PUBLIC OPINION POLLS ON
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IN PANAMA, 1997-2004

Compiled by Clifton L. Holland

16 July 2008

POLL	DATE	CATHOLIC	PROTESTANT	OTHER	*NONE/NA
CID-GALLUP	1996	86.4	7.3	2.1	4.2
ENCUESTA DE HOGARES	1998	82.0	10.0	5.0	3.0
CID-GALLUP SEPT	2000	81.7	10.2	4.1	4.0
NATIONAL CENSUS	2000	81.9	12.2	2.7	3.2
CID-GALLUP JULY-AUG	2003	66.7	24.0	4.3	5.0
LATIN DICHTER & NEIRA	2004	79.1	10.8	7.7	2.4

*This category includes “no religion” and “no answer.”

NOTE: Obviously, there is a problem with the consistency of these polls; also, there is a need to clarify methodology used, the sample size and geographical distribution, the definitions for each category, the possibility of sampling errors, etc.

SOURCES:

1. CID-Gallup Poll, July 1997: published document.
2. Encuesta de Hogares, Comptroller General’s Office of Statistics and Census, 1998: published report.
3. CID-Gallup Poll, 2003: published report.
4. 2000 Census of Panama: published document.
5. Latin Dichter & Neira, May-June 2004: http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2004/06/13/hoy/opinion/1723307.html