1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)
1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 55,284
2000: 79,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 51,480; 93.1%
2000: 70,380; 88.9%
1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:
Jews: [1970] 50; 0.1%
_____ [2000] 57; 0.1%
Atheists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
___________[2000] 1,387; 1.8%
Nonreligious: [1970] 3,770; 6.8%
_________________[2000] 7,342; 9.3%
1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:
Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 7,180; 13.0%
___________________________ [2000] 17,942; 22.7%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 44,300; 80.1%
__________________________ [2000] 52,438; 66.3%
Anglicans: [1970] 28,000; 50.7%
_____________ [2000] 33,588; 42.5%
Protestants: [1970] 10,800; 19.5%
______________ [2000] 11,200; 14.2%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 5,000; 9.0%
______________________ [2000] 6,800; 8.6%
Independents: [1970] 100; 0.2%
_________________ [2000] 210; 0.3%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 400; 0.7%
_________________________ [2000] 640; 0.8%
TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 14,700; 26.6%
________________ [2000] 17,700; 22.4%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 300; 0.5%
__________________________________ [2000] 6,000; 7.6%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 17,700; 32.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 25,633; 32.5%
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)
British: 87.6%
Irish: 10.0%
Manx: 0.2%