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

Population enrollment in post-secondary education will tend to be associated with lower religiosity.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Regression AnalysisSupportedp < 0.001.23UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Islam ControlReligious Beliefs
Communism ControlForm And Rules Of Government
Post-Secondary Education Enrollment IndependentEducation
Religiosity DependentReligious Beliefs