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

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FREECO Does the constitution provide for freedom of religion? (Grim and Finke, 2006)   0) Yes   1) Law provides for freedom of religion   2) No

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	161	82.1%	82.1%	-.44
Law provides for freedom of religion	13	6.6%	88.8%	1.08
No	22	11.2%	100%	2.6

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
Yes	81.5% 44	63.0% 34	92.7% 51	100.0% 20	0.0% 0	100.0% 12	82.1% 161
Law provides for freedom of religion	1.9% 1	14.8% 8	5.5% 3	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	6.6% 13
No	16.7% 9	22.2% 12	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.2% 22
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
Yes	33.3% 1	92.3% 108	67.9% 36	0.0% 0	100.0% 4	66.7% 12	82.1% 161
Law provides for freedom of religion	66.7% 2	5.1% 6	3.8% 2	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	11.1% 2	6.6% 13
No	0.0% 0	2.6% 3	28.3% 15	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	22.2% 4	11.2% 22
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
Yes	87.7% 57	89.1% 41	83.0% 39	63.2% 24	82.1% 161
Law provides for freedom of religion	6.2% 4	2.2% 1	10.6% 5	7.9% 3	6.6% 13
No	6.2% 4	8.7% 4	6.4% 3	28.9% 11	11.2% 22
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
Yes	89.6% 95	88.6% 31	68.8% 22	56.5% 13	82.1% 161
Law provides for freedom of religion	9.4% 10	2.9% 1	6.3% 2	0.0% 0	6.6% 13
No	0.9% 1	8.6% 3	25.0% 8	43.5% 10	11.2% 22
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
Yes	87.4% 76	86.5% 45	83.3% 15	64.1% 25	82.1% 161
Law provides for freedom of religion	10.3% 9	0.0% 0	5.6% 1	7.7% 3	6.6% 13
No	2.3% 2	13.5% 7	11.1% 2	28.2% 11	11.2% 22
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
Yes	90.8% 109	100.0% 16	50.0% 5	67.6% 25	20.0% 1	100.0% 2	83.2% 158
Law provides for freedom of religion	6.7% 8	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	2.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.3% 10
No	2.5% 3	0.0% 0	40.0% 4	29.7% 11	80.0% 4	0.0% 0	11.6% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 37	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	190