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

Economic development will be associated with less religiosity.

Note

The assessment of economic development was done by measuring low levels of agricultural labor and high levels of third-level enrollment.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordinary Least Square (OLD) Regression AnalysisSupportedp < 0.001Agricultural Labor Coefficient = .26; Third-Level Enrollment Coefficient = .23UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Economic DevelopmentIndependentAgriculture, Economic Planning And Development, Education
Islam ControlReligious Beliefs
Communism ControlForm And Rules Of Government
Religiosity DependentReligious Beliefs