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Data from the ARDA National Profiles, 2005 Update - Religion Indexes, Adherents and Other Data - Analysis

OSUBSDY

How does the government subsidize (including in-kind) religion? (Grim and Finke, 2006)
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
0) No subsidies or all subsidies are equal8334.6%34.6%-1.15
1) Cultural or historical legacies only3112.9%47.5%-0.52
2) Only some religions are excluded187.5%55.0%0.10
3) Subsidies only go to an approved set of religions5924.6%79.6%0.73
4) Only one religion is subsidized4920.4%100.0%1.36
Missing78
Total Unweighted N = 240





Region (I-REGION)

 AfricaAsiaEuropeLatin AmericaNorth AmericaOceaniaMissingTotal
No subsidies or all subsidies are equal36.7%
22
20.7%
12
33.3%
24
36.4%
8
40.0%
2
65.2%
15
034.6%
83
Cultural or historical legacies only10.0%
6
8.6%
5
18.1%
13
22.7%
5
20.0%
1
4.3%
1
012.9%
31
Only some religions are excluded13.3%
8
5.2%
3
4.2%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
17.4%
4
07.5%
18
Subsidies only go to an approved set of religions20.0%
12
27.6%
16
33.3%
24
13.6%
3
40.0%
2
8.7%
2
024.6%
59
Only one religion is subsidized20.0%
12
37.9%
22
11.1%
8
27.3%
6
0.0%
0
4.3%
1
020.4%
49
Missing2480007864
Total 100%
60
100%
58
100%
72
100%
22
100%
5
100%
23
   
240

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 AtheismChristianMuslimJewishHinduOtherMissingTotal
No subsidies or all subsidies are equal66.7%
2
37.6%
44
17.0%
9
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
27.8%
5
2330.6%
60
Cultural or historical legacies only0.0%
0
12.8%
15
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
27.8%
5
1110.2%
20
Only some religions are excluded33.3%
1
8.5%
10
11.3%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
18.7%
17
Subsidies only go to an approved set of religions0.0%
0
27.4%
32
32.1%
17
100.0%
1
75.0%
3
22.2%
4
229.1%
57
Only one religion is subsidized0.0%
0
13.7%
16
39.6%
21
0.0%
0
25.0%
1
22.2%
4
721.4%
42
Missing00100012277
Total 100%
3
100%
117
100%
53
100%
1
100%
4
100%
18
   
196

Government favoritism of religion (I-GVTFAV)

 LowMedium LowMedium HighHighMissingTotal
No subsidies or all subsidies are equal80.6%
75
13.0%
7
0.0%
0
2.3%
1
034.6%
83
Cultural or historical legacies only12.9%
12
33.3%
18
2.0%
1
0.0%
0
012.9%
31
Only some religions are excluded4.3%
4
11.1%
6
16.0%
8
0.0%
0
07.5%
18
Subsidies only go to an approved set of religions2.2%
2
25.9%
14
64.0%
32
25.6%
11
024.6%
59
Only one religion is subsidized0.0%
0
16.7%
9
18.0%
9
72.1%
31
020.4%
49
Missing00007878
Total 100%
93
100%
54
100%
50
100%
43
   
240

Government regulation of religion level (I-GVTREG)

 LowMedium LowMedium HighHighMissingTotal
No subsidies or all subsidies are equal49.0%
71
22.2%
8
3.1%
1
11.1%
3
034.6%
83
Cultural or historical legacies only15.9%
23
8.3%
3
9.4%
3
7.4%
2
012.9%
31
Only some religions are excluded6.2%
9
19.4%
7
6.3%
2
0.0%
0
07.5%
18
Subsidies only go to an approved set of religions20.0%
29
44.4%
16
28.1%
9
18.5%
5
024.6%
59
Only one religion is subsidized9.0%
13
5.6%
2
53.1%
17
63.0%
17
020.4%
49
Missing00007878
Total 100%
145
100%
36
100%
32
100%
27
   
240

Social regulation of religion level (I-SOCREG)

 LowMedium LowMedium HighHighMissingTotal
No subsidies or all subsidies are equal51.2%
64
22.6%
12
15.0%
3
9.5%
4
034.6%
83
Cultural or historical legacies only17.6%
22
9.4%
5
15.0%
3
2.4%
1
012.9%
31
Only some religions are excluded6.4%
8
13.2%
7
0.0%
0
7.1%
3
07.5%
18
Subsidies only go to an approved set of religions16.8%
21
34.0%
18
40.0%
8
28.6%
12
024.6%
59
Only one religion is subsidized8.0%
10
20.8%
11
30.0%
6
52.4%
22
020.4%
49
Missing00007878
Total 100%
125
100%
53
100%
20
100%
42
   
240

Political type (I-GVTTYP)

 DemocracyRestricted Democratic PracticeMonarchyAuthoritarian RegimeTotalitarian RegimeColonial Dependency/ProtectorateMissingTotal
No subsidies or all subsidies are equal35.5%
43
25.0%
4
0.0%
0
29.7%
11
20.0%
1
50.0%
1
2331.4%
60
Cultural or historical legacies only10.7%
13
18.8%
3
0.0%
0
2.7%
1
60.0%
3
0.0%
0
1110.5%
20
Only some religions are excluded7.4%
9
6.3%
1
20.0%
2
8.1%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
37.9%
15
Subsidies only go to an approved set of religions31.4%
38
25.0%
4
40.0%
4
21.6%
8
0.0%
0
50.0%
1
428.8%
55
Only one religion is subsidized14.9%
18
25.0%
4
40.0%
4
37.8%
14
20.0%
1
0.0%
0
821.5%
41
Missing00010012777
Total 100%
121
100%
16
100%
10
100%
37
100%
5
100%
2
   
191

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