General Article Generation No-Religion: what the data really shows about youth religiosity

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Charlotte Hobson on the complexities of measuring religious affiliation, belief and practice among young people.

Research published by Professor Stephen Bullivant of St Mary’s University, London, reveals that a large proportion of 16–29-year olds across 22 countries identify as having ‘no religion’.

Exact percentages vary greatly – 83% of young people in Poland identify as Christian, 98% in Israel belong to non-Christian religious groups and 91% in the Czech Republic have no religion. However...

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