Hindus among healthiest, Sikhs most likely to own homes: UK census data
Hindus living in the UK are among the healthiest and well qualified religious groups and Sikhs are most likely to own their homes, according to latest census data for England and Wales.
The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been analysing census statistics to release information across various subcategories for the country's population based on the responses of the online census conducted in March 2021.
In its latest release entitled Religion by housing, health, employment and education' this week, the ONS finds that life outcomes for religious groups varied considerably.
In 2021, those who identified as Hindu' had the highest percentage of their population reporting either very good' or good' health (87.8 per cent), compared with 82.0 per cent of the overall population, the ONS finds, adding that the Hindus also reported the lowest prevalence of disability.
People who identified as Hindu' had the highest percentage with a Level 4 or above' [certificate-level] ...