This statistic displays the religious affiliation of the people surveyed in the United Kingdom in 2017. Of the 2,010 individuals surveyed, 51 percent stated that they were Christian, this was the share number recorded. It was followed by 37 percent of individuals who stated that they were not affiliated with any religious group. Only one percent of respondents identified as Buddhist or Hindu.

This statistic displays the share of respondents who believed that religion is a positive influence on the world in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Of the different generational groups identified, the group who agreed with this the most was the Gen Z group, with 22 percent stating that religion is a positive influence on the world. The generational group who agreed with this the least was the Gen X group, with only 12 percent from this group agreeing that religion is a positive influence on the world.

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This publication provides information on the number of hate crimes from police recorded data in England and Wales from April 2017 to March 2018. The bulletin covers the extent and trends in hate crime for all forces, with additional analysis based upon more detailed data supplied by 24 police forces on the types of offences associated with hate crime.

Hate crime is defined as ‘any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal characteristic.’ There are five centrally monitored strands of hate crime:

• race or ethnicity
• religion or beliefs
• sexual orientation
• disability
• transgender identity

The publication includes information on racist incidents in England and Wales recorded by the police from April 2017 to March 2018. A ‘racist incident’ is any incident, including any crime, which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person’s race or perceived race.

This statistic displays the share of respondent’s attendance at religious services. Of the ***** individuals surveyed, ** percent stated that they never attend religious services, this was the largest share recorded. It was followed by ** percent of individuals who stated that they attend religious services less often than monthly. Only ** percent of respondents stated that they attend religious services weekly.

Annual data on Civil Service employment in the UK, by sexual orientation and religion or belief.

This statistic displays the views of respondents and whether they believe in life after death. Of the 2,010 respondents surveyed, 46 percent did not believe that there is a life after death, for example heaven or hell. 46 percent of the respondents surveyed also believed there is a life after death, whilst only 8 percent of the individuals surveyed stated that they did not know whether there is life after death.

This statistic shows the Methodist Church of Great Britain's areas of expenditure in 2016/2017. The biggest source of expenditure was equipping the church to engage society at approximately 18.7 million British pounds, followed by formation, training development and resourcing with costs of over 10.6 million British pounds.

There were 3,866 hate crimes committed against Muslims in England and Wales, in the 2023/24 reporting year compared with 3,432 in the previous reporting year.

This statistic shows the share of British adults who believe in ghosts, ghouls or other types of paranormal activity in 2017, by age group. Of respondents, those aged between 18 and 34 were the most likely to believe in paranormal activity at ** percent, the most of any age cohort.