An Office for National Statistics analysis article comparing England and Wales census results, including the number of people who wrote in Jedi as their religion in 2001 (about 390,000) and in 2011 (nearly 177,000). Used here for those two Jedi figures; the article does not cover the 2021 census.
Facts
Citation
AuthorOffice for National Statistics
PublisherOffice for National Statistics
Publication Year2015
URLhttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/articles/howreligionhaschangedinenglandandwales/2015-06-04
Source TypeDemographic study
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: the UK government's own statistics agency reporting the results of its own decennial census directly, comparing the 2001 and 2011 write-in figures for people recording Jedi as their religion in its own words. A national census is the strongest available basis for a national population figure. Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- New Religious Movements, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
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