Table 1.

Summary Statistics.

Variables	M	SD
Father's union satisfaction	2.12	1.11
Mother's union satisfaction	2.25	1.20
Father alone attends church frequently	.09	.29
Mother alone attends church frequently	.17	.38
Both partners attend church frequently	.21	.41
Married	.34	.47
Mother's religious tradition
None	10%	---
Black Protestant	33	---
Catholic	31	---
Conservative Protestant	17	---
Other	9	---
Father's religious tradition
None	12%	---
Black Protestant	33	---
Catholic	28	---
Conservative Protestant	17	---
Other	10	---
Mother and father same faith	.66	.48
Mother's age	25.53	6.12
Father's age	27.83	7.10
Mother's education
Less than high school	28%	---
High school graduate	35	---
Some college	24	---
College graduate	13	---
Father's education
Less than high school	28%	---
High school graduate	33	---
Some college	25	---
College graduate	14	---
Mother's race
White	28%	---
African-American	42	---
Latino	25	---
Other	4	---
Father's race
White	26%	---
African-American	44	---
Latino	26	---
Other	4	---
Father: Better if parents married	.83	.38
Father: Father earn main living	.39	.49
Father: Women cannot be trusted	.09	.29
Mother: Better if parents married	.73	.45
Mother: Father earn main living	.29	.46
Mother: Men cannot be trusted	.13	.34
Father worked last week	.84	.37
Mother worked last year	.74	.44
No sexual fidelity conflict	.70	.46
Father drinks-3 or more	.40	.49
Father drinking/drugs interfere	.10	.30
Father uses street drugs	.07	.25
Mother street drugs-pregnant	.04	.18
Mother drinking/drugs interfere	.02	.15
Father is supportive	2.72	.35
Mother is supportive	2.73	0.33
Father is not hurtful	.64	.48
Mother is not hurtful	.73	.44
No domestic violence	.88	.33

Note: Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding error.

N = 2,034 couples