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:
NOTE: Coded -l if unknown. For more explanation see page 3 of World Human Rights Guide. |
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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 |
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HOMOGEIN |
Homogeneity index, in percentages. (Taken from pages 48,49. Atlas Narodou Mira.) Period covered is 1960&emdash;65. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |