Dataset: South Africa Census, 2001: Population (10% sample)

Variable p08_rlg: Religion

Literal Question

P-08. What is (the person's) religion, denomination, or belief? Please write the complete name. For example, Apostolic Faith Mission, Dutch Reformed Church, Hinduism, Islam, Zion Christian Church. If no religion, write NONE. Use CAPITAL LETTERS only.

Values Categories N NW
1 Dutch Reformed Churches 245252 3,020,141.9
 6.7%
2 Reformed Churches 8243 102,995.0
 0.2%
3 Nederduits Hervormde Kerk 8203 107,616.0
 0.2%
4 Anglican Church 137012 1,615,516.0
 3.6%
5 Church of England in South Africa 8669 107,070.9
 0.2%
6 International Fellowship of Christian Churches 6808 82,187.2
 0.2%
7 Methodist Church of South Africa 244196 2,902,755.6
 6.5%
8 Presbyterian Churches 59251 704,995.1
 1.6%
9 United Congregational Church of South Africa 21957 261,396.9
 0.6%
10 Lutheran Church of Southern Africa 91176 1,081,534.4
 2.4%
11 Roman Catholic Church 261172 3,145,827.3
 7.0%
12 Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa 20419 248,914.4
 0.6%
13 Other Apostolic Churches 421129 5,050,409.3
 11.3%
14 Baptist Churches of Southern Africa 29182 350,634.9
 0.8%
15 Pinkster Protestante Kerk 4303 52,666.7
 0.1%
16 Afrikaanse Protestante Kerk 1206 16,184.0
 0.0%
17 Full Gospel Church of God in Southern Africa 25914 311,483.4
 0.7%
18 Orthodox Churches 0 0.0
 0.0%
19 Church of Christ of Latter Day South Africaints 1335 16,060.7
 0.0%
20 Pentecostal Churches 3376 39,273.5
 0.1%
21 South Africalvation Army United Church 4832 57,643.6
 0.1%
22 Seventh-Day Adventist Church 13081 154,722.9
 0.3%
23 New Apostolic Church 1409 16,811.8
 0.0%
24 Assemblies of God of South Africa 37165 434,679.8
 1.0%
25 St Engenas Zion Christian Church 2064 23,997.0
 0.1%
26 Zion Christian Church 413171 4,944,912.4
 11.0%
27 Bandla Lama Nazaretha 20369 247,070.7
 0.6%
28 African Methodist Episcopal Church 23119 267,695.8
 0.6%
29 St John's Apostolic Church 44602 531,349.7
 1.2%
30 International Pentecost Church 19051 220,924.0
 0.5%
31 Other African Independent Churches 53617 647,489.5
 1.4%
32 Other Christian Churches 239899 2,874,926.1
 6.4%
33 African Traditional Belief 10686 125,104.7
 0.3%
34 Judaism 6188 75,303.8
 0.2%
35 Buddhism 329 4,077.6
 0.0%
36 Taoist 33 405.6
 0.0%
37 Confucian 88 1,030.0
 0.0%
38 Hinduism 46141 550,152.4
 1.2%
39 Islam 56167 656,801.9
 1.5%
40 Bahais 139 1,646.4
 0.0%
41 Other Non-Christian Church 0 0.0
 0.0%
42 Jehovah’s Witnesses 20797 247,886.3
 0.6%
43 Other Non-Christian Religions 984 12,172.6
 0.0%
44 Other Methodist Churches 9534 113,971.8
 0.3%
45 Other Presbyterian Churches 11397 134,187.4
 0.3%
46 Other Congregational Churches 20303 243,159.9
 0.5%
47 Other Lutheran Churches 5023 59,099.1
 0.1%
48 Other Catholic Churches 2466 29,464.1
 0.1%
49 Other Baptist Churches 27676 343,740.2
 0.8%
50 Other Pentecostal Churches 64580 767,938.8
 1.7%
51 Other Orthodox Churches 3367 41,261.0
 0.1%
52 Other (Seventh-Day) Adventist Churches 6431 77,247.0
 0.2%
53 Other African Apostolic Churches 2486 30,211.4
 0.1%
54 Other Assemblies 13827 161,181.4
 0.4%
55 Other Zionist Churches 156402 1,887,799.5
 4.2%
56 Church of the Nazarene 0 0.0
 0.0%
57 Christian Scientist 397 4,758.7
 0.0%
58 Christian Centres 24538 290,205.5
 0.6%
59 Ethiopian-type Churches 62392 746,210.2
 1.7%
60 Ethnic Churches 10206 125,089.0
 0.3%
61 Other Evangelical Churches 86760 1,034,231.0
 2.3%
62 Other Charismatic Churches 1047 12,861.2
 0.0%
63 No Religion 552090 6,738,583.9
 15.1%
64 Refused 1022 12,413.2
 0.0%
65 Other 2083 24,936.5
 0.1%
99 Unspecified 48894 575,665.8
 1.3%

Summary Statistics

Valid cases 3725655 4.4768684365E7
Missing cases 0 0.0
Minimum 1.0
Maximum 99.0
This variable is numeric

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