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RELIG01
classificationfullnameReligion 2001
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classificationshortnameRELIG01
classificationmnemonic
keywordsCultural
descriptiongeneralA question on religion was asked for the first time in the 2001 Census. In England and Wales, the classification distinguishes between people: - who described themselves as belonging to one of six major world religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam Judaism, Sikhism - who described themselves as belonging to other religions - who described themselves as having no religious belief - where the religion was not stated.
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startdateCensus 2001
refs
link1http://census4/cen_is_2001/newpage4.htm
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