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

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WCDSTRL Re-coding of World Christian Database State Religion variable (Grim and Finke, 2006)   0) Atheist   1) Secular   2) Religious   3) Specific religion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Atheist	25	12.9%	12.9%	-1.61
Secular	69	35.6%	48.5%	-.71
Religious	22	11.3%	59.8%	.19
Specific religion	78	40.2%	100%	1.09

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
Atheist	15.1% 8	17.0% 9	12.7% 7	5.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	12.9% 25
Secular	54.7% 29	18.9% 10	30.9% 17	25.0% 5	100.0% 1	58.3% 7	35.6% 69
Religious	13.2% 7	9.4% 5	9.1% 5	15.0% 3	0.0% 0	16.7% 2	11.3% 22
Specific religion	17.0% 9	54.7% 29	47.3% 26	55.0% 11	0.0% 0	25.0% 3	40.2% 78
TOTAL	100.0% 53	100.0% 53	100.0% 55	100.0% 20	100.0% 1	100.0% 12	194

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Atheism	Christian	Muslim	Jewish	Hindu	Other	TOTAL
Atheist	66.7% 2	10.3% 12	3.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	52.9% 9	12.9% 25
Secular	33.3% 1	35.9% 42	34.6% 18	0.0% 0	75.0% 3	29.4% 5	35.6% 69
Religious	0.0% 0	17.1% 20	3.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.3% 22
Specific religion	0.0% 0	36.8% 43	57.7% 30	100.0% 1	25.0% 1	17.6% 3	40.2% 78
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 117	100.0% 52	100.0% 1	100.0% 4	100.0% 17	194

Government favoritism of religion (I-GVTFAV)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
Atheist	16.9% 11	8.9% 4	17.0% 8	5.4% 2	12.9% 25
Secular	41.5% 27	57.8% 26	27.7% 13	8.1% 3	35.6% 69
Religious	20.0% 13	6.7% 3	6.4% 3	8.1% 3	11.3% 22
Specific religion	21.5% 14	26.7% 12	48.9% 23	78.4% 29	40.2% 78
TOTAL	100.0% 65	100.0% 45	100.0% 47	100.0% 37	194

Government regulation of religion level (I-GVTREG)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
Atheist	10.4% 11	17.1% 6	9.7% 3	22.7% 5	12.9% 25
Secular	42.5% 45	42.9% 15	22.6% 7	9.1% 2	35.6% 69
Religious	16.0% 17	5.7% 2	6.5% 2	4.5% 1	11.3% 22
Specific religion	31.1% 33	34.3% 12	61.3% 19	63.6% 14	40.2% 78
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 35	100.0% 31	100.0% 22	194

Social regulation of religion level (I-SOCREG)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
Atheist	13.8% 12	17.3% 9	16.7% 3	2.7% 1	12.9% 25
Secular	42.5% 37	34.6% 18	33.3% 6	21.6% 8	35.6% 69
Religious	16.1% 14	7.7% 4	11.1% 2	5.4% 2	11.3% 22
Specific religion	27.6% 24	40.4% 21	38.9% 7	70.3% 26	40.2% 78
TOTAL	100.0% 87	100.0% 52	100.0% 18	100.0% 37	194

Political type (I-GVTTYP)

	Democracy	Restricted Democratic Practice	Monarchy	Authoritarian Regime	Totalitarian Regime	Colonial Dependency/Protectorate	TOTAL
Atheist	9.2% 11	12.5% 2	0.0% 0	11.1% 4	80.0% 4	0.0% 0	11.1% 21
Secular	39.2% 47	50.0% 8	0.0% 0	36.1% 13	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	36.0% 68
Religious	14.2% 17	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	11.1% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.6% 22
Specific religion	37.5% 45	37.5% 6	90.0% 9	41.7% 15	20.0% 1	100.0% 2	41.3% 78
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 36	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	189