Religion in the UK: 177,000 identify as "Jedi"

Britain's 2011 census revealed that, apparently, Jedi don't just exist in Star Wars films. When asked if they belonged to a specific religion, 176,632 respondents said "Jedi Knight". 56,620 responded that they were "Pagan" with a further 39,000 saying they were "Spiritualist". Read more in one of Statista's recent features in the i100.

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