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

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BLASPH Is blasphemy prohibited by law? (Grim and Finke, 2006)   0) None reported   1) Yes but it is not enforced   2) Yes but enforced only for adherents   3) Yes it is enforced for all within the country borders

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
None reported	176	89.8%	89.8%	-.32
Yes but it is not enforced	2	1%	90.8%	.99
Yes but enforced only for adherents	8	4.1%	94.9%	2.31
Yes it is enforced for all within the country borders	10	5.1%	100%	3.63

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
None reported	88.9% 48	77.8% 42	96.4% 53	100.0% 20	100.0% 1	100.0% 12	89.8% 176
Yes but it is not enforced	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 2
Yes but enforced only for adherents	3.7% 2	9.3% 5	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.1% 8
Yes it is enforced for all within the country borders	5.6% 3	13.0% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.1% 10
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
None reported	100.0% 3	97.4% 114	67.9% 36	100.0% 1	100.0% 4	100.0% 18	89.8% 176
Yes but it is not enforced	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 2
Yes but enforced only for adherents	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	13.2% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.1% 8
Yes it is enforced for all within the country borders	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	17.0% 9	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.1% 10
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
None reported	95.4% 62	97.8% 45	91.5% 43	68.4% 26	89.8% 176
Yes but it is not enforced	1.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	1.0% 2
Yes but enforced only for adherents	3.1% 2	0.0% 0	6.4% 3	7.9% 3	4.1% 8
Yes it is enforced for all within the country borders	0.0% 0	2.2% 1	2.1% 1	21.1% 8	5.1% 10
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
None reported	98.1% 104	94.3% 33	78.1% 25	60.9% 14	89.8% 176
Yes but it is not enforced	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	3.1% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 2
Yes but enforced only for adherents	0.9% 1	2.9% 1	9.4% 3	13.0% 3	4.1% 8
Yes it is enforced for all within the country borders	0.0% 0	2.9% 1	9.4% 3	26.1% 6	5.1% 10
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
None reported	98.9% 86	94.2% 49	88.9% 16	64.1% 25	89.8% 176
Yes but it is not enforced	1.1% 1	0.0% 0	5.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 2
Yes but enforced only for adherents	0.0% 0	3.8% 2	0.0% 0	15.4% 6	4.1% 8
Yes it is enforced for all within the country borders	0.0% 0	1.9% 1	5.6% 1	20.5% 8	5.1% 10
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
None reported	98.3% 118	75.0% 12	50.0% 5	78.4% 29	80.0% 4	100.0% 2	89.5% 170
Yes but it is not enforced	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 2
Yes but enforced only for adherents	0.8% 1	6.3% 1	30.0% 3	8.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.2% 8
Yes it is enforced for all within the country borders	0.0% 0	18.8% 3	20.0% 2	10.8% 4	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	5.3% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 37	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	190