Widespread: decision making forums open to all adults and involvement is relatively great
High or some: widespread for some groups, but exclusion of others on the basis of gender, age, or kinship status
Moderate: some consultation present but low input from community
Low or non-existent: Leaders make most decisions and involvement of average person highly limited or absent

Endemic: a reality of daily existence (e.g., physical violence, feuding, bitter factionalism)
High: Conflict present but not a pervasive aspect of daily life
Moderate: Disagreements and differences do not result in high violence or severe disruption
Mild or rare

Endemic: High physical violence, feuding, and/or raiding occur regularly
Moderately High, often involving physical violence
Moderate: Disputes may occur regularly but tendency to manage them in a more or less peaceful manner
Mild or rare

Conflicting parties encouraged to find a solution on their own
Conflicting parties easily draw new parties in but pressures for resolving disputes using informal mechanisms
Authorities often get involved and work to achieve a settlement

Present
Not specialized but done by leaders who do other things as well
Absent, or carried out by social pressure of wider community

Especially high -- uniformly high across groups
High for the most part across groups in the society
Moderate -- some noticeable variation across groups in society
Low -- not terribly salient or rarely important as a concern

Extensive: bitter feelings toward almost all outsiders
High: bitter feelings toward outsiders, but not always
Moderate: sometimes bitter feelings, but much differentiation
Low: little hostility toward outsiders

Regular and non-negligible taxes to community
Only in special situations or Modest level
None

Often move to another community following disputes
Sometimes move to another community following disputes
Rarely or never move to another community following disputes

Adults generally attached to particular communities throughout their lives, especially after marriage
Individuals occasionally move to new communities as adults
Movement between communities is quite common for adults