Sense of belonging to Britain in England 2016

This statistic shows the share of the population who felt they belonged strongly to Britain in England from 2008/2009 to 2015/2016. Despite fluctuations there was a rise of fiver percent to a peak of 89 percent of respondents in 2015/2016.

Percentage of the population who feel they belong strongly to Britain in England from 2008/2009 to 2015/2016*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
2015/16	89%
2014/15	87%
2013/14	86%
2012/13	87%
2010/11	88%
2009/10	87%
2008/09	84%

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Release date

July 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 1, 2008 to April 30, 2016

Number of respondents

3,014 (latest)**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* All respondents who answered 'fairly strongly' or 'very strongly'. No data available for 2011/2012. Interviews for the latest period were conducted from July 2014 to April 2015.
Methodology information:
A random probability survey that uses the postal address file held by the Post Office as its source to draw a random sample from. Selected addresses were sent a letter, letting them know about the Community Life Survey, after which an interviewer visited the address to attempt to complete the survey. One adult over the age of 16 was randomly selected to take part in the survey in each selected household.
** Number of respondents in 2008-09 = 8,723
Number of respondents in 2009-10 = 8,653
Number of respondents in 2010-11 = 9,620
Number of respondents in 2012-13 = 6,883
Number of respondents in 2013-14 = 5,078
Number of respondents 2014-15 = 2,017
Number of respondents 2015-16 = 3,012
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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