 13 34 17 8 25 27
3 14 17 34 19 8 27 23
4 14 18 26 19 14 33 23
5 13 18 39 8 6 14 28
3 7 10 31 24 10 34 25
6 10 16 33 15 7 22 30
12 13 25 28 13 6 19 28
4 8 12 28 19 10 29 32
2 5 7 31 18 9 27 34
2 4 6 36 16 9 25 33
9 20 29 30 15 7 22 20
2 8 10 35 17 9 26 29
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Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Roman Catholic Church, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
72
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
2 4 6 25 20 20 40 28
2 5 7 24 25 21 46 22
6 1 7 15 24 42 66 13
5 19 24 22 12 23 35 19
3 8 11 14 16 42 58 18
8 10 18 17 15 23 38 27
12 9 21 25 11 15 26 27
0 1 1 15 26 38 64 20
1 4 5 23 17 26 43 30
1 2 3 28 12 19 31 38
6 10 16 28 21 14 35 21
2 3 5 25 20 21 41 30
2 4 6 21 22 25 47 26
2 4 6 18 27 28 55 21
4 4 8 8 19 52 71 13
14 3 17 22 15 27 42 20
1 8 9 13 17 46 63 15
4 8 12 18 23 23 46 23
11 10 21 25 10 17 27 27
1 3 4 12 19 45 64 21
1 3 4 18 23 29 52 26
1 2 3 25 14 22 36 35
6 10 16 20 25 18 43 21
1 3 4 21 21 26 47 27
2 5 7 24 17 18 35 34
2 5 7 23 21 20 41 30
5 5 10 15 12 36 48 27
6 10 16 25 15 19 34 25
1 10 11 13 15 36 51 24
5 6 11 19 19 19 38 31
9 10 19 28 11 11 22 31
1 2 3 19 12 29 41 36
1 4 5 21 12 25 37 38
1 2 3 26 12 18 30 41
6 11 17 26 17 13 30 27
1 3 4 23 17 19 36 36
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Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Would you consider any of the following as a 'family'? A married couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A lone parent and at least one child Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple with children from previous relationships Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
95 1 4
99 0 1
95 2 3
79 10 11
97 1 3
87 4 9
89 5 6
98 1 1
98 0 1
94 2 5
94 3 3
95 1 4
72 22 6
75 21 3
76 18 5
68 20 11
77 21 3
73 17 9
76 16 8
68 30 1
78 19 3
69 25 6
76 20 4
71 22 6
89 6 5
93 5 2
91 3 6
69 25 6
89 6 5
74 18 7
70 23 7
97 3 0
93 4 3
92 4 5
84 12 3
90 5 5
52 40 8
54 41 5
53 36 11
49 41 9
57 39 5
48 40 13
41 48 10
59 40 1
53 41 7
53 39 8
49 44 7
52 40 8
87 7 6
91 7 3
92 4 4
79 12 8
92 5 4
82 9 10
81 11 8
95 4 1
93 5 2
87 7 6
89 8 3
87 7 6
93 2 5
96 1 2
91 3 6
85 4 11
90 8 2
84 6 10
83 11 6
97 2 1
97 2 1
93 3 5
93 4 3
93 2 5
70 22 8
72 23 5
82 12 6
52 29 19
77 21 2
63 26 10
49 41 10
89 10 1
73 23 4
72 19 9
61 32 7
71 20 8
47 44 10
48 46 6
62 28 10
47 34 19
62 36 2
52 35 13
40 51 9
59 37 4
51 42 7
47 42 11
45 47 8
47 43 10
45 46 9
46 47 6
59 32 9
43 42 14
58 41 1
53 33 14
40 51 9
59 38 3
53 41 6
47 43 10
43 49 8
46 45 10
A long-term same-sex couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
73
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Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Siblings who live together Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
71 20 9
73 22 6
72 17 10
74 11 15
74 17 9
72 16 12
73 16 10
79 20 1
77 16 7
72 19 10
71 21 8
71 20 9
39 48 13
39 51 10
40 43 17
54 39 7
50 40 10
44 41 15
37 47 16
45 45 10
40 49 10
41 46 13
38 49 12
39 48 13
20 66 14
19 70 11
30 53 17
20 68 13
33 56 11
24 57 18
45 43 12
30 61 10
26 66 8
19 66 15
21 66 12
20 66 14
18 68 14
17 72 11
30 53 17
18 69 12
23 64 13
22 62 16
24 65 11
27 63 11
20 71 9
19 67 15
16 71 13
18 68 14
6 12 18 54 16 5 21 7
5 12 17 56 18 5 23 4
8 14 22 49 15 7 22 7
6 11 17 33 34 9 43 8
10 15 25 42 25 7 32 1
3 19 22 40 19 11 30 8
10 11 21 33 24 16 40 6
12 18 30 42 20 5 25 3
7 12 19 49 21 6 27 5
6 14 20 58 12 4 16 7
6 9 15 50 22 8 30 5
6 13 19 55 15 5 20 7
6 14 20 53 16 6 22 5
6 15 21 53 19 6 25 2
10 12 22 50 18 8 26 2
2 31 33 33 20 6 26 8
12 12 24 59 10 6 16 1
7 16 23 43 18 9 27 7
9 7 16 43 18 19 37 4
11 16 27 57 10 4 14 2
7 12 19 50 22 7 29 2
6 13 19 61 11 4 15 6
6 11 17 42 25 12 37 4
6 14 20 56 14 4 18 5
Any two or more people who care for each other Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A man with multiple wives Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A woman with multiple husbands Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know For each of the following statements please say whether you think it would generally be good for society, bad for society, or neither good nor bad for society. More women not ever having children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More unmarried couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
74
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Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More single women having children without a male partner Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
2 4 6 30 35 23 58 5
2 3 5 29 39 25 64 3
2 7 9 29 37 21 58 4
3 8 11 23 41 16 57 8
2 6 8 39 34 19 53 1
3 12 15 21 28 27 55 9
7 7 14 24 27 30 57 5
2 4 6 34 37 21 58 2
4 3 7 25 41 23 64 3
3 4 7 35 32 20 52 6
5 4 9 21 41 27 68 3
2 4 6 32 34 22 56 6
9 15 24 39 15 16 31 6
8 16 24 38 16 18 34 3
15 24 39 38 11 9 20 3
7 15 22 37 18 16 34 8
13 20 33 42 11 10 21 4
14 19 33 37 5 15 20 10
14 13 27 27 11 31 42 4
18 26 44 39 11 6 17 0
14 11 25 42 16 14 30 4
8 14 22 44 13 12 25 8
8 14 22 31 19 22 41 6
9 16 25 40 14 15 29 7
5 13 18 59 14 4 18 5
5 13 18 60 16 4 20 2
6 11 17 60 10 7 17 5
5 17 22 48 16 5 21 8
9 15 24 57 10 6 16 4
4 15 19 49 16 7 23 8
12 7 19 36 22 19 41 4
9 19 28 59 6 5 11 2
6 11 17 59 16 5 21 2
6 13 19 65 9 2 11 5
5 10 15 46 23 12 35 4
6 13 19 61 12 3 15 5
7 21 28 43 19 5 24 5
6 22 28 41 23 6 29 3
6 17 23 45 21 9 30 3
15 27 42 28 13 10 23 6
9 20 29 42 18 9 27 2
8 20 28 37 18 9 27 7
14 20 34 31 22 10 32 4
8 23 31 35 18 13 31 2
6 17 23 44 26 4 30 3
7 21 28 49 13 4 17 6
7 18 25 39 24 9 33 3
7 21 28 43 18 5 23 6
More gay and lesbian couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More people living together without getting married Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More mothers of young children working outside the home Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
75
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Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More people of different races marrying each other Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More couples living 'together apart' Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know In general how welcoming, if at all, would you say most Christian churches in the UK are to the following? married couples with children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know married couples without children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
76
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
16 26 42 43 6 3 9 5
16 31 47 42 6 4 10 2
31 23 54 39 1 2 3 4
26 16 42 36 15 2 17 5
25 29 54 38 5 3 8 1
30 21 51 36 3 2 5 7
32 25 57 33 3 3 6 4
30 28 58 34 4 2 6 2
21 21 42 46 5 5 10 2
14 20 34 50 6 3 9 6
21 26 47 41 6 2 8 3
15 26 41 44 6 4 10 5
2 5 7 36 30 8 38 18
1 5 6 34 33 10 43 16
5 3 8 30 30 9 39 24
8 15 23 20 31 15 46 11
1 10 11 38 23 11 34 16
5 4 9 36 20 17 37 18
9 9 18 21 26 19 45 15
3 8 11 41 24 8 32 16
4 3 7 37 37 9 46 11
2 4 6 43 26 5 31 20
5 7 12 24 35 13 48 15
2 5 7 38 29 8 37 19
60 20 80 2 1 3 17
70 20 90 1 0 1 9
62 22 84 1 3 4 12
52 16 68 13 5 18 14
56 24 80 5 0 5 14
57 17 74 4 0 4 23
57 14 71 7 1 8 20
66 19 85 1 1 2 13
51 19 70 0 1 1 28
48 21 69 3 1 4 27
68 20 88 3 1 4 9
59 20 79 2 1 3 19
43 33 76 4 1 5 20
50 35 85 4 1 5 11
35 44 79 4 2 6 15
37 33 70 10 0 10 20
28 47 75 6 2 8 17
37 31 68 5 0 5 27
40 24 64 9 2 11 24
36 41 77 7 1 8 16
31 33 64 2 0 2 34
34 30 64 5 1 6 29
55 30 85 4 1 5 10
40 33 73 4 1 5 21
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
37 37 74 4 2 6 20
44 39 83 4 1 5 12
25 46 71 6 6 12 17
24 47 71 7 4 11 18
31 45 76 4 4 8 16
27 39 66 5 1 6 28
33 37 70 5 1 6 23
26 50 76 4 1 5 19
26 36 62 3 2 5 33
28 34 62 5 2 7 30
47 36 83 4 2 6 11
35 37 72 4 2 6 22
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know gay, lesbian and bisexual people Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
12 33 45 25 5 30 25
13 39 52 26 5 31 16
10 36 46 29 5 34 19
8 34 42 27 3 30 28
7 37 44 28 6 34 22
10 36 46 17 5 22 33
19 28 47 20 2 22 30
6 37 43 28 8 36 22
7 26 33 24 3 27 40
8 25 33 26 6 32 34
24 40 64 17 3 20 15
9 32 41 27 6 33 26
5 16 21 35 18 53 26
5 19 24 38 17 55 20
3 16 19 39 25 64 17
14 13 27 32 21 53 19
6 17 23 35 22 57 19
7 14 21 31 21 52 27
11 12 23 27 22 49 27
3 12 15 42 23 65 20
4 12 16 29 19 48 37
4 11 15 32 19 51 35
10 27 37 31 12 43 21
4 14 18 35 19 54 28
Do you think same-sex couples should or should not be allowed to get married? Should Should NOT Don't know
52 34 14
51 38 12
68 20 12
50 31 18
69 23 7
62 26 12
43 47 10
74 18 7
54 39 7
58 27 15
41 46 13
54 31 14
And do you think same-sex marriage is right or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know
46 34 20
45 38 17
59 23 18
47 30 22
64 26 11
49 29 22
39 47 14
67 19 14
50 38 12
52 26 21
34 48 18
49 31 20
single people
divorced people
77
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
77
81
66
69
81
69
10
78
55
72
66
80
70
74
72
67
61
25
34
56
55
64
71
70
65
71
61
36
67
36
49
54
66
54
66
65
63 33
67 37
36 34
15 8
55 36
78 25
38 10
58 39
38 38
58 28
51 32
66 33
23
You said that you think that same sex marriage is righ... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'right' n=663] People should be treated equally whatever their sexual orientation Faithful love is the heart of marriage and it is not exclusive to heterosexual couples Christians should be loving above all else, and it is not loving to exclude gay and lesbian people Families take many forms these days There's nothing unnatural about it There is nothing in the Bible or other scriptures which explicitly prohibits same-sex marriage For another reason Don't know
24
27
8
18
21
10
13
61
21
25
23
2 0
3 0
2 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 3
0 1
3 0
2 1
[The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'wrong' n=858] Marriage should be between a man and a woman It undermines the traditional family structure of a mother and father
79
81
53
100
55
66
100
82
100
72
83
77
63
64
39
95
51
50
58
55
82
62
63
64
It is not the best context in which to bring up children
52
53
33
77
57
50
58
32
58
49
48
53
Civil partnerships are sufficient It's unnatural It goes against tradition/the way things have always been done Religion/holy scriptures say it is wrong For another reason Don't know
50 43
56 43
49 24
37 42
50 41
34 28
32 11
62 22
67 22
30 47
53 37
50 45
31
31
15
47
29
10
27
19
37
34
32
31
26 2 1
28 2 0
16 24 6
38 0 0
28 0 9
34 0 24
24 0 0
14 9 9
8 0 0
18 1 1
42 4 1
21 2 1
You said that you think that same sex marriage is wrong... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply
78
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Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Do you think the mainstream Christian churches' current opposition to same-sex marriage is right, or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know Euthanasia is the termination of a person’s life, in order to end suffering Do you think British law should be kept as it is, or should it be changed so that people with incurable diseases have the right to ask close friends or relatives to help them commit suicide, without those friends or relatives risking prosecution? The law should be kept as it is The law should be changed to allow assisted suicide in these circumstances Don't know
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity
Sikhism
Buddhism Hinduism
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
154 185 %
62 79 %
115 149 %
85 128 %
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
33 44 23
38 43 19
25 54 21
38 37 25
27 56 17
27 46 27
47 35 19
22 55 22
38 40 22
24 49 27
51 29 21
30 47 24
16
18
22
19
17
22
46
13
19
10
36
13
70
71
68
70
73
57
39
79
74
77
49
74
14
11
10
12
10
21
15
8
7
13
15
13
59
67
64
72
48
54
33
70
58
53
55
61
55
65
55
43
63
29
38
51
54
41
55
56
48 48 46
55 53 50
83 61 36
56 44 43
65 64 68
51 51 44
32 59 58
61 68 41
57 51 43
38 30 40
46 65 53
49 40 43
43
49
62
42
49
46
32
61
62
35
42
44
3 3
3 2
16 0
0 0
7 0
3 0
2 3
7 0
3 3
5 6
4 2
3 3
You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be kept as it is. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be kept as it is n=790] Vulnerable people could be, or feel, pressured to die It places too much of a burden on the person or people who help someone to die You can never build in enough safeguards Human life is sacred Death should take its natural course No-one can ever be certain that they really want to die, but the decision is irreversible Other Don't know
79
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Currently engage in religious activity
Past influence
Total Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be changed to allow assisted suicide in some circumstances. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be changed =3044] An individual has the right to choose when and how to die It is preferable to drawn-out suffering Those assisting suicide should not fear prosecution It's happening anyway and regulation would improve safety and delivery The national health and welfare systems cannot provide decent end of life care Other Don't know
80
Christian- Humanism / secularism ity 154 185 %
Sikhism
62 79 %
Buddhism Hinduism
115 149 %
85 128 %
Islam
Alternative
Judaism
None
Yes
No
139 227 %
128 171 %
124 201 %
1324 1213 %
686 800 %
3751 3637 %
4437 4437 %
2609 2533 %
82
83
88
68
84
73
63
79
85
84
74
83
77
80
80
51
76
69
73
80
75
73
70
77
76
78
76
49
80
60
66
74
75
76
72
77
51
54
55
54
60
53
53
59
60
46
44
52
35
34
46
43
37
36
36
40
43
36
38
35
1 1
1 1
4 1
10 1
3 0
2 1
2 3
5 1
1 0
1 1
2 2
1 1
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Which, if any, of the following best describes you? A spiritual person A religious person Both spiritual and religious I would not describe myself, or my values and beliefs, as spiritual or religious None of these Don't know Which, if any, of the following would you say currently have an influence on you? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Islam Judaism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these currently influence me Don't know
81
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
15 8 10
21 21 30
22 10 8
8 0 2
48
16
46
13 6
6 6
8 6
39 7 7
66 5 8
51 5 8
5
7
4 3 2 1 1 44 3
10 5 4 2 2 13 2
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
5 0 1
12 2 1
15 23 27
43 7 16
42 13 22
19 7 8
13 26 27
15 2 12
76
72
46
24
27
18
48
15
38
10 3
21 1
23 15
6 6
5 2
2 4
11 7
20 0
18 14
27 9 8
9 9 4
27 5 6
70 3 4
49 10 20
20 3 15
47 7 6
66 24 30
49 0 10
5
5
2
4
2
18
19
5
0
0
3 3 3 1 1 36 2
2 4 1 1 1 59 1
1 1 1 0 1 77 1
2 2 1 1 2 52 11
9 5 3 2 1 15 2
7 4 6 3 3 24 1
4 0 16 1 0 34 4
2 3 3 1 1 39 4
22 7 8 0 6 27 0
3 10 11 0 0 36 10
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Belief in god/ higher power
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample And which, if any, of the following have influenced you earlier in your life (e.g. when you growing up, at school, earlier adulthood etc.)? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism Islam Judaism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these influenced me earlier in my life Don't know
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
59 3 3 3 3
73 5 3 8 4
66 3 3 2 3
59 3 2 1 3
3
4
2
2 1 1 30 3
4 2 1 10 2
2 2 0 25 2
21 16 8 8 8 7 7 5
56 27 24 15 18 18 13 15
3
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
41 4 3 1 2
47 3 2 1 2
71 3 2 8 4
70 7 7 5 4
50 1 9 2 0
70 2 2 1 3
79 24 7 7 7
57 0 6 1 0
3
3
2
2
8
7
3
7
8
1 1 1 34 0
1 1 1 51 1
1 1 2 38 10
2 2 1 14 2
5 3 1 15 1
7 5 0 28 4
2 1 0 22 2
7 0 0 21 0
1 0 0 28 7
20 14 5 9 9 5 5 4
4 14 0 5 3 3 4 1
0 10 1 5 2 2 3 1
7 12 3 6 3 5 6 2
55 22 24 10 19 15 9 12
26 31 10 25 13 16 17 14
29 26 15 22 11 18 24 20
19 15 2 8 6 3 4 2
36 0 7 0 0 7 7 0
8 11 0 2 1 2 0 0
5
5
2
1
2
4
8
10
5
0
0
1 60
2 25
1 56
0 74
0 83
1 77
1 30
2 35
8 28
1 61
0 57
6 79
15 85
40 60
15 85
4 96
2 98
5 95
40 60
24 76
26 74
9 91
15 85
12 88
Which, if any, of the following have you experienced/ practised in private in the last month? Please tick all that apply. Prayer Taking regular time to be alone and still the mind Reading a holy book/scripture Feeling a deep connection with nature/the earth Going to places which feel sacred or holy Learning more about religion or spirituality Meditation Reading other religious or spiritual writings Being in contact with ancestors/loved ones who have died Magical practices None of these Do you currently engage in any religious or spiritual practices with other people, for example attending services in a place of worship or elsewhere, or taking part in a more informal group? Yes, I do No, I do not
82
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Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
[The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
18 31 5
17 29 4
24 36 9
12 25 9
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
9
9
8
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
4 5 8 3 1 2
5 4 12 3 0 2
0 7 1 2 0 2
4
3
4 8
3 9
48 22 18 9 2 1
26 74
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
21 12 9
9 37 0
21 32 3
9 34 12
13 5 5
19 29 12
0 0 0
12 17 30
10
8
7
10
5
2
8
0
0
0 19 0 0 0 0
0 10 0 8 13 4
0 4 4 4 3 1
6 4 11 2 0 2
0 3 4 6 2 4
0 17 0 9 0 0
0 13 0 3 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 10 6 0 0
2
17
0
11
1
10
22
3
0
0
5 4
8 0
0 16
10 10
2 8
5 6
24 3
7 5
0 100
0 26
57 21 13 7 1 1
26 25 33 12 3 1
18 43 17 16 5 0
39 26 31 3 0 0
39 10 17 19 5 10
57 22 13 7 0 0
32 24 31 9 1 2
21 35 29 8 7 0
25 15 27 21 9 3
100 0 0 0 0 0
11 17 56 0 6 10
26 74
23 77
40 60
23 77
33 67
22 78
38 62
51 49
24 76
0 100
0 100
Which, if any, of the following best describes the group or community that you are involved with?
How often, if at all, do you meet with this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] At least once a week At least once a month At least four times a year At least once a year Less than once a year Never Do you ever engage in any religious or spiritual practices with a different religious or spiritual group or community as well? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Yes, I do No, I do not
83
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Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
Which, if any, of the following best describes this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with another group n=191] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
11 18 2
9 21 2
20 7 0
0 10 0
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
14
13
15
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
6 2 11 8 3 4
7 2 14 5 2 1
1 1 5 9 0 13
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
38 0 0
10 27 0
11 24 2
12 5 1
0 10 0
22 8 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
0
42
15
4
0
32
0
0
17 0 0 40 21 13
0 16 0 0 0 0
0 0 6 5 3 0
5 3 15 6 0 1
8 0 8 3 8 7
4 0 9 33 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 18
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
5
5
9
0
0
0
2
20
0
0
0
0
14 4
14 5
17 3
0 0
35 11
8 0
13 3
15 7
38 7
12 8
0 0
0 0
Yes, there is definitely a God or some 'higher power'
26
100
0
0
0
0
74
43
23
23
73
22
Yes, there is probably a God or some 'higher power'
23
0
100
0
0
0
26
57
77
77
27
78
16
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Do you believe in a god or some 'higher power'?
No, there is probably NOT a God or some 'higher power' No, there is definitely NOT a God some 'higher power' Don't know
84
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Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
God A universal Spirit, life force or energy Many spiritual beings and powers I'm not sure, but I believe there is 'something there' Other Don't know
53 16 3 26 0 2
73 13 1 11 1 1
30 20 5 42 0 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
Which, if any, of the following do you rely on for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Please select up to four. Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family Trusted friends Science God or 'higher power' The teachings of my religion Deceased loved ones Great literature and art, past and present The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Religious leaders, local or national None of these Don't know
64 57 53 37 19 14 11 6 6 3 2 4 3
55 52 49 30 10 45 33 10 5 9 6 1 2
66 61 57 36 13 10 8 8 5 3 1 3 2
75 66 61 47 32 0 1 2 8 0 0 3 0
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
100 0 0 0 0 0
0 100 0 0 0 0
0 0 100 0 0 0
0 0 0 100 0 0
0 0 0 0 100 0
0 0 0 0 0 100
78 57 48 42 35 0 0 2 7 0 0 7 1
54 52 50 33 13 1 3 6 4 0 0 10 14
53 50 52 31 10 44 31 8 4 9 6 1 1
69 67 48 30 13 19 13 11 12 4 2 2 2
51 46 42 14 17 12 11 20 10 6 10 0 5
70 64 60 40 12 7 10 10 3 2 0 3 1
77 62 76 20 51 31 14 23 0 0 7 0 0
41 43 40 35 15 2 4 9 1 0 0 8 11
And which of these would you say best describes the God or 'higher power' in which you believe? [The following question only went to those who said there was deinitetely/ probably a God n=2182]
85
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Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
And which, if any, of the following do you rely on MOST for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family God or 'higher power' Trusted friends The teachings of my religion Science Deceased loved ones Religious leaders, local or national The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Great literature and art, past and present None of these Don't know
41 22 13 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 5
27 22 11 19 3 7 0 2 1 1 0 1 4
42 25 16 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 3
52 19 17 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 1
At what point do you consider human life to begin? At conception At some point during pregnancy Not until the baby is born Don't know
44 30 17 8
63 21 9 6
46 32 17 6
Leaving aside medical emergencies, which of these options do you favour? Increasing the time limit to above 24 weeks Keeping the time limit at 24 weeks Reducing the time limit to below 24 weeks Banning abortions altogether Don't know
6 40 28 7 19
6 30 31 16 17
5 42 33 4 15
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
86
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
56 17 8 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 7 2
32 24 14 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 16
28 20 14 19 4 6 0 1 1 1 0 1 4
39 32 10 5 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 3
30 19 18 10 0 8 3 0 4 1 1 0 6
45 26 14 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 2
16 53 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
32 17 14 2 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 8 13
35 40 18 6
30 35 28 6
37 27 15 20
60 23 11 5
52 30 12 6
50 31 13 6
50 27 17 6
31 60 3 6
48 38 2 12
6 52 26 3 14
7 49 23 4 16
3 33 25 4 35
6 33 30 15 17
6 41 35 4 13
9 42 31 5 14
5 38 35 6 16
0 32 31 7 30
1 28 33 9 28
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
1 5 23 28 23 15 6
0 4 20 22 29 19 5
1 6 25 31 19 13 6
1 4 28 26 26 9 5
30 38 68 21 7 2 9 2
31 35 66 23 7 4 11 1
27 42 69 22 7 2 9 1
28 38 66 22 6 2 8 3
40 36 76 17 3 2 5 2
25 45 70 22 6 1 7 1
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
1 6 20 36 21 11 5
0 4 25 24 21 19 7
1 5 18 27 24 18 7
0 5 27 27 23 15 3
0 9 29 38 17 8 0
0 3 24 26 28 15 4
0 43 0 0 34 0 24
0 0 52 25 0 23 0
32 41 73 18 6 2 8 0
35 35 70 18 7 3 10 1
24 35 59 25 6 1 7 8
29 39 68 22 7 3 10 1
32 37 69 22 8 1 9 0
26 45 71 15 6 8 14 0
26 39 65 25 7 2 9 1
50 17 67 33 0 0 0 0
51 32 83 13 1 0 1 3
23 40 63 25 10 1 11 2
26 35 61 23 9 5 14 2
23 35 58 28 5 1 6 8
36 39 75 19 3 2 5 1
34 42 76 15 7 1 8 1
32 28 60 35 3 3 6 0
29 44 73 19 5 2 7 1
33 48 81 6 13 0 13 0
15 26 41 45 3 0 3 11
In the previous question you said you would like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to below 24 weeks. What would you like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to? [The following question only went to those who said the time limit should be reduced n=1,228] 23 weeks 22 weeks 20 weeks 18 weeks 12 weeks Less than 12 weeks Don't know To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Sex is important for a fulfilled human life Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know The profile of sex in our society is too high Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know
87
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample How guilty, if at all, would you feel if you did one of the following things? Used pornography for sexual stimulation Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Used contraception Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex before marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex outside marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know
88
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
12 14 26 24 40 64 10
24 19 43 20 25 45 11
11 16 27 30 34 64 8
5 11 16 27 50 77 7
3 2 5 9 82 91 4
4 3 7 12 76 88 5
2 3 5 11 81 92 2
6 7 13 15 68 83 4
14 14 28 19 48 67 4
40 16 56 9 28 37 6
51 15 66 9 20 29 6
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
4 9 13 21 59 80 7
9 9 18 21 42 63 18
23 21 44 22 24 46 11
11 14 25 29 36 65 10
10 20 30 33 30 63 7
15 13 28 28 36 64 9
31 16 47 0 53 53 0
9 19 28 21 39 60 12
1 2 3 6 90 96 1
2 1 3 5 90 95 2
2 2 4 9 77 86 10
4 3 7 13 75 88 5
3 2 5 12 80 92 3
3 14 17 6 70 76 7
1 1 2 10 86 96 2
0 0 0 36 64 100 0
5 6 11 15 69 84 5
3 8 11 20 66 86 3
3 5 8 10 81 91 2
3 2 5 7 86 93 3
4 2 6 13 71 84 10
13 13 26 21 48 69 4
5 8 13 19 64 83 4
5 28 33 15 47 62 5
3 7 10 18 69 87 2
14 16 30 6 63 69 0
9 2 11 25 59 84 5
40 21 61 11 24 35 4
35 20 55 9 32 41 4
34 13 47 7 40 47 6
33 13 46 10 30 40 14
51 16 67 9 19 28 5
36 23 59 11 24 35 5
30 33 63 12 18 30 6
46 16 62 8 25 33 4
32 16 48 0 52 52 0
24 8 32 21 35 56 12
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample In Britain today, how appropriate or inappropriate do you think it is if religions do each of the following? Separate men and women in public worship and other religious contexts Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Strongly encourage men and women to dress differently Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Offer men and women different teachings about how to live a good life Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Educate men and women separately Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know
89
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
2 2 4 14 14 62 76 6
5 4 9 13 13 61 74 5
1 2 3 12 18 64 82 3
1 2 3 18 15 61 76 3
5 7 12 23 17 43 60 6
9 8 17 25 14 39 53 5
4 10 14 25 20 39 59 2
4 7 11 15 15 54 69 6
7 8 15 13 14 53 67 5
2 3 5 16 16 58 74 5
5 4 9 19 15 53 68 4
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
1 0 1 12 12 69 81 5
2 1 3 17 11 54 65 15
4 4 8 12 15 61 76 4
2 3 5 12 13 67 80 3
6 14 20 17 19 35 54 8
0 1 1 13 17 65 82 4
0 7 7 7 0 66 66 19
9 0 9 16 2 60 62 12
2 5 7 23 21 45 66 3
2 4 6 19 16 54 70 5
4 6 10 26 12 37 49 16
8 9 17 25 16 38 54 4
3 9 12 25 17 44 61 3
10 23 33 23 10 26 36 7
4 7 11 25 20 40 60 3
7 8 15 10 16 52 68 6
22 8 30 24 4 29 33 12
2 9 11 14 19 53 72 3
3 6 9 17 16 54 70 3
2 4 6 14 12 64 76 4
3 6 9 17 12 46 58 16
6 8 14 13 17 53 70 4
4 9 13 12 13 58 71 3
6 21 27 12 20 33 53 9
2 7 9 15 19 53 72 4
13 0 13 23 0 57 57 6
13 7 20 16 2 49 51 14
1 4 5 14 21 58 79 2
1 3 4 15 16 62 78 3
1 2 3 15 10 68 78 4
2 2 4 17 15 50 65 14
4 4 8 19 16 53 69 3
3 4 7 11 19 61 80 2
4 19 23 16 23 31 54 7
1 1 2 15 20 60 80 3
13 8 21 31 0 42 42 6
8 8 16 14 9 47 56 14
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
43 5 38 14
45 8 35 12
48 4 40 8
46 5 38 10
74
71
79
8
15
8
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
43 2 40 14
34 3 36 27
43 8 37 12
59 5 32 4
36 10 47 7
46 4 39 12
50 0 40 10
32 0 42 26
78
78
66
72
76
63
82
42
67
7
3
4
15
10
16
8
20
0
And do you think that major religions would be better or worse if more women held senior positions (e.g. female bishops, chief rabbis etc.) Better Worse Neither Don't know Thinking about female religious leaders, which of the following comes closest to your view? Female religious leaders are just as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are not as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are better suited to the role than men Don't know
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
6
6
2
6
6
15
12
9
12
16
27
12
8
15
7
31
28
49
50
52
51
48
42
49
56
50
52
58
47
6
11
6
4
1
4
11
9
8
5
8
6
32 14
30 9
34 8
36 10
32 18
28 27
32 9
28 6
36 6
36 8
7 27
15 32
And do you think more women should or should not lead major religions in this country? More women should lead major religions in this country More women should NOT lead major religions in this country It is for the religions to decide Don't know
90
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Belief in god/ higher power
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Church of England, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
91
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
3 7 10 38 20 9 29 23
6 11 17 40 19 6 25 18
3 9 12 45 21 5 26 16
1 4 5 37 24 10 34 24
2 6 8 27 29 16 45 19
5 11 16 26 30 13 43 16
1 9 10 31 34 11 45 14
3 10 13 34 17 8 25 27
5 15 20 35 16 8 24 21
2 14 16 38 18 6 24 21
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
1 3 4 29 20 19 39 28
3 5 8 39 16 8 24 30
6 12 18 42 18 5 23 17
4 9 13 39 25 10 35 13
8 18 26 27 22 3 25 22
2 7 9 46 19 6 25 19
0 13 13 18 3 23 26 43
8 4 12 46 13 0 13 29
1 4 5 26 33 18 51 18
1 3 4 21 25 28 53 22
2 4 6 31 22 14 36 27
4 12 16 28 30 11 41 15
2 5 7 25 35 20 55 13
0 23 23 17 31 9 40 20
1 8 9 31 34 10 44 16
0 0 0 20 30 15 45 34
8 6 14 30 28 5 33 24
1 8 9 33 21 7 28 30
1 5 6 27 17 15 32 34
3 6 9 36 13 6 19 36
5 17 22 36 15 6 21 20
3 12 15 34 19 10 29 21
1 16 17 27 31 7 38 18
2 11 13 41 18 7 25 22
0 0 0 31 7 15 22 46
8 9 17 36 17 0 17 30
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Roman Catholic Church, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
92
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
2 4 6 25 20 20 40 28
4 7 11 26 22 15 37 25
2 6 8 29 23 16 39 23
1 3 4 22 24 23 47 27
2 4 6 21 22 25 47 26
4 8 12 20 22 21 43 25
1 4 5 25 28 20 48 22
2 5 7 24 17 18 35 34
4 9 13 24 17 16 33 30
1 6 7 29 21 15 36 28
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
1 2 3 19 14 33 47 31
2 3 5 28 14 16 30 37
4 8 12 29 21 12 33 24
4 5 9 21 27 26 53 18
3 11 14 23 34 13 47 17
1 4 5 28 22 17 39 28
0 0 0 7 0 26 26 67
8 6 14 33 20 5 25 30
1 2 3 17 27 29 56 24
1 1 2 16 16 38 54 27
3 3 6 24 15 20 35 36
3 8 11 24 23 17 40 24
3 4 7 16 28 33 61 16
1 16 17 17 35 14 49 17
1 3 4 25 25 20 45 26
0 0 0 7 16 19 35 58
8 6 14 15 31 11 42 30
0 3 3 21 21 20 41 35
1 2 3 18 13 29 42 38
3 2 5 25 11 14 25 45
4 9 13 28 18 13 31 29
2 6 8 21 22 24 46 25
5 17 22 15 26 18 44 19
1 4 5 29 20 15 35 32
0 0 0 7 0 15 15 77
8 6 14 19 29 6 35 32
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Belief in god/ higher power
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Would you consider any of the following as a 'family'? A married couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A lone parent and at least one child Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple with children from previous relationships Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
95 1 4
96 1 3
96 2 2
95 2 3
72 22 6
77 18 5
73 24 3
89 6 5
86 11 3
52 40 8
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
97 0 3
87 1 11
97 1 2
96 2 2
78 12 11
97 1 2
100 0 0
86 3 11
72 24 4
70 26 4
65 19 16
77 19 4
71 26 3
63 28 9
75 21 4
80 20 0
75 11 14
91 7 2
93 4 3
94 3 3
84 3 13
86 11 3
91 7 2
78 14 8
92 6 2
100 0 0
81 6 14
52 42 7
53 42 5
50 44 6
53 41 6
50 32 17
51 44 6
55 39 5
55 37 8
55 40 6
49 51 0
48 38 14
87 7 6
89 6 5
88 9 3
91 6 3
90 6 4
79 7 14
90 6 4
86 10 4
74 17 9
88 8 4
100 0 0
78 6 16
93 2 5
94 3 4
94 3 2
95 2 3
95 2 3
85 2 13
95 2 3
94 4 2
81 12 7
95 3 2
100 0 0
79 6 15
70 22 8
61 31 8
70 23 7
77 18 6
78 16 6
68 17 15
61 32 8
72 22 6
65 24 11
70 22 7
54 46 0
54 31 15
47 44 10
41 50 9
46 46 7
50 43 7
51 41 7
47 34 19
41 51 8
50 45 5
44 41 14
46 46 8
30 70 0
42 38 20
45 46 9
41 50 9
46 48 6
49 44 7
48 46 7
45 36 18
41 51 8
48 48 4
46 45 9
44 48 8
42 58 0
39 41 20
A long-term same-sex couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
93
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Belief in god/ higher power
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Siblings who live together Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
71 20 9
73 19 8
72 22 6
72 22 6
39 48 13
38 49 13
43 48 9
20 66 14
19 68 13
18 68 14
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
70 23 7
66 16 18
73 19 8
76 19 5
76 12 12
69 25 6
90 10 0
72 12 16
37 52 11
39 51 10
37 39 23
36 52 12
49 41 10
50 33 16
42 50 8
49 51 0
43 36 21
18 72 10
22 66 12
23 64 13
19 58 23
18 70 11
23 68 8
28 57 14
14 73 13
27 50 23
25 48 27
14 74 13
17 73 10
20 69 11
22 65 13
18 58 23
14 75 11
20 71 9
30 55 14
12 76 12
23 55 23
14 57 29
6 12 18 54 16 5 21 7
6 10 16 51 20 9 29 5
3 13 16 57 18 5 23 5
5 13 18 56 17 4 21 5
11 18 29 50 13 4 17 5
4 9 13 57 12 3 15 15
4 9 13 53 20 9 29 5
7 15 22 55 14 5 19 4
8 30 38 39 15 3 18 6
3 12 15 56 20 5 25 4
19 20 39 37 13 0 13 10
7 15 22 47 16 0 16 15
6 14 20 53 16 6 22 5
6 12 18 43 24 11 35 4
4 16 20 55 18 5 23 3
6 13 19 61 13 4 17 3
9 16 25 60 10 3 13 3
6 12 18 54 11 4 15 13
4 13 17 44 25 10 35 4
7 15 22 52 19 4 23 3
5 25 30 37 21 8 29 5
5 15 20 56 15 6 21 3
0 13 13 47 21 20 41 0
15 3 18 56 18 0 18 8
Any two or more people who care for each other Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A man with multiple wives Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A woman with multiple husbands Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know For each of the following statements please say whether you think it would generally be good for society, bad for society, or neither good nor bad for society. More women not ever having children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More unmarried couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
94
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More single women having children without a male partner Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
2 4 6 30 35 23 58 5
3 3 6 23 37 30 67 4
1 4 5 30 39 23 62 2
2 4 6 29 41 21 62 3
9 15 24 39 15 16 31 6
8 12 20 31 17 26 43 6
6 19 25 38 18 15 33 4
5 13 18 59 14 4 18 5
5 9 14 49 23 10 33 4
7 21 28 43 19 5 24 5
8 18 26 39 23 9 32 3
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
3 5 8 37 30 21 51 4
2 4 6 34 27 18 45 15
2 3 5 23 40 29 69 3
3 3 6 30 34 27 61 3
3 21 24 37 21 12 33 6
1 3 4 29 41 23 64 3
13 0 13 16 20 40 60 10
1 3 4 39 23 28 51 6
10 18 28 43 15 12 27 3
14 16 30 44 10 11 21 5
7 13 20 41 11 12 23 15
6 12 18 33 18 25 43 5
9 23 32 33 16 14 30 4
8 28 36 25 26 7 33 7
7 15 22 40 16 17 33 5
0 16 16 10 27 47 74 0
9 21 30 22 25 17 42 6
3 14 17 62 14 4 18 3
5 16 21 61 13 1 14 3
9 16 25 64 7 1 8 3
6 10 16 61 8 3 11 13
4 8 12 51 23 10 33 4
4 14 18 61 14 5 19 2
5 33 38 42 12 4 16 5
4 12 16 62 14 3 17 5
0 13 13 50 30 7 37 0
9 22 31 50 10 0 10 8
6 21 27 44 21 5 26 4
5 24 29 43 21 3 24 3
8 23 31 47 16 3 19 4
7 19 26 42 14 4 18 14
7 20 27 39 23 8 31 3
6 21 27 40 24 6 30 3
13 21 34 34 13 11 24 7
8 17 25 46 20 5 25 4
0 7 7 52 20 20 40 0
15 16 31 45 15 0 15 8
More gay and lesbian couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More people living together without getting married Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More mothers of young children working outside the home Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
95
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Belief in god/ higher power
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More people of different races marrying each other Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More couples living 'together apart' Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know In general how welcoming, if at all, would you say most Christian churches in the UK are to the following? married couples with children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know married couples without children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
96
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
16 26 42 43 6 3 9 5
18 27 45 40 6 5 11 4
14 29 43 43 8 3 11 2
13 30 43 44 6 4 10 3
2 5 7 36 30 8 38 18
3 5 8 28 33 15 48 16
2 5 7 39 34 7 41 13
60 20 80 2 1 3 17
72 16 88 1 0 1 11
43 33 76 4 1 5 20
58 27 85 2 1 3 13
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
19 23 42 46 6 2 8 4
14 21 35 43 4 3 7 14
17 29 46 41 5 4 9 3
20 30 50 39 5 4 9 2
14 40 54 25 14 2 16 5
12 27 39 45 9 4 13 3
7 23 30 57 0 13 13 0
26 15 41 47 6 0 6 6
2 5 7 36 32 7 39 18
3 5 8 42 24 5 29 22
2 5 7 39 23 6 29 25
2 4 6 28 37 13 50 15
3 5 8 40 28 11 39 13
8 19 27 32 16 10 26 16
2 5 7 38 33 8 41 14
0 0 0 52 0 15 15 33
8 6 14 46 10 9 19 22
64 24 88 3 1 4 8
61 19 80 2 1 3 17
54 17 71 2 1 3 27
44 23 67 2 1 3 30
71 18 89 1 0 1 9
65 25 90 2 0 2 8
57 28 85 4 5 9 7
67 20 87 3 0 3 10
69 10 79 8 0 8 13
51 21 72 12 0 12 16
45 40 85 5 0 5 10
38 37 75 5 1 6 19
33 30 63 6 2 8 29
31 31 62 4 1 5 33
58 28 86 2 1 3 11
46 39 85 4 0 4 11
44 40 84 7 1 8 8
45 38 83 4 0 4 13
54 26 80 8 0 8 13
36 36 72 13 0 13 14
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Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
37 37 74 4 2 6 20
50 33 83 3 1 4 13
38 45 83 5 1 6 10
33 40 73 6 1 7 20
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know gay, lesbian and bisexual people Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
12 33 45 25 5 30 25
23 36 59 19 4 23 17
9 41 50 31 3 34 16
5 16 21 35 18 53 26
10 20 30 31 15 46 23
Do you think same-sex couples should or should not be allowed to get married? Should Should NOT Don't know
52 34 14
And do you think same-sex marriage is right or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know
46 34 20
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
28 34 62 4 3 7 31
28 33 61 5 2 7 33
50 36 86 3 1 4 11
40 42 82 7 1 8 10
31 48 79 4 7 11 10
40 42 82 5 0 5 13
37 42 79 8 0 8 13
38 38 76 8 0 8 16
8 33 41 30 5 35 24
6 24 30 27 9 36 34
7 28 35 22 6 28 38
21 40 61 19 4 23 16
14 38 52 27 4 31 16
9 31 40 43 2 45 16
9 37 46 32 3 35 19
28 29 57 24 0 24 19
21 31 52 28 7 35 14
3 20 23 44 13 57 19
4 13 17 40 21 61 22
2 10 12 31 27 58 29
4 12 16 27 15 42 41
10 20 30 35 14 49 22
4 23 27 34 19 53 21
11 21 32 40 20 60 9
3 18 21 44 13 57 22
7 46 53 11 16 27 19
8 10 18 42 15 57 25
38 48 14
51 38 11
63 27 10
66 22 12
50 25 25
38 48 14
54 38 8
59 29 12
49 38 13
27 66 7
36 38 25
31 51 18
46 37 17
57 28 15
60 21 19
45 24 31
32 50 18
47 38 15
64 26 11
43 39 19
27 66 7
27 40 32
single people
divorced people
97
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Belief in god/ higher power
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
76
77
78
70
91
80
100
0
72
63
75
69
65
78
72
100
0
62
69
36
65
69
65
49
67
100
0
65 39
63 26
60 39
54 26
66 37
61 33
63 34
87 19
66 28
39 39
0 0
23
29
21
16
11
27
25
25
6
28
0
0
2 0
3 0
1 1
2 0
10 0
0 1
2 0
3 0
0 0
1 1
0 0
0 0
[The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'wrong' n=858] Marriage should be between a man and a woman It undermines the traditional family structure of a mother and father
79
84
75
86
56
68
81
81
40
84
100
36
63
65
65
62
57
57
63
72
31
72
18
18
It is not the best context in which to bring up children
52
54
49
52
44
51
48
53
52
64
44
18
Civil partnerships are sufficient It's unnatural It goes against tradition/the way things have always been done Religion/holy scriptures say it is wrong For another reason Don't know
50 43
56 43
52 44
39 49
34 31
44 39
53 40
65 45
20 10
54 53
100 44
34 56
31
31
31
32
29
31
29
26
43
39
44
7
26 2 1
40 3 0
19 2 1
11 1 1
11 3 0
10 1 2
37 3 0
23 0 1
10 17 0
24 2 1
0 0 38
7 0 0
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
77
78
77
77
70
71
68
65
73
63 33
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
You said that you think that same sex marriage is righ... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'right' n=663] People should be treated equally whatever their sexual orientation Faithful love is the heart of marriage and it is not exclusive to heterosexual couples Christians should be loving above all else, and it is not loving to exclude gay and lesbian people Families take many forms these days There's nothing unnatural about it There is nothing in the Bible or other scriptures which explicitly prohibits same-sex marriage For another reason Don't know You said that you think that same sex marriage is wrong... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply
98
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Do you think the mainstream Christian churches' current opposition to same-sex marriage is right, or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know Euthanasia is the termination of a person’s life, in order to end suffering Do you think British law should be kept as it is, or should it be changed so that people with incurable diseases have the right to ask close friends or relatives to help them commit suicide, without those friends or relatives risking prosecution? The law should be kept as it is The law should be changed to allow assisted suicide in these circumstances Don't know
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
33 44 23
50 29 21
36 45 19
26 54 21
16
31
15
70
54
14
15
59
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
20 60 20
23 40 37
50 30 20
35 44 20
28 56 16
39 42 19
59 16 25
32 30 38
11
9
10
32
19
19
11
31
18
74
80
83
65
54
72
63
77
69
58
11
9
8
25
15
9
18
12
0
24
61
63
56
52
55
63
64
12
60
77
24
55
59
52
56
58
41
57
53
29
69
77
33
48 48 46
49 65 57
56 44 47
51 22 27
38 19 26
35 30 33
51 62 55
55 42 41
29 46 48
55 63 57
77 47 100
36 37 88
43
48
43
37
44
27
47
46
26
48
100
33
3 3
2 3
1 0
2 3
8 8
8 4
3 2
1 2
0 0
0 0
24 0
0 0
You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be kept as it is. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be kept as it is n=790] Vulnerable people could be, or feel, pressured to die It places too much of a burden on the person or people who help someone to die You can never build in enough safeguards Human life is sacred Death should take its natural course No-one can ever be certain that they really want to die, but the decision is irreversible Other Don't know
99
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Fieldwork: 25th - 30th January 2013 Belief in god/ higher power
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be changed to allow assisted suicide in some circumstances. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be changed =3044] An individual has the right to choose when and how to die It is preferable to drawn-out suffering Those assisting suicide should not fear prosecution It's happening anyway and regulation would improve safety and delivery The national health and welfare systems cannot provide decent end of life care Other Don't know
100
Total
Definitely
Probably
Probably NOT
4437 4437 %
1139 1251 %
1002 931 %
689 668 %
844 867 %
82
79
81
84
77
73
78
82
76
76
76
51
51
35 1 1
Higher Power Definition
Definitely Don't know NOT
God
Universal life force
Many beings
Not sure
Other
Don't know
764 720 %
1129 1180 %
353 392 %
61 64 %
551 504 %
9 10 %
39 32 %
88
79
76
81
75
85
91
82
77
73
71
79
62
82
85
59
78
78
74
72
79
56
82
100
73
46
55
52
51
44
56
52
51
58
28
39
32
39
34
35
34
41
47
33
30
19
1 1
0 1
2 0
3 0
1 2
1 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Which, if any, of the following best describes you? A spiritual person A religious person Both spiritual and religious I would not describe myself, or my values and beliefs, as spiritual or religious None of these Don't know Which, if any, of the following would you say currently have an influence on you? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Islam Judaism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these currently influence me Don't know
101
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
15 8 10
23 22 43
14 8 9
22 23 34
17 6 8
19 6 9
11 41 39
15 26 33
15 6 8
48
7
52
13
53
52
6
16
13 6
2 3
11 5
4 4
11 5
10 5
0 3
3 7
39 7 7
73 7 10
42 7 6
73 5 9
40 9 8
41 8 9
58 7 3
5
6
4
6
5
7
4 3 2 1 1 44 3
15 10 5 3 2 3 0
4 3 3 1 1 43 2
14 5 5 3 2 7 2
3 3 2 1 1 45 2
3 3 2 1 1 44 1
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
25 8 17
25 6 9
13 5 6
15 7 9
15 20 21
55
37
47
62
50
23
11 5
9 4
7 6
12 3
13 6
12 8
72 5 7
39 8 8
53 3 7
47 15 15
32 14 10
41 6 7
21 9 7
1
2
5
8
9
6
5
3
18 8 10 6 1 3 0
15 7 4 3 2 4 0
2 3 2 1 1 46 2
3 4 2 0 2 33 1
9 9 5 3 3 34 3
5 4 3 2 1 49 2
2 3 1 1 1 46 3
30 4 16 8 3 19 6
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample And which, if any, of the following have influenced you earlier in your life (e.g. when you growing up, at school, earlier adulthood etc.)? Please tick all that apply. Christianity Humanism/ secularism Buddhism Islam Judaism An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism Hinduism Sikhism Other None of these influenced me earlier in my life Don't know
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
59 3 3 3 3
74 5 3 12 7
64 3 2 3 3
72 5 4 10 3
65 4 3 2 3
65 4 3 2 3
53 6 2 18 7
75 5 4 12 6
65 4 3 2 3
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
3
2 1 1 30 3
2 2 1 8 0
2 1 1 27 1
4 3 1 11 2
2 1 1 28 1
2 1 1 27 1
6 11 1 10 4
3 3 0 6 1
21 16 8 8 8 7 7 5
75 34 52 19 36 38 17 30
20 16 6 7 8 6 6 4
71 29 36 16 24 25 14 21
19 19 6 10 8 7 7 5
18 19 6 11 8 7 7 5
81 25 50 14 34 33 11 24
3
7
3
6
2
3
1 60
2 5
0 60
1 14
1 60
15 85
84 16
14 86
51 49
14 86
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
70 2 3 2 4
68 12 7 5 4
65 7 5 4 4
61 3 2 1 3
32 5 5 29 2
3
3
8
5
3
1
2 1 1 28 1
2 0 1 20 1
4 3 3 17 0
3 2 1 26 1
1 1 1 31 2
16 10 1 15 6
69 25 37 15 26 24 12 20
18 18 5 8 8 6 7 4
29 29 4 11 11 8 12 6
23 33 14 15 13 18 12 10
14 19 6 10 7 8 7 5
19 16 7 8 7 6 6 5
42 17 24 10 16 22 12 12
5
3
3
13
3
2
3
4
1 59
2 4
2 16
1 62
3 40
1 44
1 63
1 62
4 34
13 87
73 27
56 44
12 88
15 85
15 85
10 90
14 86
36 64
Which, if any, of the following have you experienced/ practised in private in the last month? Please tick all that apply. Prayer Taking regular time to be alone and still the mind Reading a holy book/scripture Feeling a deep connection with nature/the earth Going to places which feel sacred or holy Learning more about religion or spirituality Meditation Reading other religious or spiritual writings Being in contact with ancestors/loved ones who have died Magical practices None of these Do you currently engage in any religious or spiritual practices with other people, for example attending services in a place of worship or elsewhere, or taking part in a more informal group? Yes, I do No, I do not
102
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Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
[The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
18 31 5
14 29 3
19 32 4
15 30 4
20 36 4
19 36 4
19 21 1
19 29 4
17 34 6
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
9
13
8
12
9
8
5
7
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
4 5 8 3 1 2
8 6 10 0 2 3
4 5 8 4 1 2
7 2 12 3 0 2
3 6 4 2 1 1
3 4 4 2 1 1
6 12 21 3 1 4
5 6 14 2 1 3
4
3
5
2
4
6
0
4 8
3 7
2 6
3 8
4 6
4 6
5 3
48 22 18 9 2 1
76 13 8 3 0 0
43 23 20 10 2 2
60 21 12 6 1 0
45 23 20 9 1 2
38 25 23 12 1 1
26 74
32 68
19 81
24 76
22 78
23 77
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Religious Religious leaders teachings
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
24 24 5
13 47 2
19 29 6
21 37 5
6 4 4
11
1
17
8
9
5
4 4 4 3 1 2
0 11 2 6 0 1
0 5 5 2 1 1
1 5 6 9 1 3
4 6 1 0 1 0
3 4 42 15 0 11
0
2
7
0
0
4
3
1 8
6 7
8 11
5 1
5 9
4 8
2 2
61 23 13 3 0 0
60 21 10 7 2 0
42 22 20 11 3 1
28 27 23 16 2 3
38 27 21 10 0 5
42 24 21 10 2 1
46 23 18 10 1 1
51 22 18 4 3 2
42 58
20 80
21 79
24 76
37 63
32 68
23 77
41 59
Which, if any, of the following best describes the group or community that you are involved with?
How often, if at all, do you meet with this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] At least once a week At least once a month At least four times a year At least once a year Less than once a year Never Do you ever engage in any religious or spiritual practices with a different religious or spiritual group or community as well? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with others n=800] Yes, I do No, I do not
103
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Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
Which, if any, of the following best describes this group? [The following question only went to those who said they currently engage in religious or spiritual practices with another group n=191] Roman Catholic Anglican Church of Scotland
11 18 2
16 17 0
8 23 0
6 21 4
12 23 2
11 21 1
5 19 5
10 28 2
1 24 0
Historic Free Churches e.g. Methodist, URC, Baptist
14
13
12
16
20
20
7
13
Charismatic/Pentecostal/New Church Jewish Muslim/Islamic Hindu Buddhist Sikh An alternative form of spirituality - e.g. holistic spirituality, paganism No specific religious affiliation Other
6 2 11 8 3 4
10 1 13 0 0 3
1 2 10 13 0 5
7 1 10 5 3 4
3 3 4 4 3 3
4 2 5 1 0 5
6 2 17 16 0 4
7 0 12 4 4 2
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Religious Religious leaders teachings
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
25 7 10
0 15 3
3 17 0
15 24 2
2 3 0
8
9
34
9
15
12
6 2 11 7 0 7
3 0 0 17 0 6
4 3 3 0 2 5
8 2 7 10 9 3
6 3 2 0 2 2
4 0 33 27 5 8
5
2
2
5
6
8
0
2
8
0
0
4
6
1
14 4
22 1
17 7
14 4
12 6
14 7
15 3
11 5
20 6
19 5
17 12
27 0
18 6
4 0
Yes, there is definitely a God or some 'higher power'
26
76
24
82
22
23
78
76
21
42
22
13
23
52
Yes, there is probably a God or some 'higher power'
23
18
25
16
23
24
17
17
22
30
21
15
23
19
16
1
18
0
18
18
2
2
20
5
21
26
16
8
19
3
17
0
23
19
3
1
22
6
24
35
20
7
17
2
16
2
14
16
1
5
16
17
11
12
17
13
Do you believe in a god or some 'higher power'?
No, there is probably NOT a God or some 'higher power' No, there is definitely NOT a God some 'higher power' Don't know
104
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Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
God A universal Spirit, life force or energy Many spiritual beings and powers I'm not sure, but I believe there is 'something there' Other Don't know
53 16 3 26 0 2
79 11 3 8 0 0
52 15 2 29 1 1
81 11 1 6 0 0
47 19 2 30 1 1
47 20 2 29 0 1
85 7 7 0 1 0
76 10 1 11 0 0
50 15 1 31 0 2
Which, if any, of the following do you rely on for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Please select up to four. Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family Trusted friends Science God or 'higher power' The teachings of my religion Deceased loved ones Great literature and art, past and present The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Religious leaders, local or national None of these Don't know
64 57 53 37 19 14 11 6 6 3 2 4 3
43 29 30 18 8 56 50 3 2 100 16 0 0
72 64 100 51 19 12 10 7 5 2 1 0 0
49 47 44 23 9 100 36 10 4 12 7 0 0
100 67 59 42 24 11 10 6 7 2 1 0 0
76 100 59 42 21 12 9 7 6 2 1 0 0
28 19 18 7 9 51 54 3 3 25 100 0 0
56 44 45 21 11 46 100 6 6 14 10 0 0
74 65 74 100 21 9 6 5 5 2 0 0 0
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Religious Religious leaders teachings
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
45 19 6 27 1 2
39 39 6 16 0 0
45 19 4 27 2 2
51 17 3 27 0 2
66 14 4 14 0 1
60 61 60 28 8 23 12 100 5 1 1 0 0
77 59 42 29 40 10 11 5 100 1 1 0 0
79 61 52 40 100 7 6 3 12 1 1 0 0
66 59 54 38 20 12 10 6 6 3 1 3 4
44 37 44 21 18 35 29 4 6 8 8 7 6
And which of these would you say best describes the God or 'higher power' in which you believe? [The following question only went to those who said there was deinitetely/ probably a God n=2182]
105
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Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
And which, if any, of the following do you rely on MOST for guidance as you live your life and make decisions? Own reason and judgement Own intuition or feelings Family God or 'higher power' Trusted friends The teachings of my religion Science Deceased loved ones Religious leaders, local or national The religious or spiritual group to which I belong Great literature and art, past and present None of these Don't know
41 22 13 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 5
19 9 3 32 2 11 0 1 3 14 0 0 6
42 22 25 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
20 17 10 39 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
63 19 8 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
44 38 9 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
9 5 4 30 1 20 0 0 23 4 2 0 1
28 17 8 20 1 19 1 0 1 2 0 0 4
44 21 19 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
At what point do you consider human life to begin? At conception At some point during pregnancy Not until the baby is born Don't know
44 30 17 8
66 24 5 5
46 33 15 7
66 19 10 5
43 33 17 6
46 31 17 6
67 24 4 5
65 21 9 4
Leaving aside medical emergencies, which of these options do you favour? Increasing the time limit to above 24 weeks Keeping the time limit at 24 weeks Reducing the time limit to below 24 weeks Banning abortions altogether Don't know
6 40 28 7 19
7 23 31 25 14
4 42 31 6 17
4 27 32 19 18
5 44 30 5 16
5 42 32 5 16
9 24 28 24 14
5 31 29 20 15
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
106
Religious Religious leaders teachings
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
29 29 15 6 3 3 0 13 0 0 0 0 2
48 17 9 4 4 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 2
58 13 9 2 2 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 3
42 22 13 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 5
24 13 10 18 3 8 3 1 2 2 1 6 9
43 34 17 6
51 24 19 6
35 39 20 6
31 42 20 6
44 30 18 8
45 29 12 14
5 47 29 4 15
6 32 36 7 19
10 43 28 3 16
8 50 24 3 15
5 42 29 6 18
14 28 16 16 26
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Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
1 5 23 28 23 15 6
0 3 29 19 18 28 2
0 5 23 28 24 15 4
0 5 19 21 29 18 8
0 6 26 26 25 12 4
1 5 25 24 26 15 5
0 0 20 36 17 18 10
0 4 26 19 22 24 4
0 5 24 29 23 12 7
30 38 68 21 7 2 9 2
33 34 67 18 11 4 15 1
30 40 70 20 7 2 9 1
26 39 65 23 8 4 12 1
30 39 69 20 8 2 10 1
29 40 69 21 8 2 10 1
32 42 74 13 7 4 11 3
30 37 67 22 7 3 10 1
28 38 66 22 6 2 8 3
54 29 83 11 2 2 4 1
28 42 70 19 7 2 9 2
44 37 81 13 2 3 5 2
28 42 70 20 6 2 8 1
28 42 70 21 6 2 8 1
52 26 78 19 1 1 2 1
50 34 84 12 2 2 4 1
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
0 4 23 30 20 16 7
2 6 23 40 18 8 4
2 9 30 23 20 9 6
0 5 23 28 23 15 5
0 4 21 26 25 15 8
32 41 73 19 6 2 8 1
24 36 60 27 10 3 13 1
28 46 74 16 7 3 10 1
38 39 77 15 6 2 8 1
29 38 67 21 7 2 9 2
38 30 68 20 4 2 6 6
25 44 69 21 7 2 9 2
35 37 72 19 4 4 8 2
33 39 72 19 6 1 7 2
23 41 64 23 8 3 11 1
28 39 67 22 7 2 9 2
32 34 66 20 4 1 5 8
In the previous question you said you would like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to below 24 weeks. What would you like to see the time limit for abortion reduced to? [The following question only went to those who said the time limit should be reduced n=1,228] 23 weeks 22 weeks 20 weeks 18 weeks 12 weeks Less than 12 weeks Don't know To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Sex is important for a fulfilled human life Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know The profile of sex in our society is too high Strongly agree Tend to agree TOTAL AGREE Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL DISAGREE Don't know
107
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample How guilty, if at all, would you feel if you did one of the following things? Used pornography for sexual stimulation Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Used contraception Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex before marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know Had sex outside marriage/civil partnership Very guilty Fairly guilty TOTAL GUILTY Not very guilty Not at all guilty TOTAL NOT GUILTY Don't know
108
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
12 14 26 24 40 64 10
34 23 57 19 18 37 6
12 14 26 25 41 66 8
28 25 53 19 18 37 10
10 14 24 24 44 68 8
10 14 24 25 43 68 8
25 25 50 25 17 42 9
30 22 52 21 19 40 7
11 13 24 25 44 69 8
3 2 5 9 82 91 4
8 4 12 11 73 84 3
1 1 2 8 88 96 2
4 4 8 15 73 88 4
1 1 2 6 90 96 1
1 1 2 7 89 96 2
13 9 22 14 55 69 7
3 4 7 14 77 91 3
6 7 13 15 68 83 4
27 22 49 19 31 50 1
5 6 11 13 74 87 2
17 18 35 24 38 62 3
4 6 10 13 75 88 2
4 5 9 13 76 89 2
23 23 46 15 32 47 8
40 16 56 9 28 37 6
60 19 79 10 9 19 3
44 16 60 7 29 36 4
56 18 74 7 15 22 4
42 17 59 7 30 37 4
42 18 60 8 29 37 4
49 12 61 13 18 31 8
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
15 18 33 25 28 53 13
9 18 27 20 48 68 6
6 11 17 24 55 79 4
11 13 24 24 42 66 10
18 16 34 23 28 51 15
2 1 3 7 88 95 2
3 2 5 11 81 92 3
1 2 3 7 89 96 2
1 2 3 5 91 96 1
2 2 4 8 85 93 3
6 7 13 17 58 75 11
19 20 39 21 37 58 2
4 6 10 12 77 89 1
7 5 12 21 65 86 1
6 5 11 13 75 88 1
3 5 8 9 81 90 1
5 6 11 15 71 86 4
20 17 37 14 38 52 12
59 14 73 11 12 23 4
41 16 57 7 32 39 4
41 18 59 9 30 39 2
43 12 55 7 33 40 5
35 19 54 7 35 42 4
40 17 57 9 29 38 6
43 12 55 13 19 32 13
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample In Britain today, how appropriate or inappropriate do you think it is if religions do each of the following? Separate men and women in public worship and other religious contexts Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Strongly encourage men and women to dress differently Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Offer men and women different teachings about how to live a good life Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know Educate men and women separately Very appropriate Fairly appropriate TOTAL APPROPRIATE Neither appropriate nor inappropriate Fairly inappropriate Very inappropriate TOTAL INAPPROPRIATE Don't know
109
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
2 2 4 14 14 62 76 6
7 5 12 11 9 64 73 4
2 2 4 11 15 65 80 5
6 5 11 13 13 60 73 2
1 1 2 12 15 68 83 3
1 1 2 11 14 69 83 3
9 15 24 15 6 52 58 3
6 7 13 14 11 60 71 3
1 2 3 12 16 66 82 4
5 7 12 23 17 43 60 6
12 15 27 22 12 35 47 4
4 7 11 20 19 46 65 5
10 10 20 24 16 38 54 2
3 7 10 20 19 47 66 3
3 7 10 22 18 48 66 3
19 20 39 26 11 19 30 5
10 12 22 24 15 36 51 3
4 7 11 15 15 54 69 6
4 13 17 11 13 57 70 2
3 6 9 12 17 57 74 5
7 11 18 14 12 54 66 2
3 6 9 12 17 60 77 3
3 6 9 12 16 60 76 4
8 15 23 20 4 49 53 3
2 3 5 16 16 58 74 5
4 8 12 21 13 52 65 2
2 2 4 14 17 61 78 4
6 6 12 20 14 52 66 2
1 2 3 13 17 64 81 2
1 2 3 14 17 64 81 3
11 13 24 18 11 44 55 3
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
2 2 4 13 15 64 79 4
1 1 2 13 15 68 83 1
1 2 3 10 15 70 85 2
1 1 2 13 14 65 79 5
11 11 22 24 11 32 43 10
3 5 8 20 20 48 68 4
5 10 15 22 15 42 57 6
4 5 9 24 19 47 66 1
2 6 8 16 17 58 75 2
4 7 11 23 17 44 61 6
15 11 26 26 14 24 38 10
7 10 17 13 13 55 68 3
3 6 9 11 19 57 76 4
6 9 15 11 20 50 70 4
6 6 12 11 21 54 75 2
3 6 9 9 14 65 79 2
3 6 9 14 15 56 71 5
10 12 22 19 12 36 48 11
5 5 10 22 12 53 65 3
1 2 3 14 19 61 80 3
1 4 5 13 18 59 77 4
2 1 3 16 17 64 81 1
2 3 5 10 15 69 84 1
2 3 5 16 16 60 76 5
10 9 19 23 15 33 48 10
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
43 5 38 14
47 12 34 7
47 3 38 12
44 10 34 12
48 3 38 11
49 3 38 10
37 22 32 9
46 11 32 11
50 2 37 11
74
72
81
66
81
81
46
66
8
17
6
18
7
6
34
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
45 4 39 12
57 4 32 7
53 4 34 9
44 4 39 14
43 10 30 18
84
81
83
82
76
56
19
6
9
7
5
7
17
And do you think that major religions would be better or worse if more women held senior positions (e.g. female bishops, chief rabbis etc.) Better Worse Neither Don't know Thinking about female religious leaders, which of the following comes closest to your view? Female religious leaders are just as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are not as well suited to the role as men Female religious leaders are better suited to the role than men Don't know
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
15
10
11
13
10
9
18
12
8
8
7
10
14
23
49
48
52
46
51
53
40
47
55
51
61
54
50
41
And do you think more women should or should not lead major religions in this country? More women should lead major religions in this country More women should NOT lead major religions in this country It is for the religions to decide Don't know
110
6
7
4
13
4
4
16
12
4
9
4
3
5
10
32 14
36 8
33 11
33 8
35 10
33 10
38 6
34 6
33 9
31 9
30 6
36 8
32 13
30 19
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Church of England, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
111
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
3 7 10 38 20 9 29 23
10 11 21 42 19 4 23 14
2 7 9 37 20 10 30 24
7 14 21 39 19 6 25 16
1 7 8 36 22 11 33 23
2 6 8 36 23 11 34 22
15 13 28 31 16 7 23 17
6 14 20 39 19 6 25 17
2 7 9 36 22 10 32 22
2 6 8 27 29 16 45 19
8 9 17 23 34 11 45 16
1 6 7 25 31 18 49 20
4 13 17 26 31 12 43 14
1 5 6 22 33 20 53 19
1 5 6 23 33 19 52 18
9 9 18 28 27 7 34 19
3 13 16 23 34 13 47 15
3 10 13 34 17 8 25 27
10 22 32 32 13 6 19 17
2 12 14 32 17 9 26 29
5 15 20 37 16 8 24 19
2 10 12 31 18 9 27 30
2 10 12 32 19 9 28 28
8 12 20 39 17 7 24 17
5 20 25 32 12 9 21 22
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
2 7 9 41 24 5 29 20
1 9 10 33 25 16 41 16
3 4 7 31 26 15 41 21
2 7 9 39 20 10 30 22
13 9 22 28 14 7 21 29
1 6 7 23 33 18 51 19
3 8 11 27 35 10 45 18
1 5 6 20 38 21 59 15
1 4 5 21 33 26 59 15
1 6 7 26 31 17 48 18
8 10 18 29 18 10 28 25
2 11 13 30 19 8 27 30
2 11 13 37 23 6 29 20
3 11 14 26 21 11 32 27
2 8 10 30 19 11 30 31
2 10 12 34 18 9 27 27
8 12 20 31 12 7 19 31
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Thinking about the Roman Catholic Church, to what extent to you approve or disapprove of each of the following? The way women are depicted in its teachings and traditions Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its current policies towards women Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know Its treatment of women at local parish level Strongly approve Tend to approve TOTAL APPROVE Neither approve nor disapprove Tend to disapprove Strongly disapprove TOTAL DISAPPROVE Don't know
112
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
2 4 6 25 20 20 40 28
10 9 19 24 20 16 36 21
1 4 5 23 21 20 41 31
5 9 14 26 21 15 36 24
1 3 4 22 22 23 45 28
1 3 4 22 23 23 46 28
14 22 36 23 9 11 20 22
5 10 15 28 21 15 36 22
1 4 5 22 23 22 45 29
2 4 6 21 22 25 47 26
10 9 19 15 26 19 45 22
1 3 4 19 23 26 49 28
3 9 12 19 23 21 44 24
1 3 4 16 24 30 54 26
1 2 3 17 25 29 54 26
12 17 29 23 13 11 24 24
3 11 14 18 26 19 45 23
2 5 7 24 17 18 35 34
9 12 21 22 16 15 31 26
1 4 5 22 17 19 36 37
3 11 14 25 16 16 32 30
1 4 5 20 18 21 39 36
1 3 4 20 19 21 40 35
13 25 38 16 12 11 23 23
5 10 15 23 17 15 32 31
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
2 6 8 20 30 14 44 28
1 3 4 18 27 36 63 14
2 2 4 19 23 32 55 22
2 4 6 25 21 21 42 28
8 11 19 24 12 12 24 32
1 3 4 17 24 29 53 26
2 7 9 18 30 17 47 27
0 3 3 11 31 41 72 14
1 3 4 13 24 39 63 20
2 4 6 20 23 26 49 26
7 9 16 27 12 14 26 30
1 4 5 20 18 20 38 37
2 6 8 21 26 16 42 30
1 5 6 14 24 29 53 27
2 4 6 18 19 26 45 33
2 4 6 23 18 19 37 34
7 9 16 28 10 11 21 35
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Would you consider any of the following as a 'family'? A married couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know An unmarried couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A lone parent and at least one child Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A married couple with children from previous relationships Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership with children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A same-sex couple in a civil partnership without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
95 1 4
97 1 2
98 1 2
96 2 3
99 0 1
99 1 1
89 3 7
96 1 3
99 0 1
72 22 6
80 16 4
74 23 4
74 21 5
74 23 3
74 23 3
79 17 4
78 18 5
89 6 5
83 14 3
94 4 2
82 15 3
94 4 1
95 4 2
80 16 4
52 40 8
43 48 9
53 42 6
46 49 6
52 43 5
54 41 5
87 7 6
87 9 4
92 5 3
87 8 4
92 6 2
93 2 5
91 5 3
97 1 2
93 4 3
70 22 8
53 39 8
77 18 6
47 44 10
33 58 9
45 46 9
36 54 10
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
97 2 1
97 1 2
99 1 0
96 1 4
82 6 12
74 23 3
68 28 4
76 22 2
75 23 2
72 22 5
68 19 14
84 12 4
95 3 1
92 6 2
93 4 3
95 4 1
92 5 4
67 20 13
57 38 5
47 46 7
54 41 5
50 45 5
55 40 5
52 43 5
53 40 7
43 41 15
92 6 2
80 15 5
88 7 5
93 4 3
92 6 2
90 7 4
93 6 1
89 6 5
76 12 12
97 1 1
97 1 2
86 9 5
94 3 3
97 1 2
93 4 3
95 1 3
97 2 1
94 2 4
80 8 12
57 35 8
76 20 5
76 19 5
43 44 13
58 34 8
81 14 5
71 23 6
82 15 4
81 16 3
72 21 7
50 35 15
51 42 8
37 55 8
49 44 6
50 44 6
25 59 15
39 52 9
53 40 6
46 48 6
59 35 6
54 41 5
48 43 9
40 44 15
47 45 7
37 54 9
47 47 6
48 46 6
36 50 13
38 53 9
52 43 6
43 51 6
54 40 6
52 43 5
46 45 9
37 46 17
A long-term same-sex couple without children Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Siblings who live together Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
71 20 9
74 19 7
76 18 6
71 21 8
74 20 5
75 20 6
70 17 12
72 21 7
75 19 6
39 48 13
39 51 10
40 49 11
35 53 13
38 52 10
39 51 10
44 41 15
36 50 14
20 66 14
27 61 13
19 69 12
18 70 12
21 67 12
20 69 11
24 66 10
18 68 14
20 67 13
17 72 12
12 76 12
19 69 11
19 71 11
6 12 18 54 16 5 21 7
7 6 13 51 20 11 31 5
5 12 17 55 18 5 23 5
4 10 14 49 23 9 32 5
6 13 19 55 17 5 22 4
6 14 20 53 16 6 22 5
8 7 15 34 27 20 47 3
6 14 20 55 16 5 21 4
3 11 14 41 29 14 43 3
6 15 21 56 16 5 21 2
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
66 26 8
71 19 10
72 23 5
71 20 8
68 17 15
40 51 9
40 51 9
38 52 9
39 52 9
39 49 12
41 41 18
21 67 12
20 67 12
12 79 9
24 61 15
25 62 13
19 68 14
33 49 19
19 74 7
13 73 14
19 69 12
12 79 10
22 63 15
24 63 13
18 69 14
21 61 18
6 12 18 57 17 4 21 4
5 10 15 51 22 6 28 6
4 10 14 49 21 10 31 5
6 14 20 55 18 4 22 4
6 14 20 54 14 7 21 5
7 14 21 52 18 6 24 3
9 15 24 49 18 5 23 3
5 13 18 56 16 4 20 6
8 10 18 36 22 12 34 12
6 13 19 58 16 5 21 2
4 15 19 37 30 11 41 4
2 14 16 36 31 14 45 3
7 16 23 57 14 4 18 2
6 18 24 50 18 5 23 3
5 17 22 53 17 6 23 1
9 13 22 58 14 5 19 1
6 14 20 55 16 5 21 5
10 11 21 36 18 14 32 11
Any two or more people who care for each other Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A man with multiple wives Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know A woman with multiple husbands Would consider this a 'family' Would NOT consider this a 'family' Don't know For each of the following statements please say whether you think it would generally be good for society, bad for society, or neither good nor bad for society. More women not ever having children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More unmarried couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
114
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More single women having children without a male partner Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
2 4 6 30 35 23 58 5
6 3 9 20 38 30 68 3
2 3 5 28 40 23 63 4
1 4 5 19 40 34 74 2
2 3 5 29 39 25 64 3
1 3 4 30 39 24 63 3
4 10 14 19 45 20 65 3
1 3 4 17 40 36 76 3
2 4 6 33 37 21 58 3
9 15 24 39 15 16 31 6
8 11 19 26 20 30 50 5
9 17 26 40 15 13 28 5
5 12 17 32 17 30 47 4
10 17 27 39 15 15 30 4
9 17 26 41 15 14 29 4
5 15 20 24 13 37 50 5
5 13 18 26 21 29 50 6
5 13 18 59 14 4 18 5
7 5 12 38 29 17 46 4
4 14 18 61 14 3 17 4
3 9 12 46 26 14 40 2
5 13 18 61 15 4 19 2
5 12 17 63 15 3 18 2
6 19 25 43 13 15 28 3
7 21 28 43 19 5 24 5
10 16 26 33 25 14 39 1
7 23 30 43 19 5 24 4
6 17 23 38 26 12 38 2
6 22 28 43 22 5 27 3
6 22 28 43 21 5 26 3
11 22 33 36 19 10 29 3
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
3 7 10 26 37 24 61 3
2 5 7 35 32 25 57 1
3 3 6 33 34 24 58 2
2 4 6 30 36 23 59 5
6 7 13 25 26 26 52 11
12 18 30 41 14 11 25 4
7 18 25 39 13 20 33 3
12 24 36 38 12 11 23 3
17 17 34 38 14 12 26 2
9 16 25 40 15 15 30 6
12 9 21 29 14 24 38 12
3 7 10 45 28 14 42 4
6 14 20 63 12 2 14 2
7 19 26 51 15 5 20 3
4 16 20 59 13 6 19 2
9 15 24 59 14 2 16 1
5 13 18 61 13 3 16 5
11 11 22 38 17 14 31 10
4 20 24 37 27 9 36 3
8 23 31 44 19 4 23 3
8 23 31 39 21 5 26 4
5 21 26 47 17 7 24 2
7 23 30 44 20 4 24 2
6 21 27 43 19 5 24 5
13 19 32 37 15 6 21 10
More gay and lesbian couples raising children Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More people living together without getting married Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More mothers of young children working outside the home Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know
115
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample More people of different races marrying each other Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know More couples living 'together apart' Very good Fairly good TOTAL GOOD Neither good nor bad Fairly bad Very bad TOTAL BAD Don't know In general how welcoming, if at all, would you say most Christian churches in the UK are to the following? married couples with children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know married couples without children Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
116
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
16 26 42 43 6 3 9 5
27 26 53 39 3 1 4 3
16 29 45 42 6 3 9 4
19 28 47 40 6 4 10 2
17 28 45 44 6 3 9 2
16 28 44 45 6 3 9 2
27 19 46 40 4 6 10 4
18 34 52 37 5 4 9 2
17 30 47 42 6 2 8 3
2 5 7 36 30 8 38 18
8 5 13 26 33 16 49 13
2 4 6 34 33 9 42 18
2 6 8 26 34 16 50 17
1 4 5 35 32 8 40 18
2 4 6 36 32 8 40 18
9 11 20 19 34 15 49 11
2 5 7 24 37 17 54 16
60 20 80 2 1 3 17
67 17 84 3 0 3 13
65 20 85 1 0 1 14
70 18 88 2 0 2 9
65 19 84 1 0 1 15
66 19 85 1 0 1 14
63 14 77 6 3 9 13
43 33 76 4 1 5 20
58 23 81 3 1 4 15
45 34 79 4 1 5 17
55 29 84 3 1 4 11
44 34 78 3 1 4 17
45 34 79 4 1 5 16
44 34 78 7 2 9 14
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
13 25 38 43 11 7 18 2
26 28 54 36 5 4 9 1
22 30 52 40 4 2 6 1
15 27 42 44 6 3 9 5
28 22 50 34 5 2 7 10
2 5 7 36 31 8 39 19
2 7 9 36 31 11 42 12
2 7 9 38 30 8 38 15
3 5 8 34 30 7 37 21
2 5 7 37 30 8 38 18
8 6 14 30 24 16 40 17
72 16 88 1 1 2 10
68 17 85 1 0 1 14
70 17 87 1 1 2 11
61 22 83 2 1 3 14
61 21 82 1 2 3 16
61 20 81 2 1 3 17
50 18 68 6 3 9 23
59 26 85 2 1 3 13
46 32 78 4 1 5 17
50 31 81 3 1 4 15
37 38 75 6 2 8 16
39 37 76 5 2 7 18
43 33 76 4 1 5 19
34 30 64 8 3 11 26
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Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
37 37 74 4 2 6 20
51 31 82 3 1 4 15
39 39 78 3 1 4 17
47 37 84 3 2 5 11
38 38 76 4 1 5 18
40 37 77 5 1 6 17
44 35 79 3 4 7 14
53 32 85 3 1 4 12
40 37 77 5 1 6 17
Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know gay, lesbian and bisexual people Very welcoming Fairly welcoming TOTAL WELCOMING Not very welcoming Not at all welcoming TOTAL NOT WELCOMING Don't know
12 33 45 25 5 30 25
31 32 63 17 5 22 16
11 34 45 26 5 31 23
22 39 61 18 5 23 15
10 35 45 28 5 33 23
11 34 45 28 5 33 22
23 37 60 23 3 26 13
24 39 63 19 2 21 15
5 16 21 35 18 53 26
12 26 38 24 14 38 24
5 15 20 36 19 55 25
9 23 32 34 14 48 21
4 15 19 38 19 57 24
4 15 19 37 19 56 24
15 24 39 29 16 45 15
Do you think same-sex couples should or should not be allowed to get married? Should Should NOT Don't know
52 34 14
22 58 20
58 30 12
32 54 14
56 32 11
57 31 12
And do you think same-sex marriage is right or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know
46 34 20
21 59 20
51 30 19
26 57 17
50 32 17
51 31 18
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Religious Religious leaders teachings
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
46 36 82 3 2 5 13
31 42 73 8 2 10 17
32 41 73 5 2 7 20
38 37 75 4 1 5 19
27 35 62 7 4 11 27
11 34 45 28 6 34 21
13 34 47 27 5 32 19
11 39 50 24 6 30 20
8 31 39 30 6 36 25
11 34 45 26 5 31 24
16 26 42 23 5 28 30
9 23 32 34 13 47 22
4 15 19 38 20 58 22
8 19 27 33 14 47 26
4 17 21 38 23 61 17
3 13 16 36 27 63 21
5 16 21 36 17 53 26
11 11 22 26 24 50 29
27 67 7
34 56 10
64 25 11
53 37 10
69 27 3
65 26 9
53 33 14
41 40 19
27 67 6
27 58 15
57 26 17
44 37 19
61 27 12
59 25 16
48 33 19
37 42 21
single people
divorced people
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Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
77
74
83
76
86
85
64
82
83
70
62
75
83
76
75
65
76
65
72
68
77
72
70
26
63 33
63 14
62 36
61 38
64 37
68 36
23
18
23
27
24
2 0
0 0
2 0
2 1
[The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'wrong' n=858] Marriage should be between a man and a woman It undermines the traditional family structure of a mother and father
79
85
83
63
77
It is not the best context in which to bring up children
52
Civil partnerships are sufficient It's unnatural It goes against tradition/the way things have always been done Religion/holy scriptures say it is wrong For another reason Don't know
50 43
Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample
Religious Religious leaders teachings
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
79
72
85
78
50
77
69
68
72
70
60
83
69
60
61
63
66
56
47 36
71 40
71 38
68 35
58 34
61 42
63 34
62 29
24
33
31
25
32
20
23
23
28
2 0
3 0
11 0
2 0
3 0
2 0
7 0
4 0
2 0
4 0
86
82
82
94
89
81
80
79
88
79
57
64
65
67
67
83
70
67
64
67
60
64
47
45
55
52
57
58
45
53
56
54
60
59
52
43
64 32
56 42
54 47
57 44
57 42
50 34
62 41
51 42
60 42
54 40
56 45
52 43
24 37
31
29
31
30
33
31
42
23
29
35
27
35
31
38
26 2 1
64 0 0
23 2 1
47 4 0
24 2 0
23 2 0
49 0 0
48 2 1
20 2 1
24 5 4
28 2 3
21 5 0
25 2 1
34 3 3
You said that you think that same sex marriage is righ... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to Christians who said same sex marriage was 'right' n=663] People should be treated equally whatever their sexual orientation Faithful love is the heart of marriage and it is not exclusive to heterosexual couples Christians should be loving above all else, and it is not loving to exclude gay and lesbian people Families take many forms these days There's nothing unnatural about it There is nothing in the Bible or other scriptures which explicitly prohibits same-sex marriage For another reason Don't know You said that you think that same sex marriage is wrong... Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample Do you think the mainstream Christian churches' current opposition to same-sex marriage is right, or wrong? Right Wrong Don't know Euthanasia is the termination of a person’s life, in order to end suffering Do you think British law should be kept as it is, or should it be changed so that people with incurable diseases have the right to ask close friends or relatives to help them commit suicide, without those friends or relatives risking prosecution? The law should be kept as it is The law should be changed to allow assisted suicide in these circumstances Don't know
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
33 44 23
58 20 21
30 48 22
56 24 20
31 49 20
32 48 20
65 26 9
57 27 17
27 54 19
16
42
14
39
14
13
36
35
70
46
73
46
76
76
52
14
12
13
15
11
11
12
59
65
69
61
69
71
55
54
66
58
65
48 48 46
42 69 62
55 49 49
51 72 61
43
47
48
3 3
0 9
4 3
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
35 41 24
31 54 15
27 55 18
32 45 23
37 36 27
12
18
16
14
15
35
51
76
73
72
77
72
43
14
11
9
12
8
13
22
33
62
67
59
69
63
65
38
65
39
62
63
57
64
57
59
43
59 49 46
60 45 48
28 76 60
57 75 67
59 45 42
38 59 42
48 33 29
57 38 32
51 48 44
39 47 57
44
49
52
34
50
47
63
44
46
47
32
4 1
4 1
2 1
2 0
2 2
4 4
1 0
13 0
3 0
3 2
3 6
You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be kept as it is. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be kept as it is n=790] Vulnerable people could be, or feel, pressured to die It places too much of a burden on the person or people who help someone to die You can never build in enough safeguards Human life is sacred Death should take its natural course No-one can ever be certain that they really want to die, but the decision is irreversible Other Don't know
119
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Weighted Sample Unweighted Sample You said that you think the current law on euthanasia should be changed to allow assisted suicide in some circumstances. Which of the following best describes your view? Please tick all that apply [The following question only went to those who said the law should be changed =3044] An individual has the right to choose when and how to die It is preferable to drawn-out suffering Those assisting suicide should not fear prosecution It's happening anyway and regulation would improve safety and delivery The national health and welfare systems cannot provide decent end of life care Other Don't know
120
Ethnicity
Total
Religion
Family
God
Own reason
Own intuition
Religious Religious leaders teachings
4437 4437 %
138 167 %
2342 2280 %
632 705 %
2862 2941 %
2532 2564 %
88 102 %
498 612 %
1629 1642 %
276 244 %
82
72
84
76
86
86
75
79
86
77
68
80
71
81
81
65
76
80
76
81
78
69
80
80
65
78
51
54
52
47
55
55
37
35
51
33
40
36
38
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 2
1 0
1 1
Friends
Deceased Literature loved ones and art
Science
White
Other
255 286 %
854 927 %
3978 3796 %
344 519 %
83
85
89
84
63
78
74
83
78
58
81
77
72
79
78
57
52
53
53
58
61
51
44
56
44
32
40
41
39
36
34
3 1
1 1
1 0
0 0
5 0
3 1
1 1
5 3
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