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ReligionGDP: Religion and GDP for Countries

Description

Data on religiosity of countries from the Pew Global Attitudes Project

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Format

A dataset with 44 observations on the following 9 variables.

CountryName of country
ReligiosityA measure of degree of religiosity for residents of the country
GDPPer capita Gross Domestic Product in the country
AfricaIndicator for countries in Africa
EastEuropeIndicator for countries in Eastern Europe
MiddleEastIndicator for countries in the Middle East
AsiaIndicator for countries in Asia
WestEuropeIndicator for countries in Western Europe
AmericasIndicator for countries in North/South America

Details

The Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project surveyed people around the world and asked (among many other questions) whether they agreed that "belief in God is necessary for morality," whether religion is very important in their lives, and whether they pray at least once per day. The variable Religiosity is the sum of the percentage of positive responses on these three items, measured in each of 44 countries. The dataset also includes the per capita GDP for each country and indicator variables that record the part of the world the country is in.