1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)
1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 69,967
2000: 70,713
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 68,880; 98.5%
2000: 67,052; 94.8%
1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:
Bahaís: [1970] 50; 0.1%
________ [2000] 1,225; 1.7%
Buddhists: [1970] %
__________ [2000] 92; 0.1%
Folk-religionists: [1970] %
_________________ [2000] 42; 0.1%
Hindus: [1970] %
_______ [2000] 141; 0.2%
Muslims: [1970] %
________ [2000] 163; 0.2%
Spiritists: [1970] 1,070; 1.5%
___________ [2000] 1,888; 1.7%
Nonreligious: [1970] %
_________________[2000] 92; 0.1%
1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:
Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 658; 0.9%
___________________________ [2000] 295; 0.4%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 68,222; 97.5%
__________________________ [2000] 66,757; 94.4%
Anglicans: [1970] 1,000; 1.4%
_____________ [2000] 1,320; 1.9%
Protestants: [1970] 4,200; 6.0%
______________ [2000] 11,200; 15.8%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 62,500; 89.3%
______________________ [2000] 56,300; 79.3%
Independents: [1970] 222; 0.3%
_________________ [2000] 2,100; 3.0%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 300; 0.4%
_________________________ [2000] 750; 1.1%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] %
_____________________ [2000] -4,913; -6.9%
TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 2,000; 2.9%
________________ [2000] 4,700; 6.6%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 500; 0.7%
__________________________________ [2000] 5,000; 7.0%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 2,100; 3.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 5,057; 7.1%