Posted: Sep 06, 2017 5:53 am
What I'd like to know is how many people "of no religion" are atheists and agnostics. You can believe in God, or some sort of higher power, but be of no religion.
Normally these sorts of things go the other way round, the religious are over-represented because people will tick the box that goes along with their culture and family background, even if they have no belief, and only ever set foot inside a church for weddings and funerals.
I think it all boils down to how specific the question is and how many people are even bothered to read the question carefully and think about it.
I'm sure in the U.K. there are plenty of conversations along the lines of:-
"Honey, what religion are we again? "
"Just put COE, that's pretty neutral"
"oh, ok"