R_REL2001_none = (REL2001:none * 100.0) / TOT_POP:now
| Data Role | Period Covered | Authority | Source | Details | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REL2001:none | 2001 | ScotCen | Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Religion (Table UV16), 11 way) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| TOT_POP:now | 2001 | ScotCen | Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table CAS001 Age by sex and whether living in household or communal establishment) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| REL2001:none | 2011 | ScotCen | Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table KS209SCb - Religion) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| TOT_POP:now | 2011 | ScotCen | Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (File LC1117SC.csv within Output_Area_blk.zip) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| REL2001:none | 2021 | ScotCen | Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Scot-Census-2022-Output-Area-v1, Table UV205 - Religion) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| TOT_POP:now | 2021 | ScotCen | Scotland's Census | National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV102b - Age (20) by sex) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
- Percentage Asian
- Percentage Black
- Percentage White
- Baptist 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total
- Calvinistic Methodist 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total
- Church of England 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total
- Church of Scotland 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total
- Roman Catholic 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total
- Wesleyan Methodist 'Attendances' as Percentage of Total
- Percentage Buddhist
- Percentage Christian
- Percentage Hindu
- Percentage Jewish
- Percentage Muslim
- Percentage with No Religion
Given the low numbers actually attending church, it is perhaps surprising that so few claimed they had no religion in 2001, just over 15%. The geographical pattern for 'no religion' was largely a mirror image of the pattern for Christians, with lower numbers in the north than the south of England and, perhaps surprisingly, lower numbers in the cities than in rural areas. By 2021 the overall percentage had grown to over 35% nationally.