World Christian Database: field definitions

Data source: Gina A. Zurlo and Todd M. Johnson, eds., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2024).

Table Field Description
version_2015_theological_education_directory Grade Contact information has: (A) been verified by the institution (B) been verified by the institution's website or some other reliable source; or (C) not been verified.
version_2015_theological_education_directory Institution name Name of the theological institution.
version_2015_theological_education_directory Institution types Type of institution.
version_2015_theological_education_directory Languages Languages of instruction.
version_2015_theological_education_directory Narrative Narrative usually from the institution's web page.
version_2015_theological_education_directory Office region Region in which the main office is located.
version_2015_theological_education_directory Version 2015 Theological Education Directory ID Unique identifier (primary key) used by the database.
version_2015_theological_education_directory Web page URL Web page URL of the institution in 2015.
version_2015_theological_education_directory Work regions Regions in which the institution works.
version_2020_country % Agnostics who know Christians Percent of Agnostics who know Christians.
version_2020_country % Buddhists who know Christians Percent of Buddhists who know Christians.
version_2020_country % Christians who know Agnostics Percent of Christians who know Agnostics.
version_2020_country % Christians who know Buddhists Percent of Christians who know Buddhists.
version_2020_country % Christians who know Ethnic religionists Percent of Christians who know Ethnic religionists.
version_2020_country % Christians who know Hindus Percent of Christians who know Hindus.
version_2020_country % Christians who know Muslims Percent of Christians who know Muslims.
version_2020_country % Christians who know non-Christians Percent of Christians who know non-Christians.
version_2020_country % Ethnic religionists who know Christians Ethnic religionists who know Christians.
version_2020_country % Hindus who know Christians Percent of Hindus who know Christians.
version_2020_country % Muslims who know Christians Percent of Muslims who know Christians.
version_2020_country % non-Christians who know Christians Percent of non-Christians who know Christians.
version_2020_country Adult % Adults (age 15 and over) as percentage of this country's total population. Primary source: United Nations 2019.
version_2020_country Adult literacy % The ability to read and write, as measured by the percentage of the population ages 15 and older who can, with understanding, both read and write a short simple statement on their everyday life. Primary source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2018) (in HDR 2018: most recent year in the period 2006-2016).
version_2020_country Adult literates The ability to read and write, as measured by the percentage of the population ages 15 and older who can, with understanding, both read and write a short simple statement on their everyday life. Primary source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2018) (in HDR 2018: most recent year in the period 2005-2018).
version_2020_country Adults Population of those age 15 and over in this country in 2020. Primary source: United Nations 2019 revision.
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