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

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DISCR2 Are allegations reported of discrimination in education, housing and/or employment based on religion? (Grim and Finke, 2006)   0) No discrimination   1) Some discrimination   2) Widespread discrimination   3) Caste-like system

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No discrimination	116	59.2%	59.2%	-.71
Some discrimination	53	27%	86.2%	.51
Widespread discrimination	20	10.2%	96.4%	1.74
Caste-like system	7	3.6%	100%	2.96

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 discrimination	63.0% 34	38.9% 21	63.6% 35	75.0% 15	0.0% 0	91.7% 11	59.2% 116
Some discrimination	20.4% 11	33.3% 18	30.9% 17	25.0% 5	100.0% 1	8.3% 1	27.0% 53
Widespread discrimination	9.3% 5	22.2% 12	5.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.2% 20
Caste-like system	7.4% 4	5.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.6% 7
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 discrimination	66.7% 2	69.2% 81	45.3% 24	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	44.4% 8	59.2% 116
Some discrimination	33.3% 1	27.4% 32	26.4% 14	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	27.8% 5	27.0% 53
Widespread discrimination	0.0% 0	1.7% 2	26.4% 14	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	16.7% 3	10.2% 20
Caste-like system	0.0% 0	1.7% 2	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	50.0% 2	11.1% 2	3.6% 7
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 discrimination	76.9% 50	60.9% 28	57.4% 27	28.9% 11	59.2% 116
Some discrimination	16.9% 11	34.8% 16	31.9% 15	28.9% 11	27.0% 53
Widespread discrimination	4.6% 3	2.2% 1	4.3% 2	36.8% 14	10.2% 20
Caste-like system	1.5% 1	2.2% 1	6.4% 3	5.3% 2	3.6% 7
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 discrimination	79.2% 84	40.0% 14	37.5% 12	26.1% 6	59.2% 116
Some discrimination	16.0% 17	51.4% 18	37.5% 12	26.1% 6	27.0% 53
Widespread discrimination	2.8% 3	2.9% 1	18.8% 6	43.5% 10	10.2% 20
Caste-like system	1.9% 2	5.7% 2	6.3% 2	4.3% 1	3.6% 7
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 discrimination	81.6% 71	53.8% 28	38.9% 7	25.6% 10	59.2% 116
Some discrimination	16.1% 14	36.5% 19	50.0% 9	28.2% 11	27.0% 53
Widespread discrimination	1.1% 1	5.8% 3	11.1% 2	35.9% 14	10.2% 20
Caste-like system	1.1% 1	3.8% 2	0.0% 0	10.3% 4	3.6% 7
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 discrimination	69.2% 83	50.0% 8	50.0% 5	37.8% 14	0.0% 0	50.0% 1	58.4% 111
Some discrimination	24.2% 29	25.0% 4	10.0% 1	43.2% 16	60.0% 3	0.0% 0	27.9% 53
Widespread discrimination	3.3% 4	18.8% 3	40.0% 4	13.5% 5	40.0% 2	50.0% 1	10.0% 19
Caste-like system	3.3% 4	6.3% 1	0.0% 0	5.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 37	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	190