International Religious Freedom Data, 2003

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REGION03 State Department Reporting Region   1) Africa   2) East Asia and Pacific   3) Europe and Eurasia   4) Near East and North Africa   5) South Asia   6) Western Hemisphere

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Africa	48	24.5%	24.5%	-1.18
East Asia and Pacific	34	17.3%	41.8%	-.6
Europe and Eurasia	52	26.5%	68.4%	-.02
Near East and North Africa	20	10.2%	78.6%	.55
South Asia	8	4.1%	82.7%	1.13
Western Hemisphere	34	17.3%	100%	1.71

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
Africa	31.5% 23	36.2% 17	10.5% 8	24.5% 48
East Asia and Pacific	26.0% 19	12.8% 6	11.8% 9	17.3% 34
Europe and Eurasia	15.1% 11	31.9% 15	34.2% 26	26.5% 52
Near East and North Africa	2.7% 2	2.1% 1	22.4% 17	10.2% 20
South Asia	1.4% 1	2.1% 1	7.9% 6	4.1% 8
Western Hemisphere	23.3% 17	14.9% 7	13.2% 10	17.3% 34
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
Africa	22.8% 26	36.0% 18	12.5% 4	24.5% 48
East Asia and Pacific	19.3% 22	6.0% 3	28.1% 9	17.3% 34
Europe and Eurasia	27.2% 31	32.0% 16	15.6% 5	26.5% 52
Near East and North Africa	1.8% 2	16.0% 8	31.3% 10	10.2% 20
South Asia	0.9% 1	6.0% 3	12.5% 4	4.1% 8
Western Hemisphere	28.1% 32	4.0% 2	0.0% 0	17.3% 34
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
Africa	30.4% 31	20.0% 9	16.3% 8	24.5% 48
East Asia and Pacific	15.7% 16	31.1% 14	8.2% 4	17.3% 34
Europe and Eurasia	26.5% 27	31.1% 14	22.4% 11	26.5% 52
Near East and North Africa	0.0% 0	4.4% 2	36.7% 18	10.2% 20
South Asia	0.0% 0	2.2% 1	14.3% 7	4.1% 8
Western Hemisphere	27.5% 28	11.1% 5	2.0% 1	17.3% 34
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
Africa	100.0% 48	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	24.5% 48
East Asia and Pacific	0.0% 0	100.0% 34	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	17.3% 34
Europe and Eurasia	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 52	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	26.5% 52
Near East and North Africa	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 20	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.2% 20
South Asia	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 8	0.0% 0	4.1% 8
Western Hemisphere	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 34	17.3% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 34	100.0% 52	100.0% 20	100.0% 8	100.0% 34	196