1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 8,042,845
2000: 8,910,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 6,032,000; 75.0%
2000: 6,051,805; 67.9%

1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:

Bahais: [1970] 1,500; 0%
________  [2000] 5,048; 0.1%
Buddhists: [1970] 300; 0%
__________     [2000] 1,061; 0%
Jews: [1970] 15,000; 0.2%
_____   [2000] 16,110; 0.2%
Muslims: [1970] 2,450; 0%
________     [2000] 201,526; 2.3%
Other Religionists: [1970] 5,750; 0.1%
__________________       [2000] 13,123; 0.2%

Atheists: [1970] 799,000; 9.9%
___________[2000] 1,058,973; 11.9%
Nonreligious: [1970] 1,187,000; 14.8%
___________[2000] 1,562,389; 17.5%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] %
___________________________   [2000] 51,449; 0.6%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 6,032,000; 75.0%
_________________ [2000] 6,000,356; 67.3%
Anglicans: [1970] 3,000; 0%
_____________ [2000] 2,880; 0%
Orthodox: [1970] 40,500; 0.5%
____________ [2000] 120,000; 1.4%
Protestants: [1970] 5,826,511; 72.5%
__________ [2000] 5,587,000; 62.7%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 58,929; 0.7%
_______________ [2000] 175,000; 2.0%
Independents: [1970] 21,600; 0.3%
_____________ [2000] 60,000; 0.7%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 39,695; 0.5%
________________ [2000] 56,000; 0.6%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] -188,235; -2.3%
_____________________ [2000] -383,524; -4.3%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 980,000; 12.2%
________ __ [2000] 890,000; 10.0%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 295,000; 3.7%
_______________________ [2000] 623,000; 7.0%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 2,372,000; 29.5%
________________________ [2000] 2,499,326; 28.1%