Data from the ARDA National Profiles, 2005 Update: Religion Indexes, Adherents and Other Data

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WITHC Were there any hunts for ‘witches' or others who were identified as being possessed or spiritually wicked? (Grim and Finke, 2006)   0) No   1) Yes

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	183	93.4%	93.4%	-.27
Yes	13	6.6%	100%	3.75

Variable Comparisons

Region Religion Government favoritism of religion Government regulation of religion level Social regulation of religion level Political type

Region (I-REGION)

	Africa	Asia	Europe	Latin America	North America	Oceania	TOTAL
No	85.2% 46	98.1% 53	96.4% 53	90.0% 18	100.0% 1	100.0% 12	93.4% 183
Yes	14.8% 8	1.9% 1	3.6% 2	10.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.6% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 54	100.0% 54	100.0% 55	100.0% 20	100.0% 1	100.0% 12	196

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Atheism	Christian	Muslim	Jewish	Hindu	Other	TOTAL
No	100.0% 3	91.5% 107	96.2% 51	100.0% 1	100.0% 4	94.4% 17	93.4% 183
Yes	0.0% 0	8.5% 10	3.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.6% 1	6.6% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 117	100.0% 53	100.0% 1	100.0% 4	100.0% 18	196

Government favoritism of religion (I-GVTFAV)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
No	96.9% 63	91.3% 42	89.4% 42	94.7% 36	93.4% 183
Yes	3.1% 2	8.7% 4	10.6% 5	5.3% 2	6.6% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 65	100.0% 46	100.0% 47	100.0% 38	196

Government regulation of religion level (I-GVTREG)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
No	96.2% 102	77.1% 27	100.0% 32	95.7% 22	93.4% 183
Yes	3.8% 4	22.9% 8	0.0% 0	4.3% 1	6.6% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 35	100.0% 32	100.0% 23	196

Social regulation of religion level (I-SOCREG)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
No	95.4% 83	90.4% 47	88.9% 16	94.9% 37	93.4% 183
Yes	4.6% 4	9.6% 5	11.1% 2	5.1% 2	6.6% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 87	100.0% 52	100.0% 18	100.0% 39	196

Political type (I-GVTTYP)

	Democracy	Restricted Democratic Practice	Monarchy	Authoritarian Regime	Totalitarian Regime	Colonial Dependency/Protectorate	TOTAL
No	95.0% 114	81.3% 13	90.0% 9	91.9% 34	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	93.2% 177
Yes	5.0% 6	18.8% 3	10.0% 1	8.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.8% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 37	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	190