'X Factor' audience 'values Remembrance Day'.

Summary: The younger generation is more likely to participate in acts of remembrance of the war dead than their parents were at the same age.

The "X Factor" generation is more likely to participate in corporate acts of remembrance of the war dead than their parents were at the same age, according to the findings of a new survey.

Research has shown the vast majority of people aged between 18 and 24 years old (93 per cent) said they had observed the two minutes' silence at school on Remembrance Day.

This figure compared to 73 per cent of 45 to 55-year-olds, according to the study conducted last week and published by Theos, the public theology think tank.

The poll of 1,007 British adults found 86 per cent of 18-24 year-olds said they believed more should be done to encourage people to observe the two minutes' silence, compared with 72 per cent of 45-55 year olds.

Overall, 82 per cent of us observed one or two minutes' silence on November 11 this year, with 63 per cent watching the service at the Cenotaph on television or listening to it on the radio on Remembrance Sunday.

Paul Woolley, director of Theos said the research showed that the "X Factor" generation valued Remembrance Day most: "It shouldn't come as a surprise that the money raised by the X Factor single released last year went to the forces' charity Help for Heroes. National acts of remembrance provide people with a shared context in which to remember and honour those killed in acts of conflict."

The Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Manchester and national chaplain to the Royal British Legion, said: "These results match my own experience as I take part in national and local remembrance services across the country. Increasingly, young people are becoming more aware of the importance of remembrance."

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