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

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STATUS Do laws take into account a person's religion? (Grim and Finke, 2006)   0) No   1) Yes

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	156	79.6%	79.6%	-.5
Yes	40	20.4%	100%	1.97

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
No	87.0% 47	48.1% 26	94.5% 52	90.0% 18	100.0% 1	100.0% 12	79.6% 156
Yes	13.0% 7	51.9% 28	5.5% 3	10.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	20.4% 40
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
No	100.0% 3	93.2% 109	60.4% 32	0.0% 0	75.0% 3	50.0% 9	79.6% 156
Yes	0.0% 0	6.8% 8	39.6% 21	100.0% 1	25.0% 1	50.0% 9	20.4% 40
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
No	92.3% 60	89.1% 41	70.2% 33	57.9% 22	79.6% 156
Yes	7.7% 5	10.9% 5	29.8% 14	42.1% 16	20.4% 40
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
No	95.3% 101	74.3% 26	62.5% 20	39.1% 9	79.6% 156
Yes	4.7% 5	25.7% 9	37.5% 12	60.9% 14	20.4% 40
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
No	95.4% 83	80.8% 42	72.2% 13	46.2% 18	79.6% 156
Yes	4.6% 4	19.2% 10	27.8% 5	53.8% 21	20.4% 40
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
No	89.2% 107	68.8% 11	50.0% 5	67.6% 25	40.0% 2	100.0% 2	80.0% 152
Yes	10.8% 13	31.3% 5	50.0% 5	32.4% 12	60.0% 3	0.0% 0	20.0% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 37	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	190