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

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BUREAU Is there a government bureau that supervises religions? (Grim and Finke, 2006)   0) No   2) Yes but non-coercive   3) Yes and coercive

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	82	41.8%	41.8%	-1.12
No but consults a non-government religious advisory board	80	40.8%	82.7%	.56
Yes but non-coercive	34	17.3%	100%	1.4

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	75.9% 41	14.8% 8	32.7% 18	40.0% 8	100.0% 1	50.0% 6	41.8% 82
No but consults a non-government religious advisory board	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes but non-coercive	16.7% 9	42.6% 23	58.2% 32	60.0% 12	0.0% 0	33.3% 4	40.8% 80
Yes and coercive	7.4% 4	42.6% 23	9.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	16.7% 2	17.3% 34
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	66.7% 2	47.9% 56	30.2% 16	0.0% 0	100.0% 4	22.2% 4	41.8% 82
No but consults a non-government religious advisory board	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes but non-coercive	33.3% 1	45.3% 53	30.2% 16	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	50.0% 9	40.8% 80
Yes and coercive	0.0% 0	6.8% 8	39.6% 21	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	27.8% 5	17.3% 34
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	55.4% 36	52.2% 24	34.0% 16	15.8% 6	41.8% 82
No but consults a non-government religious advisory board	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes but non-coercive	36.9% 24	34.8% 16	44.7% 21	50.0% 19	40.8% 80
Yes and coercive	7.7% 5	13.0% 6	21.3% 10	34.2% 13	17.3% 34
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	54.7% 58	37.1% 13	25.0% 8	13.0% 3	41.8% 82
No but consults a non-government religious advisory board	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes but non-coercive	44.3% 47	45.7% 16	37.5% 12	21.7% 5	40.8% 80
Yes and coercive	0.9% 1	17.1% 6	37.5% 12	65.2% 15	17.3% 34
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	62.1% 54	28.8% 15	38.9% 7	15.4% 6	41.8% 82
No but consults a non-government religious advisory board	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes but non-coercive	35.6% 31	51.9% 27	38.9% 7	38.5% 15	40.8% 80
Yes and coercive	2.3% 2	19.2% 10	22.2% 4	46.2% 18	17.3% 34
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	47.5% 57	31.3% 5	10.0% 1	43.2% 16	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	42.1% 80
No but consults a non-government religious advisory board	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes but non-coercive	45.0% 54	50.0% 8	40.0% 4	16.2% 6	60.0% 3	100.0% 2	40.5% 77
Yes and coercive	7.5% 9	18.8% 3	50.0% 5	40.5% 15	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	17.4% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 16	100.0% 10	100.0% 37	100.0% 5	100.0% 2	190