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[[Image:England.gif|right|thumb|200px|1.5 million elderly English men are expected to suffer from loneliness by 2030.<ref>[Number of severely lonely men over 50 set to rise to 1m in 15 years], The Guardian,  Robert Booth,Sunday 12 October 2014 19.01 EDT </ref>]]

[[Image:England.gif|right|thumb|200px|1.5 million elderly English men are expected to suffer from loneliness by 2030.<ref>[Number of severely lonely men over 50 set to rise to 1m in 15 years], The Guardian,  Robert Booth,Sunday 12 October 2014 19.01 EDT </ref>]]

Compared to deeply religious cultures where an extended family and a sense of community often occurs, secular countries [[Secular countries and loneliness|are often lonelier societies]].

Compared to deeply religious cultures where an extended family and a sense of community often exists, secular countries [[Secular countries and loneliness|are often lonelier societies]].

A Eurobarometer poll in 2010 reported that 37% of [[UK]] citizens "believed there is a God", 33% believe there is "some sort of spirit or life force" and 25% answered "I don't believe there is any sort of spirit, God or life force".<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_341_en.pdf Special Eurobarometer, biotechnology, p. 204"]. Fieldwork: Jan-Feb 2010.</ref> See also: [[British atheism]]

A Eurobarometer poll in 2010 reported that 37% of [[UK]] citizens "believed there is a God", 33% believe there is "some sort of spirit or life force" and 25% answered "I don't believe there is any sort of spirit, God or life force".<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_341_en.pdf Special Eurobarometer, biotechnology, p. 204"]. Fieldwork: Jan-Feb 2010.</ref> See also: [[British atheism]]