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Prayer in the UK- Survey results




What are people praying about? 
When it comes to the most popular topics of prayer among the 27 millions of UK adults who say they pray, family (71%) leads the way, followed by thanking God (42%), praying for healing (40%) and friends (40%). Worldwide issues, such as praying for global poverty or natural disasters, rank seventh on the list (24%), highlighting the challenge for Tearfund to encourage more people to pray for issues of extreme poverty. (Tearfund, 2018)
 Why pray?
Among those who pray, half (49%) agree that God hears their prayers and two in five (39%) agree that prayer changes the world. Praying also makes people feel better, with those who do so most likely to say they feel reassured or hopeful after having prayed (40% say this). (Tearfund, 2018)
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More results from Tearfund
  • One in five (20%) UK adults say they pray regularly (at least once a month).
  • While 51% of UK adults pray, far fewer attend church – 33% do so at least once a year, and 9% do so regularly (at least once per month).
  • Women are more likely to say they ever pray compared with men (56% vs 46%).
  • The youngest and oldest are most inclined to pray for worldwide issues. Among those who pray: a quarter (24%) say they pray about worldwide problems, rising to 31% amongst 18-24 year-olds, 30% of 65-74 year olds and 31% of over 75 year olds.
  • Among those who say they have ever prayed, but have no religious affiliation their top reasons for praying were: in times of personal crisis or tragedy (55%), on the off chance that something could change (32%), as a last resort (24%), or to gain comfort or feel less lonely (23%).

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