Faiths in North Linconshire
North Lincolnshire’s Religion or Belief Profile
It is difficult to get an accurate statistics for the number of people who have a religion or belief. News headlines talk of Britain becoming a ‘secular society’ and monitoring religion and belief in employment and services is a relatively new and sensitive area.
The table below provides information from the 2001 census.
Census output is Crown Copyright and is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland. [Source: ONS, 2001 Census, Standard Tables]
|
Religion |
North Lincolnshire % |
Yorkshire & Humber % |
England & Wales % |
|
Christian |
79.45 |
73.07 |
71.75 |
|
Buddhist |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.28 |
|
Hindu |
0.19 |
0.32 |
1.06 |
|
Jewish |
0.03 |
0.23 |
0.50 |
|
Muslim |
1.14 |
3.81 |
2.97 |
|
Sikh |
0.31 |
0.38 |
0.63 |
|
Other Religions |
0.12 |
0.19 |
0.29 |
|
No Religion |
11.43 |
14.09 |
14.81 |
|
Religion Not Stated |
7.21 |
7.77 |
7.71 |
