Data source: Gina A. Zurlo and Todd M. Johnson, eds., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2024).
| Table | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| province | Province Pop | Province population in each MCD (Major Civil Division-United Nations’ term for the next level of administrative or political subdivision in a country immediately below nationwide level) in 2020. |
| province | Province population % | Province population in each MCD (Major Civil Division-United Nations’ term for the next level of administrative or political subdivision in a country immediately below nationwide level) as a percentage of the country's population. |
| version_2000_chronology | Chronology sort | Sorts entries within years. |
| version_2000_chronology | Entry | Chronology entry relating to this date. |
| version_2000_chronology | Version 2000 Chronology ID | Unique identifier (primary key) used by the database. |
| version_2000_chronology | Year | Year to which this entry applies. |
| version_2000_martyr_people | Martyr Name | Name of martyr. Abbreviations. abp = archbishop, bp = bishop, br = brother or monk (only from 1330 onward), Canter = Canterbury, ecu = ecumenical, fr = father (priest, only given here after 1516), Jerus = Jerusalem, met = metro = metrop = metropolitan, msgr = monsignor, patr = patriarch, sr = sister (nun; only given here since 1950). Initials after the first name/surname = Catholic order or congregation (e.g. SJ = Jesuit). |
| version_2000_martyr_people | Note | General note. |
| version_2000_martyr_people | Version 2000 Martyr People ID | Unique identifier (primary key) used by the database. |
| version_2000_martyr_people | Version 2020 Country | Country name as known in 2020. |
| version_2000_martyr_people | Year | Year of martyrdom. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Anglican | Count of 'other' unlisted plans best identified with the Anglican megabloc. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Independent | Count of 'other' unlisted plans best identified with the Independent megabloc. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Listed plan count | Count of Global Plans listed separately in WCD. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Listed plan count % | Percentage of listed plans in this category. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Marginal | Count of 'other' unlisted plans best identified with the Marginal megabloc. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Orthodox | Count of 'other' unlisted plans best identified with the Orthodox megabloc. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Other plan count | 650 global 'other' (unlisted) plans by six major ecclesiastical megablocs, 1900–2000. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Other plan count % | Percentage of other (unlisted) plans in this category. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Protestant | Count of 'other' unlisted plans best identified with the Protestant megabloc. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Roman Catholic | Count of 'other' unlisted plans best identified with the Catholic megabloc. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Total plan count | Total count of listed and unlisted Global Plans to 2000. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Total plan count % | Percentage of all plans in this category. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Type | Topics by which global plans are analysed: Scope of the plan, major type of ministy, level of cooperation, level of printed materials documenting the plan, level of resources expended, the plan's status in 2000, and the development level of the plan's main country. |
| version_2000_plan_summary | Type name | Description of the level at which this plan is categorized. |
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