(found via http://www.dyfedwynroberts.org.uk/)
was done in june 2011 with 2451 adult respondents
and found that (page 6);
12% said they belonged to a gym - and the same % said they belonged to a trade union;
10% said they belonged to the national trust;
6% of adult Britons claim to belong to a ‘church group or bible study’;
5% said they belonged to a football club;
3% said they belonged to a book club or reading group;
2% said they belonged to a golf club;
1% said they belonged to the conservative party.
Very interesting. And very interesting too to consider what "belonging to" means and involves in each case - paying a subscription (even if you never/rarely use the services), taking part in regular activities, taking active part in the administration/organisation/decision-making/running of the particular group?
ReplyDeletegood point and thanks for the comment re "belonging to"
ReplyDeletefrom my experience in c of e regulars are now people who attend twice a month and many others would say they belong by attending monthly or at the big festivals