International Religious Freedom Data, 2003

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MSSNRY03 According to the Report, are foreign missionaries allowed to operate?   0) Allowed with no limits reported   1) Allowed, but within restrictive limits   2) Prohibited

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Allowed with no limits reported	129	65.8%	65.8%	-.67
Allowed, but within restrictive limits	56	28.6%	94.4%	1.01
Prohibited	11	5.6%	100%	2.69

Variable Comparisons

Government favoritism of religion Government regulation of religion level Social regulation of religion level Region

Government favoritism of religion (I-GVTFAV)

	Low government favoritism	Medium government favoritism	High government favoritism	TOTAL
Allowed with no limits reported	78.1% 57	68.1% 32	52.6% 40	65.8% 129
Allowed, but within restrictive limits	19.2% 14	27.7% 13	38.2% 29	28.6% 56
Prohibited	2.7% 2	4.3% 2	9.2% 7	5.6% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 73	100.0% 47	100.0% 76	196

Government regulation of religion level (I-GVTREG)

	Low government regulation	Medium government regulation	High government regulation	TOTAL
Allowed with no limits reported	93.0% 106	38.0% 19	12.5% 4	65.8% 129
Allowed, but within restrictive limits	7.0% 8	62.0% 31	53.1% 17	28.6% 56
Prohibited	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	34.4% 11	5.6% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 114	100.0% 50	100.0% 32	196

Social regulation of religion level (I-SOCREG)

	Low social regulation	Medium social regulation	High social regulation	TOTAL
Allowed with no limits reported	90.2% 92	48.9% 22	30.6% 15	65.8% 129
Allowed, but within restrictive limits	8.8% 9	40.0% 18	59.2% 29	28.6% 56
Prohibited	1.0% 1	11.1% 5	10.2% 5	5.6% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 102	100.0% 45	100.0% 49	196

Region (I-REGION)

	Africa	East Asia and Pacific	Europe and Eurasia	Near East and North Africa	South Asia	Western Hemisphere	TOTAL
Allowed with no limits reported	75.0% 36	67.6% 23	65.4% 34	40.0% 8	0.0% 0	82.4% 28	65.8% 129
Allowed, but within restrictive limits	25.0% 12	14.7% 5	28.8% 15	55.0% 11	87.5% 7	17.6% 6	28.6% 56
Prohibited	0.0% 0	17.6% 6	5.8% 3	5.0% 1	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	5.6% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 34	100.0% 52	100.0% 20	100.0% 8	100.0% 34	196