Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report
Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report
Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report
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<strong>Barts</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Equality</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Report</strong>5. Religion <strong>and</strong> beliefAt a Glance… there is a relatively higher proportion of Muslims in Newham <strong>and</strong> Tower Hamlets<strong>and</strong> a higher proportion of Hindus in Newham compared to London as a wholeAs the below chart demonstrates, there is a relatively higher proportion of Muslims inNewham <strong>and</strong> Tower Hamlets <strong>and</strong> a higher proportion of Hindus in Newham compared toLondon as a whole. There is a relatively lower proportion of people with ‘no religion at all’across all three boroughs. The proportion of people with particular religions in WalthamForest is broadly in keeping with the London average. It should be noted that this source ofdata does not capture the degree to which people have specific non-religious beliefs such ashumanism or secularism (non-religious belief is also an element of this protected equalitycharacteristic).Figure 5: Percentage of population by religion <strong>and</strong> belief, 2010Source: ONS 2010 (Annual Population Survey 2010)107
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