Majority of Britons have no religion
Britain is becoming an increasingly faithless society, according to a new survey that found 53 percent of people now describe themselves as having no religion.
This proportion is the highest ever, up from 48 percent in 2015 and 31 percent in 1983 when the British Social Attitudes survey was begun by the independent National Centre for Social Research.
The trend is evident across all age groups but is particularly marked among young people, with 71 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds surveyed in 2016 saying they had no religion, up from 62 percent the previous year, said the survey out Monday.
The majority of older people still have some faith -- only four in ten of those aged 65 to 74 describe themselves as having no religion, and only 27 percent of those aged 75 and over.
Six percent of Britons said they follow a non-Christian faith, down from eight percent in the previous year but up from two percent in 1983. The survey did not go into more detail.
The 2016 survey involved interviews with 2,942 people, who were asked: "Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion. If yes, which?"
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