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Part 1: Those who took part

Sex and age

We are enormously grateful to everyone who took part, generously sharing
their experiences, and are really pleased with the diverse range of people who
participated. Of the 280 who completed the online survey, 55% were women
and 45% were men. Given the usual trend for women to be more religious, this is
encouraging evidence that a significant number of men are coming to faith in Jesus.
Similarly, much research over recent decades has shown that people predominantly
come to faith when they are young, so we were really interested that the age range
of participants (shown in the next graph) was so broad. It seems that increasing
numbers of those over 30, including middle age and even older, are exploring faith.
Nearly 40% were over 45.

Age range of participants

18-24 17%

25-34 22%
35-44 22%

45-54 18%

55-64 12%
65-74 7%

75-84 1%

85+ 0%

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