‘Nations of the World’ Database National Collegiate Software Clearinghouse North Carolina State University This dataset (NATIONS) is an SPSS version of one of the library of instructional datasets from the American National Collegiate Software Clearinghouse. It contains data on 111 nations (see Appendix) on 115 variables, primarily defined circa 1980 – so an historical flavour. For each variable we have: number, name, brief description, [indented] optional descriptive elaboration, [bracketed] reference to secondary source plus reference to its source, [following asterisk] list of countries with missing data. 1 CountryN The country identification number (see Appendix for key). The following data have been taken from the book: World Tables, Third Edition, Volume II. (From the data files of the World Bank.) For more explanations see page ix of the book. 2 PopulA60 Population of each country, in absolute numbers. 1960. 3 PopulA70 Population of each country, in absolute numbers. 1970. The following data have been taken from the book: The New Book of World Rankings, by G. T. Kurian (NY: Facts on File, 1983). 4 PopulA81 Population of each country, in absolute numbers. 1981. (p13,14. Source: U.N. Demographic Yearbook.) 5 PopuGrow Percentage annual population growth rate 1975-1980. (p16,17. Source: U.N. Demographic Yearbook.) 6 BirthRat Number of live births per 1,000 inhabitants. 1975-1980. (p18,19. Source: U.N. Demographic Yearbook.) 7 DeathRat Number of deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. 1975-1980. (p19,20. Source: U.N. Demographic Yearbook.) 8 FertRate Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 49. 1975-1980. (p21,22. Source: U.N. Demographic Yearbook.) 9 PopuDens Population density per square kilometre. 1980. (p24. Source: U.N. Demographic Yearbook.) *AFGHANISTAN, CENTR.AFRICAN REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. 10 PopUrban Percentage of population living in localities officially defined as urban. 1980. (p27-28. Source: World Bank Atlas.) *GUYANA, LUXEMBOURG, MAURITIUS. 11 MalePopu Percentage of males in the total population . 1980. (also known as the ‘Masculinity coefficient’ [sic]) (p37,38. Source: U.N. Demographic Yearbook.) *CENTR.AFRICAN REPUBLIC, SAUDI ARABIA, SOMALIA. 12 HshdSize Average size of household. 1980. (p41,42. Source: U.N. Demographic Yearbook.) *CENTR.AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHINA, CONGO, IRAQ, MALI, MALTA, MAURITIUS, NIGER, SOUTH YEMEN. 13 HomogeIn Homogeneity index, in percentages. 1960-65. (p48,49. Source: Atlas Narodou Mira.) *BANGLADESH. 14 Christia Percentage of Christians in national populations. 1981. (p49-51. Source: David Barrett (ed), World Christian Encyclopedia.) 15 AgeNatio Age of nation in 1983. Year of Independence or year of establishment in present form. (p58-59). 16 SizeCabi Number of cabinet members. 1980. (p59-60. Source: Cross-National Data Archive, Center for Social Analysis, Binghamton, N.Y.) 17 CivilDor Civil disorder index. Total number of incidents of civil disorder, 1948-1977. (p61-62. Source: Charles L. Taylor: World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators (Yale).) *CENTR.AFRICAN REPUBLIC, TOGO. 18 Exechang Changes in the Executive/Cabinet. 1948-77. (p64-65. Source: Charles L. Taylor: World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators (Yale).) *MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE. NATIONS 2 19 DemocInd Index of democratization. 1970-79. It is based on two empirical political variables: · the share of the smaller parties and independents of the votes cast in parliamentary and/or presidential elections; · the degree of electoral participation. (p65-66. Source: Tatu Vanhanen, Department of Political Science, University of Tampere, Finland.) *ANGOLA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE, SINGAPORE. 20 ElectPcn The degree of electoral participation. 1970-79. (p65-66. Source: The Emergence of Democracy: A Comparative Study of 119 States, 1850-1979, unpublished manuscript, 1983, by Tatu Vanhanen.) *ANGOLA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE, SINGAPORE. 21 EcoAidUS Total U.S. economic aid received from 1946 through 1981. It is in the form of loans and grants. The totals shown are exclusive of interest and repayment. (p75-76. Source: U.S. Agency for International Development.) *BULGARIA, KUWAIT, SWITZERLAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, UNITED STATES. 22 ArMenWom Men and women under arms. 1980. (Taken from 81-82). *COSTA RICA, JORDAN, MAURITIUS, PANAMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. 23 SolCivRa Soldier/Civilian ratio. Soldiers per 1,000 inhabitants. 1981. The term ‘soldier’ is defined as including all members of the armed forces. (p83-84. Source: World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers.) 24 DfnsExpe Defense expenditures as percentage of GNP. 1980. (p87-88. Source: World Military and Social Expenditures.) *ANGOLA, COSTA RICA, GUINEA, LEBANON. The following variable and the variable GNPPCa80 have been taken from the book: World Bank Atlas, 1967 edition, published by the World Bank. 25 GNPPCa65 GNP per capita in U.S.dollars. 1965. (p2-3). *BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, ZAIRE. The following variables have been taken from G. T. Kurian’s book: The New Book of World Rankings. 26 GNP1980 Gross national product in U.S. million dollars. 1980. NOTE: some countries have negative values (p96-97. Source: World Bank Atlas). *AFGHANISTAN, CUBA, INDONESIA,LEBANON, SOMALIA. 27 GNPPCa80 GNP per capita in U.S. dollars. 1980. NOTE: some countries have negative values (p98-99.Source: World Bank Atlas). *AFGHANISTAN, CUBA, IRAN, JORDAN, LEBANON, SOMALIA. 28 GNPGrow Per capita GNP real annual growth rate, in percentage terms. 1970- 79. NOTE: some countries have negative values (p99-100. Source: World Bank Atlas). *AFGHANISTAN, CUBA, IRAN, LEBANON, SOMALIA, SOUTH YEMEN. 29 Currency Gain or loss in exchange rate per U.S. dollar, in percentage terms. 1977-78. (p126-127. Source: International Monetary Fund.) *ANGOLA, BULGARIA, CUBA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, EAST GERMANY, LIBYA, MOZAMBIQUE,POLAND, SOVIET UNION, UNITED STATES. 30 SavingRa Average national saving rate, in percentages. 1980. It has been calculated by dividing the sum of gross national savings by the sum of the annual GNP. (p133-134. The source the book is: World Bank: World Tables.) *BULGARIA, BURMA, CHINA, CUBA, CZECHOSL0VAKIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EAST GERMANY, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON, LIBYA, POLAND, RUMANIA, SOUTH YEMEN, SOVIET UNION. 31 AgriGrow Average annual growth rate in agriculture. 1970-79. The agricultural sector includes: Agriculture, forestry, hunting, and fishing. (p153-154. Source: Food & Agriculture Organization.) *JORDAN, KUWAIT, SINGAPORE. 32 LandCult Percentage of land area under actual cultivation. 1980. (p155-156. Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.) *CHINA, KUWAIT, MALI, NETHERLANDS. 33 FoodProd Average index of food production per capita 1978-80 (1969-70=100). 1978-80. (p159-160. The source is Food & Agriculture Organization.) *GUYANA, KUWAIT, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS. 34 LandIrri Irrigated land as percentage of total cropland. 1980. (p167-68. Source: Food & Agricultural Organization.) *ANGOLA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CONGO, GUINEA, IRELAND, LIBERIA, LUXEMBOURG, MAURITANIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, UGANDA, ZAIRE, ZAMBIA. NATIONS 3 35 ForestLA Percentage of land area under forests. 1983. (p169-170. Source: Food & Agriculture Organization.) *EGYPT, KUWAIT, MALI, MALTA, MAURITANIA, NIGER, SINGAPORE, SOUTH YEMEN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. 36 LvckGrow Livestock growth rate, in percentage terms. 1961-79. (p195-196. Source: Food & Agriculture Organization.) 37 ElectCon Per capita consumption of electric energy in kwh. 1980. (p237-38. Source: Yearbook of Energy Statistics.) 38 WorkPopu Percentage of population of working age, 15 to 64. 1980. (p240-41. Source: Yearbook of Labor Statistics.) *GHANA. 39 WomenLbr Percentage of women in the labour force. 1980. (p243-44. Source: Yearbook of Labor Statistics.) 40 ChildLbr Children in the labour force per 100 inhabitants. 1980. (p245-46. Source: International Labor Office.) *BULGARIA, EAST GERMANY, FINLAND,JAMAICA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, POLAND, SOVIET UNION, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM. 41 DependRa Dependency ratio.. 1980. It is defined as the number of persons aged under 15 and aged 65 and over, divided by the number of persons aged 15 to 64 (p246-47. Source: U.N.Population Division.) *DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 42 AgricLbr % of labour force in agriculture. 1980. (p248-249. Source: International Labor Organization.) *HUNGARY. 43 IndusLbr Percentage of labour force in industry. 1980. (p250-251. Source: International Labor Office.) *CZECHOSLOVAKIA, GUYANA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS. 44 Unemploy Percentage of unemployed. 1980. (p253-254. Source: International Labor Office, Geneva.) *AFGHANISTAN, ANGOLA, BANGLADESH, BULGARIA,CENTR.AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHINA, CONGO, CUBA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, EAST GERMANY,ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, ETHIOPIA, GUATEMALA,GUINEA, HAITI, HUNGARY, JORDAN, MAURITANIA, NIGER, POLAND, RUMANIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SOMALIA, SOVIET UNION, TOGO, UGANDA, UNITED KINGDOM, ZAIRE. 45 ServiLbr Percentage of labour force in services. 1980. (p257-58. Source: Yearbook of Labor Statistics.) *GUYANA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS. 46 MailDome Domestic mail per capita. 1980. (p282-83. Source: World Handbook of Political & Social Indicators.) *BULGARIA,CAMEROON,CHINA, CZECHOSLAVAKIA, HAITI, IRAN, LEBANON, NEPAL, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILLIPINES, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SOVIET UNION, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, URUGUAY. 47 Telephon Telephones per 100 inhabitants. 1981. (p284-85. Source: International Telecommunication Union. American