Threat of Famine (Resolved Rating) [SCCS1683]

Description: Ember, C. R., & Ember, M. (1992). Warfare, aggression, and resource problems: Cross-cultural codes. Behavior Science Research, 26(1-4), 169-226.

Code # Code
0 No resolved rating
1 Low threat of famine in the 25-year time period - food is reported to be ample or adequate, with no report of famine; or famine occurred only in the past; or occasional periods of food shortage are reported, but the scare foods are reported to be replaced by other available foods; or there may be chronic hunger in the absence of the conditions immediately below (original scores 2-4) (original code 1)
2 original code 1.5
3 Moderate threat of famine - there is no reported famine during the 25-year time period, but the ethnographer states that there is an ever present threat of famine (original code 2)
4 Moderately high threat of famine - one famine occurred during the 25-year time period (original code 3)
5 original code 3.5
6 High - more than one famine occurred during the 25-year time period (original code 4)
8 8

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Dataset:
Murdock and White 1969 'Standard Cross-Cultural Sample'
Variable:
Threat of Famine (Resolved Rating) [SCCS1683]
Description:
Ember, C. R., & Ember, M. (1992). Warfare, aggression, and resource problems: Cross-cultural codes. Behavior Science Research, 26(1-4), 169-226.
Values:
0 No resolved rating 17
1 Low threat of severe natural disrupters of the food supply 47
2 Moderate threat of severe natural disrupters of food supply 1
3 Moderately high threat of severe natural disrupters food sup 39
4 high 21
5 Don't know 2
6 High - more than one famine/the 25-year time period 9
8 8 50
Datapoint Society Language family Details Focal year Subcase