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

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I-REGION United Nations Region (Recoded for use with online analysis)   1) Africa   2) Asia   3) Europe   4) Latin America   5) North America   6) Oceania

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Africa	62	24.4%	24.4%	-1.15
Asia	62	24.4%	48.8%	-.46
Europe	80	31.5%	80.3%	.23
Latin America	22	8.7%	89%	.92
North America	5	2%	90.9%	1.61
Oceania	23	9.1%	100%	2.3

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
Africa	100.0% 62	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	24.4% 62
Asia	0.0% 0	100.0% 62	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	24.4% 62
Europe	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 80	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	31.5% 80
Latin America	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 22	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.7% 22
North America	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 5	0.0% 0	2.0% 5
Oceania	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 23	9.1% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 62	100.0% 62	100.0% 80	100.0% 22	100.0% 5	100.0% 23	254

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Atheism	Christian	Muslim	Jewish	Hindu	Other	TOTAL
Africa	0.0% 0	22.2% 26	45.3% 24	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	16.7% 3	27.6% 54
Asia	66.7% 2	6.8% 8	50.9% 27	100.0% 1	50.0% 2	77.8% 14	27.6% 54
Europe	33.3% 1	43.6% 51	3.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.6% 1	28.1% 55
Latin America	0.0% 0	16.2% 19	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	10.2% 20
North America	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1
Oceania	0.0% 0	10.3% 12	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.1% 12
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
Africa	24.7% 23	40.7% 22	16.0% 8	16.3% 7	25.0% 60
Asia	20.4% 19	9.3% 5	28.0% 14	46.5% 20	24.2% 58
Europe	26.9% 25	29.6% 16	42.0% 21	23.3% 10	30.0% 72
Latin America	9.7% 9	9.3% 5	6.0% 3	11.6% 5	9.2% 22
North America	2.2% 2	3.7% 2	2.0% 1	0.0% 0	2.1% 5
Oceania	16.1% 15	7.4% 4	6.0% 3	2.3% 1	9.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 93	100.0% 54	100.0% 50	100.0% 43	240

Government regulation of religion level (I-GVTREG)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
Africa	20.7% 30	38.9% 14	31.3% 10	22.2% 6	25.0% 60
Asia	10.3% 15	22.2% 8	50.0% 16	70.4% 19	24.2% 58
Europe	38.6% 56	25.0% 9	18.8% 6	3.7% 1	30.0% 72
Latin America	12.4% 18	11.1% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.2% 22
North America	3.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.1% 5
Oceania	14.5% 21	2.8% 1	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	9.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 145	100.0% 36	100.0% 32	100.0% 27	240

Social regulation of religion level (I-SOCREG)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
Africa	23.2% 29	20.8% 11	35.0% 7	31.0% 13	25.0% 60
Asia	11.2% 14	20.8% 11	25.0% 5	66.7% 28	24.2% 58
Europe	37.6% 47	35.8% 19	25.0% 5	2.4% 1	30.0% 72
Latin America	12.8% 16	9.4% 5	5.0% 1	0.0% 0	9.2% 22
North America	4.0% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.1% 5
Oceania	11.2% 14	13.2% 7	10.0% 2	0.0% 0	9.6% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 53	100.0% 20	100.0% 42	240

Political type (I-GVTTYP)

	Democracy	Restricted Democratic Practice	Monarchy	Authoritarian Regime	Totalitarian Regime	Colonial Dependency/Protectorate	TOTAL
Africa	17.4% 21	50.0% 8	20.0% 2	57.9% 22	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	27.6% 53
Asia	15.7% 19	31.3% 5	80.0% 8	34.2% 13	80.0% 4	50.0% 1	26.0% 50
Europe	41.3% 50	6.3% 1	0.0% 0	5.3% 2	20.0% 1	50.0% 1	28.6% 55
Latin America	14.9% 18	6.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.4% 20
North America	1.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 2
Oceania	9.1% 11	6.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.3% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 121	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 38	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	192