Cross-Cultural Correlates of the Ownership of Private Property: Two Samples of Murdock's Data

Journal of Socio-Economics • Vol/Iss. 24(2) • JAI Press Inc. • Greenwich, CT • Published In • Pages: 345-373 •
By Rudmin, Floyd Webster

Hypothesis

Murdock's (1967) measures of private property will be significantly correlated (in the same direction) with Simmon's (1937) and Swanson's (1960) measures of private property

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Kendall correlationSupported for all variablesp<0.05 for all variablesMultiple r valuesUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Murdock's col. 76 "Inheritance of Movable Property"UNKNOWNProperty In Movables, Inheritance
Simmon's v28 "Private Property in Objects"UNKNOWNOwnership And Control Of Capital, Property In Movables, Property System
Simmon's v29 "Private Property in Land"UNKNOWNOwnership And Control Of Capital, Property System, Real Property
Swanson's v6 "Individually Owned Property"UNKNOWNProperty System, Ownership And Control Of Capital