20 facts about the vast majority of British people

Are we Brits perhaps a more progressively-minded than we often think?

Short money supports the activities of UK opposition parties at Westminster

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Most British people drink a lot of tea and say sorry too much — or at least that's what the rest of the world thinks.

But which facts really hold true for the majority of the more than 61 million people who live in the United Kingdom?

We've compiled a list using data from numerous research and survey companies, including the Office for National Statistics, Ipsos MORI, and Pew Research.

61% of Britons have brown hair

(Ipsos Global Trends)

Source: Ipsos Global Trends

65% of Britons have a favourable view of Americans, 10 percentage points fewer than in 2002

(Pew Research)

Source: Pew Research

60% of UK adults drink alcohol at least once a week

(Ipsos Mori)

Source: Ipsos MORI

59% of British people describe themselves as Christian

(ONS)

Source: ONS

70% of British people are in favour of physician-assisted euthanasia

(Ipsos Mori)

Source: Ipsos MORI

61% of British people see religion as a negative influence in the world. Only 15% see it as positive

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Source: The Guardian

62% of British people think the internet is making young people's expectations about sex unrealistic

(Ipsos Global Trends)

Source: Ipsos Global Trends

51% of Britons have never had a one-night stand

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Source: The Guardian

58% of marriages in Britain don't end in divorce. The average marriage that ends in divorce is expected to last 32 years

(ONS)

Source: ONS

79% of British people are accepting of homosexuality

(Pew Research)

Source: Pew Research

68% of British people would prefer not to live in a big city, if given the choice

(Ipsos Global Trends)

Source: Ipsos Global Trends

66% of British people feel they are in "good health"

(Ipsos Mori)

Source: Ipsos MORI

77% of British people still watch conventional TV every day or several times a day

(Ipsos Global Trends)

Source: Ipsos Global Trends

62% of British people say they are not usually the first among friends to try things out

(Ipsos Global Trends)

Source: Ipsos Global Trends

53% of British tablet owners use an Apple iPad

(Ipsos Global Trends)

Source: Ipsos Global Trends

57% of Britons use social media every day, making them the second-most-prolific users in Europe

(ONS)

Source: ONS

53% of British people would like Great Britain to be "the way it used to be"

(Ipsos Global Trends)

Source: Ipsos Global Trends

83% of British people don't trust the UK government

(British Social Attitudes)

Source: British Social Attitudes

53% of British people wish their life were simpler

(Ipsos Global Trends)

Source: Ipsos Global Trends

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