Fewer than half (47 per cent) of respondents to a new poll say that they would like a funeral.<\/p>\n
The poll of 2569 was commissioned by the thinktank Theos and carried out by YouGov in July. The authors of Theos\u2019s report on the polling, Love, Grief, and Hope: Emotional responses to death and dying in the UK, Madeleine Pennington and Nathan Mladin, speak of a \u201csignificant realignment in British grieving practices\u201d. They warn of the potential for a \u201csignificant pastoral gap left in the wake of a decline in formal funeral ceremonies\u201d, and that funerals could become a \u201cluxury or niche requirement for a few”….<\/p>\n
In total, 24 per cent of respondents said that they did not want a funeral, while 28 per cent were not sure or did not know. Financial factors influenced the responses: 13 per cent of respondents who did not want a funeral said that this was because they did not have enough money saved.<\/p>\n
The commonest response was: \u201cI think the money could be better spent another way\u201d (67 per cent); followed by \u201cI don\u2019t see the point\u201d (55 per cent); and \u201cI don\u2019t want a traditional service\u201d (43 per cent).<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n We get a lot of polling around religious affiliation and attendance. This @Theosthinktank<\/a> one on public\u2019s attitudes to death and funerals feels very significant. Fewer than half want a funeral with 55% of those who don\u2019t citing \u2018I don\u2019t see the point\u2019 https:\/\/t.co\/C9nI2JZF54<\/a><\/p>\n — Madeleine Davies (@MadsDavies) November 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n