CARICOM CAPACITY DEVEL OPMENT PROGRAMME (CCDP)

National Census Report 2001, GrenadaNine other religious groups including those classified as other all experienced increasesbetween the censuses. Specifically, religious groups such as Baptist, Bahai Faith, Churchof God, Bretheren, Hindu, Methodist, Moravian, Muslims and Pentecostal allexperienced increases in their percentage share of the total population.There are more males without a religious affiliation than females. Males alsooutnumbered females among persons who were Anglican, Hindu, Muslim, Presbyterian,Rastafarians and Salvation Army. Seventy-nine percent of persons who identified withRastafarian religion and 62.8 percent of those who were Muslim, were males. Femalesaccounted for 55.3 percent of persons who were Baptist and 54.8 percent of the personsaffiliated to Pentecostalism.2.4. Marital / Union StatusIn accordance with Table 2.4, data from the 2001 Population and Housing Census revealthat 62 percent of the total population were never in a union. Of the 38 percent who hadever been in a union, 18.1 percent were legally married, 8.9 percent were in common-lawunions and 6.5 percent reported being in visiting relationships.Table 2.4 Number and Percentage of Population by Marital / Union Statusand Sex, 2001Marital / Union StatusNumberPercentageTotal Male Female Total Male FemaleTotal 103137 51343 51794 100.0 100.0 100.0Legally Married 18648 9342 9306 18.08 18.20 17.97Common Law Union 9227 4508 4719 8.95 8.78 9.11Visiting Partner 6719 3198 3521 6.51 6.23 6.80Married But Not Together 869 450 419 0.84 0.88 0.81Legally Separated 394 170 224 0.38 0.33 0.43Widowed and Not Remarried 2821 607 2214 2.74 1.18 4.27Divorced and Not Remarried 823 336 487 0.80 0.65 0.94Never in a Union 63636 32732 30904 61.70 63.75 59.6712