FOI REF: FOI-2023-1101
You asked
Please could you tell me how many people recorded their religion on the 2021 Census as "Free church of country sports".
We said
Thank you for your request.
People who responded to the religion question by writing in 'Free Church of Country Sports' will be included in the 'No religion' category in both the 'Religion' classification and the 'Religion_detailed' classification.
For further information on how write-in responses are included in our classifications, please see our blog post, accessible via the following link: How am I represented in Census 2021 data?.
From phase 3 of our Census 2021 release plans, counts for write-in responses for those who identified as "Free Church of Country Sports" can be requested through the commissioned tables team. Such services are subject to legal frameworks, disclosure controls, resources and agreement of costs, subject to our charging policy.
As this information is reasonably accessible via another route, even if only accessible on payment, Section 21(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) applies.