New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 96

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 96

RELIGIONS.—NUMBERS AND CENTESIMAL PROPORTIONS.

TABLE II.—Showing (exclusive of Maoris) the Number of Persons, Males and Females, of various Religions in New Zealand, with the Percentages belonging to each Denomination, and the Proportion of the Sexes in every 100 Persons, as on the 31st March, 1901.

Religious Denominations.	Numbers.			Proportions per Cent.			Proportions of the Sexes in every 100 Persons.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
Total population .. ..	772,719	405,992	366,727	..	..	..	52·54	47·46
Total for specified religions	771,837	405,372	366,465	100·00	100·00	100·00	52·52	47·48
Episcopalians—
Church of England, and Episcopalians not otherwise defined	314,024	165,100	148,924	40·69	40·73	40·64	52·58	47·42
Protestants (undescribed)	1,239	742	497	0·16	0·18	0·14	59·89	40·11
Presbyterians .. ..	176,503	92,406	84,097	22·87	22·80	22·94	52·35	47·65
Methodists—
Wesleyan Methodists	71,034	35,362	35,672	9·20	8·72	9·73	49·78	50·22
Primitive Methodists	10,143	5,046	5,097	1·32	1·24	1·39	49·75	50·25
Methodists (undefined)	2,396	1,183	1,213	0·32	0·30	0·33	49·37	50·63
Others .. ..	229	122	107	0·02	0·03	0·03	52·83	47·17
Baptists .. ..	16,035	7,574	8,461	2·08	1·87	2·31	47·23	52·77
Congregationalists .. ..	6,699	3,154	3,545	0·87	0·78	0·97	47·08	52·92
Lutherans, German Protestants ..	4,833	3,063	1,770	0·63	0·76	0·50	63·38	36·62
Unitarians .. ..	468	283	185	0·06	0·07	0·05	60·47	39·53
Society of Friends .. ..	313	195	118	0·04	0·05	0·03	62·30	37·70
Church of Christ (Christian, Christian Disciples, Disciples of Christ, Disciples)	6,105	2,860	3,245	0·79	0·71	0·89	46·85	53·15
Brethren (Christian Brethren, Exclusive Brethren, Open Brethren, Plymouth Brethren)	7,484	3,450	4,034	0·97	0·85	1·10	46·1	53·9
Believers in Christ .. ..	31	14	17	..	..	..	45·16	54·84
Evangelists (Evangelical Union, Evangelical Church, Evangelical Christians, Evangelical Brethren)	21	16	5	..	..	..	76·19	23·81
Nonconformists .. ..	61	36	25	0·01	0·01	0·01	59·02	40·98
Salvation Army .. ..	7,999	3,807	4,192	1·04	0·94	1·15	48·84	51·16
Christadelphians .. ..	989	497	492	0·13	0·12	0·13	50·25	49·75
Swedenborgians (New Church, New Jerusalem Church)	159	72	87	0·02	0·02	0·02	45·28	54·82
Seventh-day Adventists .. ..	864	357	507	0·11	0·09	0·14	41·32	58·68
Students of Truth .. ..	33	17	16	..	..	..	51·52	48·48
Dissenters .. ..	3	3	..	..	..	..	100·00	..
Christian Israelites, Israelites ..	34	19	15	..	..	..	55·88	44·12
Other Protestants .. ..	1,093	577	516	0·14	0·14	0·14	52·79	47·21
Roman Catholics .. ..	108,960	56,490	52,470	14·12	13·94	14·32	51·85	48·15
Catholics (undefined) .. ..	862	480	382	0·11	0·12	0·10	55·68	44·32
Greek Church .. ..	189	134	55	0·03	0·03	0·02	70·90	29·10
Catholic Apostolic .. ..	326	140	186	0·04	0·03	0·05	42·94	57·06
Other Sects—
Hebrews .. ..	1,611	826	785	0·22	0·20	0·21	51·27	48·73
Mormons, Latter-day Saints ..	272	145	127	0·04	0·04	0·03	53·31	46·69
Spiritualists .. ..	499	240	259	0·06	0·06	0·07	48·10	51·90
Buddhists, Confucians, &c. ..	2,432	2,413	19	0·32	0·60	..	99·22	0·78
Others .. ..	250	162	88	0·03	0·04	0·02	64·80	35·20
No Denomination—
Freethinkers .. ..	2,856	2,245	611	0·37	0·55	0·17	78·60	21·40
Agnostics .. ..	552	413	139	0·07	0·10	0·04	74·82	25·18
Deists, Theists .. ..	59	51	8	..	0·01	..	86·44	13·56
No Denomination .. ..	4,740	3,006	1,734	0·61	0·74	0·50	63·42	36·58
Doubtful .. ..	33	14	19	..	..	..	46·06	53·94
No Religion—
No Religion .. ..	1,012	752	260	0·13	0·19	0·07	74·31	25·69
Atheists .. ..	80	67	13	0·01	0·02	..	83·75	16·25
Secularists .. ..	17	12	5	..	..	..	70·59	29·41
Object to state .. ..	18,295	11,827	6,468	2·37	2·92	1·76	64·70	35·30
Unspecified .. ..	882	620	262	..	..	..	..	..

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Dated30 October 1901
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