International Religious Freedom Data, 2003

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LAND103 According to the Report, what best describes the relationship between land and religion in the nation? [A holy site is often a place of religious pilgrimage (e.g., the site itself is associated with religious power) to e.g., a shrine, a holy person's mausoleum, a religion's holy (sacred) location. It is more than a local meeting place or religious school/seminary. It is a place (building or location) that is viewed as having religious power.]   0) There are no holy sites mentioned, the defilement of which would result in violence.   1) There is a local holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain but limited violence.   2) There is a national holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable national violence   3) There is an international holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable international violence.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
There are no holy sites mentioned, the defilement of which would result in violence.	184	93.9%	93.9%	-.23
There is a local holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain but limited violence.	6	3.1%	96.9%	1.8
There is a national holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable national violence	2	1%	98%	3.82
There is an international holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable international violence.	4	2%	100%	5.85

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
There are no holy sites mentioned, the defilement of which would result in violence.	97.3% 71	91.5% 43	92.1% 70	93.9% 184
There is a local holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain but limited violence.	2.7% 2	2.1% 1	3.9% 3	3.1% 6
There is a national holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable national violence	0.0% 0	2.1% 1	1.3% 1	1.0% 2
There is an international holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable international violence.	0.0% 0	4.3% 2	2.6% 2	2.0% 4
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
There are no holy sites mentioned, the defilement of which would result in violence.	95.6% 109	90.0% 45	93.8% 30	93.9% 184
There is a local holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain but limited violence.	2.6% 3	4.0% 2	3.1% 1	3.1% 6
There is a national holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable national violence	0.0% 0	4.0% 2	0.0% 0	1.0% 2
There is an international holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable international violence.	1.8% 2	2.0% 1	3.1% 1	2.0% 4
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
There are no holy sites mentioned, the defilement of which would result in violence.	97.1% 99	93.3% 42	87.8% 43	93.9% 184
There is a local holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain but limited violence.	2.9% 3	4.4% 2	2.0% 1	3.1% 6
There is a national holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable national violence	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.1% 2	1.0% 2
There is an international holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable international violence.	0.0% 0	2.2% 1	6.1% 3	2.0% 4
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
There are no holy sites mentioned, the defilement of which would result in violence.	91.7% 44	97.1% 33	92.3% 48	90.0% 18	87.5% 7	100.0% 34	93.9% 184
There is a local holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain but limited violence.	6.3% 3	2.9% 1	3.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.1% 6
There is a national holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable national violence	2.1% 1	0.0% 0	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 2
There is an international holy site(s), the defilement of which would result in certain and uncontrollable international violence.	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.9% 1	10.0% 2	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	2.0% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 34	100.0% 52	100.0% 20	100.0% 8	100.0% 34	196