International Religious Freedom Data, 2003

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CITZ03 If the Report indicates that the State (i.e. Government) defers to religious authorities on life issues, how are life issues such as citizenship rights recognized by the state? [Answered if LIFE03 = 1.]   0) Without control by religion(s)   1) With some controls by a religion(s)   2) Only if recognized by an approved religion(s)   3) State defers to a single religious authority

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Without control by religion(s)	178	90.8%	90.8%	-.29
With some controls by a religion(s)	7	3.6%	94.4%	1.38
Only if recognized by an approved religion(s)	6	3.1%	97.4%	3.05
State defers to a single religious authority	5	2.6%	100%	4.71

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
Without control by religion(s)	97.3% 71	93.6% 44	82.9% 63	90.8% 178
With some controls by a religion(s)	1.4% 1	4.3% 2	5.3% 4	3.6% 7
Only if recognized by an approved religion(s)	0.0% 0	2.1% 1	6.6% 5	3.1% 6
State defers to a single religious authority	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	5.3% 4	2.6% 5
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
Without control by religion(s)	98.2% 112	86.0% 43	71.9% 23	90.8% 178
With some controls by a religion(s)	0.0% 0	6.0% 3	12.5% 4	3.6% 7
Only if recognized by an approved religion(s)	1.8% 2	6.0% 3	3.1% 1	3.1% 6
State defers to a single religious authority	0.0% 0	2.0% 1	12.5% 4	2.6% 5
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
Without control by religion(s)	100.0% 102	93.3% 42	69.4% 34	90.8% 178
With some controls by a religion(s)	0.0% 0	6.7% 3	8.2% 4	3.6% 7
Only if recognized by an approved religion(s)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	12.2% 6	3.1% 6
State defers to a single religious authority	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.2% 5	2.6% 5
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
Without control by religion(s)	89.6% 43	94.1% 32	100.0% 52	55.0% 11	75.0% 6	100.0% 34	90.8% 178
With some controls by a religion(s)	10.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.0% 1	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	3.6% 7
Only if recognized by an approved religion(s)	0.0% 0	5.9% 2	0.0% 0	20.0% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.1% 6
State defers to a single religious authority	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	20.0% 4	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	2.6% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 34	100.0% 52	100.0% 20	100.0% 8	100.0% 34	196