International Religious Freedom Data, 2003

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DESECR03 According to the Report, does the Government (or military) confiscate, desecrate or destroy religious sites or facilities?   0) No reports   1) Isolated reports   2) Yes, frequently

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No reports	160	81.6%	81.6%	-.44
Isolated reports	20	10.2%	91.8%	1.23
Yes, frequently	16	8.2%	100%	2.89

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
No reports	87.7% 64	89.4% 42	71.1% 54	81.6% 160
Isolated reports	9.6% 7	4.3% 2	14.5% 11	10.2% 20
Yes, frequently	2.7% 2	6.4% 3	14.5% 11	8.2% 16
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
No reports	96.5% 110	70.0% 35	46.9% 15	81.6% 160
Isolated reports	2.6% 3	18.0% 9	25.0% 8	10.2% 20
Yes, frequently	0.9% 1	12.0% 6	28.1% 9	8.2% 16
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
No reports	94.1% 96	84.4% 38	53.1% 26	81.6% 160
Isolated reports	4.9% 5	13.3% 6	18.4% 9	10.2% 20
Yes, frequently	1.0% 1	2.2% 1	28.6% 14	8.2% 16
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
No reports	83.3% 40	82.4% 28	82.7% 43	75.0% 15	25.0% 2	94.1% 32	81.6% 160
Isolated reports	10.4% 5	11.8% 4	7.7% 4	10.0% 2	37.5% 3	5.9% 2	10.2% 20
Yes, frequently	6.3% 3	5.9% 2	9.6% 5	15.0% 3	37.5% 3	0.0% 0	8.2% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 34	100.0% 52	100.0% 20	100.0% 8	100.0% 34	196