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

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PR2005 2005 Political Rights (Freedom House, 2005)   1) Most Free   2) 2   3) 3   4) 4   5) 5   6) 6   7) Least Free

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Most Free	59	30.7%	30.7%	-1.09
2	28	14.6%	45.3%	-.63
3	24	12.5%	57.8%	-.16
4	16	8.3%	66.1%	.3
5	17	8.9%	75%	.77
6	29	15.1%	90.1%	1.23
Least Free	19	9.9%	100%	1.69

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
Most Free	5.7% 3	12.0% 6	65.5% 36	30.0% 6	100.0% 2	50.0% 6	30.7% 59
2	15.1% 8	10.0% 5	12.7% 7	30.0% 6	0.0% 0	16.7% 2	14.6% 28
3	9.4% 5	10.0% 5	10.9% 6	30.0% 6	0.0% 0	16.7% 2	12.5% 24
4	15.1% 8	6.0% 3	3.6% 2	10.0% 2	0.0% 0	8.3% 1	8.3% 16
5	17.0% 9	14.0% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.3% 1	8.9% 17
6	26.4% 14	28.0% 14	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.1% 29
Least Free	11.3% 6	20.0% 10	5.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.9% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 53	100.0% 50	100.0% 55	100.0% 20	100.0% 2	100.0% 12	192

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Atheism	Christian	Muslim	Jewish	Hindu	Other	TOTAL
Most Free	100.0% 1	45.3% 53	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	50.0% 2	5.9% 1	30.4% 58
2	0.0% 0	18.8% 22	3.9% 2	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	17.6% 3	14.7% 28
3	0.0% 0	15.4% 18	7.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.8% 2	12.6% 24
4	0.0% 0	6.0% 7	17.6% 9	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.4% 16
5	0.0% 0	6.0% 7	15.7% 8	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	5.9% 1	8.9% 17
6	0.0% 0	4.3% 5	39.2% 20	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	23.5% 4	15.2% 29
Least Free	0.0% 0	4.3% 5	15.7% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	35.3% 6	9.9% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 1	100.0% 117	100.0% 51	100.0% 1	100.0% 4	100.0% 17	191

Government favoritism of religion (I-GVTFAV)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
Most Free	27.7% 18	40.0% 18	32.6% 15	22.2% 8	30.7% 59
2	23.1% 15	8.9% 4	15.2% 7	5.6% 2	14.6% 28
3	12.3% 8	8.9% 4	17.4% 8	11.1% 4	12.5% 24
4	3.1% 2	15.6% 7	10.9% 5	5.6% 2	8.3% 16
5	10.8% 7	11.1% 5	2.2% 1	11.1% 4	8.9% 17
6	12.3% 8	8.9% 4	13.0% 6	30.6% 11	15.1% 29
Least Free	10.8% 7	6.7% 3	8.7% 4	13.9% 5	9.9% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 65	100.0% 45	100.0% 46	100.0% 36	192

Government regulation of religion level (I-GVTREG)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
Most Free	50.0% 52	8.6% 3	9.7% 3	4.5% 1	30.7% 59
2	19.2% 20	14.3% 5	9.7% 3	0.0% 0	14.6% 28
3	14.4% 15	20.0% 7	6.5% 2	0.0% 0	12.5% 24
4	6.7% 7	5.7% 2	16.1% 5	9.1% 2	8.3% 16
5	4.8% 5	11.4% 4	16.1% 5	13.6% 3	8.9% 17
6	2.9% 3	31.4% 11	29.0% 9	27.3% 6	15.1% 29
Least Free	1.9% 2	8.6% 3	12.9% 4	45.5% 10	9.9% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 35	100.0% 31	100.0% 22	192

Social regulation of religion level (I-SOCREG)

	Low	Medium Low	Medium High	High	TOTAL
Most Free	45.3% 39	31.4% 16	11.1% 2	5.4% 2	30.7% 59
2	18.6% 16	17.6% 9	11.1% 2	2.7% 1	14.6% 28
3	14.0% 12	7.8% 4	22.2% 4	10.8% 4	12.5% 24
4	4.7% 4	9.8% 5	22.2% 4	8.1% 3	8.3% 16
5	5.8% 5	7.8% 4	5.6% 1	18.9% 7	8.9% 17
6	7.0% 6	11.8% 6	16.7% 3	37.8% 14	15.1% 29
Least Free	4.7% 4	13.7% 7	11.1% 2	16.2% 6	9.9% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 86	100.0% 51	100.0% 18	100.0% 37	192

Political type (I-GVTTYP)

	Democracy	Restricted Democratic Practice	Monarchy	Authoritarian Regime	Totalitarian Regime	Colonial Dependency/Protectorate	TOTAL
Most Free	48.8% 59	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	30.9% 59
2	19.0% 23	25.0% 4	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.7% 28
3	17.4% 21	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	0.0% 0	50.0% 1	12.0% 23
4	7.4% 9	18.8% 3	10.0% 1	5.4% 2	0.0% 0	50.0% 1	8.4% 16
5	3.3% 4	18.8% 3	20.0% 2	18.9% 7	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	8.9% 17
6	3.3% 4	31.3% 5	50.0% 5	40.5% 15	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.2% 29
Least Free	0.8% 1	6.3% 1	20.0% 2	29.7% 11	80.0% 4	0.0% 0	9.9% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 121	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 37	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	191