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

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GVHOLI What is the nature of government or public holidays? (Grim and Finke, 2006)   0) Not religious or equally respectful of all religions   1) Includes holidays from more than one religion   2) Dominated by one religion   3) Only one religion's holidays are mentioned

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not religious or equally respectful of all religions	94	48%	48%	-.89
Includes holidays from more than one religion	34	17.3%	65.3%	-.13
Dominated by one religion	8	4.1%	69.4%	.63
Only one religion's holidays are mentioned	60	30.6%	100%	1.39

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
Not religious or equally respectful of all religions	46.3% 25	37.0% 20	50.9% 28	60.0% 12	0.0% 0	75.0% 9	48.0% 94
Includes holidays from more than one religion	24.1% 13	24.1% 13	9.1% 5	15.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	17.3% 34
Dominated by one religion	3.7% 2	9.3% 5	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.1% 8
Only one religion's holidays are mentioned	25.9% 14	29.6% 16	38.2% 21	25.0% 5	100.0% 1	25.0% 3	30.6% 60
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
Not religious or equally respectful of all religions	66.7% 2	52.1% 61	34.0% 18	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	66.7% 12	48.0% 94
Includes holidays from more than one religion	33.3% 1	11.1% 13	26.4% 14	0.0% 0	50.0% 2	22.2% 4	17.3% 34
Dominated by one religion	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	9.4% 5	100.0% 1	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	4.1% 8
Only one religion's holidays are mentioned	0.0% 0	35.9% 42	30.2% 16	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 2	30.6% 60
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
Not religious or equally respectful of all religions	49.2% 32	56.5% 26	46.8% 22	36.8% 14	48.0% 94
Includes holidays from more than one religion	16.9% 11	15.2% 7	21.3% 10	15.8% 6	17.3% 34
Dominated by one religion	0.0% 0	2.2% 1	4.3% 2	13.2% 5	4.1% 8
Only one religion's holidays are mentioned	33.8% 22	26.1% 12	27.7% 13	34.2% 13	30.6% 60
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
Not religious or equally respectful of all religions	55.7% 59	40.0% 14	31.3% 10	47.8% 11	48.0% 94
Includes holidays from more than one religion	9.4% 10	34.3% 12	28.1% 9	13.0% 3	17.3% 34
Dominated by one religion	1.9% 2	2.9% 1	12.5% 4	4.3% 1	4.1% 8
Only one religion's holidays are mentioned	33.0% 35	22.9% 8	28.1% 9	34.8% 8	30.6% 60
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
Not religious or equally respectful of all religions	57.5% 50	59.6% 31	27.8% 5	20.5% 8	48.0% 94
Includes holidays from more than one religion	9.2% 8	13.5% 7	44.4% 8	28.2% 11	17.3% 34
Dominated by one religion	1.1% 1	1.9% 1	5.6% 1	12.8% 5	4.1% 8
Only one religion's holidays are mentioned	32.2% 28	25.0% 13	22.2% 4	38.5% 15	30.6% 60
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
Not religious or equally respectful of all religions	54.2% 65	31.3% 5	10.0% 1	43.2% 16	60.0% 3	50.0% 1	47.9% 91
Includes holidays from more than one religion	14.2% 17	31.3% 5	0.0% 0	29.7% 11	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	17.4% 33
Dominated by one religion	2.5% 3	6.3% 1	10.0% 1	5.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 7
Only one religion's holidays are mentioned	29.2% 35	31.3% 5	80.0% 8	21.6% 8	40.0% 2	50.0% 1	31.1% 59
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 37	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	190