R_REL2001_christ = (REL2001:christ * 100.0) / TOT_POP:now
| Data Role | Period Covered | Authority | Source | Details | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REL2001:christ | 2001 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Religion (Table UV015), using 9 way) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| TOT_POP:now | 2001 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table CS001 - Age by sex and resident type) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| REL2001:christ | 2011 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (All usual residents: Table KS209EW - Religion.) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| TOT_POP:now | 2011 | NOMIS | NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics | Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table LC1117EW - "Sex by age") | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| REL2001:christ | 2021 | ONS_CustomData | ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" | Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (All usual residents: Religion (10 way)) | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
| TOT_POP:now | 2021 | ONS_CustomData | ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" | Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) by "Sex") | Sum of published counts for Output Areas or E.Ds. |
Perhaps the most striking finding for 2001 was how many people still described themselves as Christian, over 70% nationally, as compared to 16% claiming 'none'. The same was true of most individual areas: you had to look hard for the areas where under 50% of the population claimed to be Christian, and they were mainly in the large cities. Since then the number of Christians has reduced and in 2021 was below 50% for the first time.