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This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of the Muslim population in New Zealand as of October 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, respondents in New Zealand overestimated the proportion of Muslim population in New Zealand. On average, the respondents thought that around ****** out of every 100 people in New Zealand were Muslims, when the actual share of Muslim population was around *** percent in New Zealand.

The New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings is the official count of how many people and dwellings there are in New Zealand. It provides a snapshot of our society at a point in time and helps to tell the story of its social and economic change. The 2023 Census, held on Tuesday 7 March, was the 35th New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings. The first official census was run in 1851, and since 1877 there has been a census every five years, with only four exceptions.

Version 1.2This data set is compiled from the New Zealand Census ranging from 1891-2018. The Raw Data includes all categories of answers about Religious Affiliation.The data for each individual year of observation has been taken from the reported data closest to that year.The data set includes; Introduction, Compiled Data, Raw Data and References to each census.CC0 as long as it is cited according to academic standards.For comments or edits please feel free to contact me directly.

According to the 2018 Census in New Zealand, the share of the population reporting to not follow any religion amounted to almost 50 percent, continuing the trend of an increasing number of non-religious New Zealanders across the country. Of the population that were religious, the largest religious grouping was 'Christian' in that year.

According to the 2018 Census in New Zealand, the number of people reporting to not follow any religion totaled over **** million, continuing the trend of an increasing number of non-religious New Zealanders across the country. Of the population that were religious, the largest religious grouping was 'Christian' in that year.

In a 2018 survey about organizations that have formal programs or initiatives in place to address religion issues in New Zealand, ** percent of respondents said that there was a formal policy, program or initiative in place. By comparison, **** percent said that there was neither formal policy, nor program or initiative.

In a survey about religion issues for organizations in New Zealand conducted in March 2020, ** percent of respondents said that it was an important diversity issue. This represents a notable increase from the previous year's result.

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Nouvelle-Zélande: Christians as percent of the total population: Pour cet indicateur, The Cline Center for Democracy fournit des données pour la Nouvelle-Zélande de 1960 à 2013. La valeur moyenne pour Nouvelle-Zélande pendant cette période était de 60.2 pour cent avec un minimum de 53.2 pour cent en 2013 et un maximum de 67.4 pour cent en 1960.

Started in 1984, the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is an ongoing program of cross-national collaboration. The program develops modules that deal with areas of interest in the social sciences. These modules supplement regular national surveys. The 2008 religion module includes data from Australia, Austria, Belgium - Flanders, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, the United States of America, and Venezuela. Similar to the 1991 and 1998 ISSP religion modules, this data set includes numerous measures of religious affiliation, beliefs, and participation. It also contains measures of several social and political attitudes. Finally, the data set contains basic demographic information such as age, sex, education, and occupation. For more information, visit the ISSP 2008 "https://www.gesis.org/en/issp/home" Target="_blank">website.

Abstract

This is the tenth census undertaken by the Statistics Office, the first being in 1971, and it has been held every five years ever since.

The census counts all persons present in the Cook Islands on the census night of the 1st December 2016, including visitors temporary in the country. Cook Islanders who are living or are temporarily on vacation abroad are excluded.

1. Organisation
   The overall organisation and control of the census, by virtue of the Statistics Act 2016, is vested upon the Government Statistician who, for the purpose of the census will be referred to as the Census Officer. A number of sections of the Act apply in carrying out the census. These include the “confidentiality” clause, which provides against the release or publication of any individual particulars and the offences and penalty clauses, which may be invoked against any persons failing to abide by the provisions of the Act.

2. Scope and Coverage The scope of the early Cook Islands censuses was limited; in fact they consisted of head counts only. With the passage of time the census has expanded. Gradually, questions on sex, age, marital status, religion, education, employment, etc., have been included. Questions on unpaid work and income earned were included for the first time in the 1996 Census. In the 2016 Census, questions on relationship to head of household was expanded to reflect household living arrangement.
   A personal questionnaire is completed for every man, woman and child alive at midnight on census night within the geographical boundaries of the Cook Islands. The Census excludes those persons on foreign vessels, yachts and aircraft flying through or stopping temporarily (transit). A dwelling questionnaire is completed for every occupied dwelling as at midnight on census night.

3. Objectives of the Census Taking account of the many comments, evaluations and recommendations arising from the 2011 Census, the design of the 2016 Census is based on a number of key strategic aims: 1) to give the highest priority to getting the national and local population counts right; 2) to maximise overall response and minimise differences in response rates in specific areas and among particular population sub-groups; 3) to build effective partnerships with other organisations, particularly local authorities, in planning and executing the field operation; 4) to provide high quality, value-for-money, statistics that meet user needs ; 5) to protect, and be seen to protect, confidential personal census information.

4. The selection of topics and questions The topic content of the 2016 Census has been driven largely by the demands and requirements of users of census statistics, the evaluation of the 2016 and 2011 Census, and the priority of government as stated in the National Strategic Development Plan of the Cook Islands (NSDP) and the advice and guidance of organizations with experience of similar operations. These have been determined by extensive consultation with various Ministries of government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

Geographic coverage

National coverage.

Analysis unit

Households and Individuals.

Universe

A Dwelling Questionnaire must be completed for every occupied dwelling as at midnight on Census Night. A Personal Questionnaire must be completed for each and every man, woman and child alive at midnight on Census Night within the geographical boundaries of the Cook Islands, excluding those persons on foreign vessels, yachts and aircraft flying through or stopping temporarily (transit).

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument

-The selection of topics and questions: The topic content of the 2016 Census has been driven largely by the demands and requirements of users of census statistics, the evaluation of the 2016 and 2011 Census, and the priority of government as stated in the National Strategic Development Plan of the Cook Islands (NSDP) and the advice and guidance of organizations with experience of similar operations. These have been determined by extensive consultation with various Ministries of government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

-The census questions: The topics proposed for the census are those that have been shown to be most needed by the major users of census information and for which questions have been devised that can be expected to produce reliable and accurate data. In each case, no other comparable and accessible source of the information is available in combination with other items in the census. Consultation on the topic content for the 2016 Census has (as ever) resulted in a much larger demand for questions than would be possible to accommodate on a census form that households could reasonably be expected to complete. Consequently a number of difficult decisions have had to be made in assessing the different requirements for information and balancing the needs for change against continuity. In assessing which topics should be included in the census, Statistics Office has had to consider a number of factors. The criteria for evaluating the strength of users' requirements for information were that: ? there should be a clearly demonstrated and signi?cant need ? the information collected was of major national importance ? users' requirements could not adequately be met by information from other sources ? there should be a requirement for multivariate analysis (that is the ability to cross-analyse one variable against other), and ? there should be consideration of the ability for comparison with previous censuses wherever possible

So therefore were 2 questionnaires or forms used for the Census and they are: 1. Dwelling form - consist of the housheholds information on dwelling type, land tenure, dwelling materials, water and sanitation, energy, household facilities, solid waste, agriculture and fishing activities and equipments, household consumption, communication technology etc. and household relationship to head 2. Personal form - consist of the every member/individuals of the households' information on nationality, migration, ethnic origin, marital status, religion, physically challenged, literacy, information technology, education, training attainment, occupation, industry, employment, income, smoking, drinking, cultural activities and fertility

They were published in english and all are provided as external resources.

Cleaning operations

After sending the forms to Statistics New Zealand for scanning, Cook Islands Statistics Office (CISO) staff then carry out the coding of the industries and occupation and the first visual editing if there are some inconsistencies in the questionnaire mainly using the Access software, and the tabulations is carried-out in both Access and Excel ready for analysis and report writing.

In a 2019 survey about the perceived reasons for receiving hate speech online in New Zealand, 23 percent of respondents said they believed they received hate speech due to their religion. The same share of respondents said they thought it could be due to their political views.