POLEGEQW

Political and Legal Equality for Women. (Taken from question number 21 in C. Humana, World Human Rights Guide (Facts on File/The Economist, 1985). The code used in scoring most of the variables is:

3 - Strong YES
2 - Weak YES
1 - Weak NO
0 - Strong NO

NOTE: Coded -l if unknown. For more explanation see page 3 of World Human Rights Guide.

Mean

1.593

Kurtosis

0.188

Skewness

-0.608

Minimum

0

Maximum

3

Valid observations

81

Missing 30

AFGHANISTAN, ANGOLA, BURMA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CONGO, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, IRAN, IVORY COAST, JORDAN, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MADAGASCAR, MALI, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, NEPAL,NICARAGUA, NIGER, SOMALIA, SOUTH YEMEN,SUDAN, TOGO, UGANDA, URUGUAY

HOMOGEIN

Homogeneity index, in percentages. (Taken from pages 48,49. Atlas Narodou Mira.) Period covered is 1960&emdash;65.

Mean

59.736

Kurtosis

-1.513

Skewness

-0.184

Minimum

7

Maximum

100

Valid observations

110

CHRISTIA

Percentage of Christians in national populations.(Taken from pages 49&emdash;51. David Barrett (ed), World Christian Encyclopedia.) Period covered is 1981.

Mean

55.36

Kurtosis

-1.619

Skewness

-0.322

Minimum

0

Maximum

99.5

Valid observations

111

HUMARIGH

Human Rights Rating (%). (Taken from pages xiv, xv, xvi.) For more explanations about this variable, see pages 1-7 of World Human Rights Guide (Facts on File/The Economist, 1985). The human rights rating is based on a questionnaire which includes 40 questions. These questions are listed in pages viii and ix of the book. NOTE: the verbal ratings "poor" or "bad" have been coded -1; the verbal rating "fair" has been coded 0.

Mean

60.598

Kurtosis

-1.182

Skewness

-0.113

Minimum

0

Maximum

98

Valid observations

82

Missing

29

CHAD, CONGO, GUYANA, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, SOUTH YEMEN.