Country Religiosity Declines as Material Security Increases

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 47(1) • Sage Publications • • Published In • Pages: 42-50 •
By Barber, Nigel

Hypothesis

Health security will tend to be associated with less religiosity.

Note

The assessment of health security was done by measuring a country's pathogen load.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Regression AnalysisPartially Supportedp < 0.10.08UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Islam ControlReligious Beliefs
Communism ControlForm And Rules Of Government
Religiosity DependentReligious Beliefs
Health Security IndependentHealth And Welfare