Almost three-quarters said the Church had little to no influence on their lives, while half said it should be disestablished.
That would mean the King would no longer be the automatic head of the Church, bishops would not sit in the House of Lords and it would have equal footing with other faiths in terms of State funding and involvement in government.
Only one per cent of those questioned said the Church had 'a great deal of influence' over the way most people in Britain lived. The YouGov poll also asked if the Church should be disestablished, so it is separated from the State and no longer the nation's official faith. Almost two-thirds said CofE bishops should no longer be given seats in the House of Lords, while 14 per cent said they should stay.
And 39 per cent said governance of existing CofE schools should pass to local councils instead, with 29 per cent opposed.
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