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Facts from the 2001 census

  • 87% of the population of England and 96% of the population of Wales gave their ethnic origin as White British.

  • The largest proportions of people of mixed origin are in London, with the exception of Nottingham, where 2% of people are Mixed White and Black Caribbean.

  • Just over 37 million people (72%) gave their religion as Christian, with Islam being the second largest faith with 3% of the population in England and Wales - just over 1.5 million people.

  • Seven people in every thousand in England and Wales gave their religion as 'Jedi' in the box marked 'any other religion'. This was the first time a religion question was included in the census, which was the only question it was not compulsory to answer.

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