Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample, in relation to religiosity in adulthood
| Overall N (wt%) |
High Religiosity N (wt%) |
Moderate Religiosity N (wt%) |
Low Religiosity N (wt%) |
Very Low Religiosity N (wt%) |
χ2 or F, df, p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean, SE) | 45.0 (0.2) | 48.3 (0.3) | 41.9 (0.4) | 39.7 (0.7) | 38.8 (0.8) | 88.1, 3, <.001 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 4139 (47.0) | 1322 (48.3) | 872 (29.3) | 374 (12.3) | 304 (10.1) | 139.5, 3, <.001 |
| Female | 5143 (53.0) | 2266 (61.7) | 987 (26.0) | 292 (7.6) | 197 (4.7) | |
| Ancestry/Race | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 6696 (72.8) | 2455 (51.5) | 1441 (29.2) | 565 (11.2) | 419 (8.2) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1230 (12.4) | 611 (75.0) | 150 (18.6) | 21 (3.0) | 24 (3.4) | |
| Hispanic | 883 (11.1) | 352 (59.5) | 177 (27.3) | 51 (8.6) | 29 (4.6) | 168.5, 12, <.001 |
| Asian | 189 (1.7) | 47 (44.7) | 28 (25.5) | 18 (14.9) | 14 (14.9) | |
| Other | 284 (2.1) | 123 (61.2) | 63 (27.3) | 11 (5.8) | 15 (5.8) | |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married | 5322 (56.0) | 2286 (57.6) | 1175 (26.9) | 410 (9.2) | 283 (6.3) | |
| Divorced/ Separated | 2017 (20.8) | 783 (64.0) | 282 (23.3) | 94 (7.6) | 79 (5.2) | 149.4, 6, <.001 |
| Never Married | 1943 (23.2) | 519 (42.2) | 402 (33.0) | 162 (13.3) | 139 (11.4) | |
| Education | ||||||
| 0–11 Years | 1371 (16.8) | 527 (57.8) | 269 (27.5) | 89 (8.7) | 65 (6.1) | |
| 12 Years | 2796 (32.5) | 1092 (56.4) | 560 (27.1) | 190 (9.2) | 150 (7.3) | 12.0, 9, .210 |
| 13–15 Years | 2726 (27.6) | 1058 (53.0) | 556 (29.1) | 203 (10.1) | 143 (7.8) | |
| 16+ Years | 2389 (23.1) | 911 (54.9) | 474 (26.5) | 184 (11.2) | 143 (7.4) | |
| Lived with Both Parents Until 18 | ||||||
| Yes | 4563 (69.1) | 2490 (55.4) | 1266 (27.6) | 463 (10.0) | 333 (7.0) | 1.421, 3, .701 |
| No | 2062 (30.9) | 1095 (55.1) | 591 (27.6) | 202 (9.5) | 168 (7.8) | |
| Lifetime Major Depressive Episode | ||||||
| Yes | 1829 (19.2) | 977 (53.2) | 500 (28.8) | 163 (9.6) | 156 (8.4) | 4.3, 3, .235 |
| No | 7453 (80.8) | 2611 (55.9) | 1359 (27.3) | 503 (9.8) | 345 (7.0) | |
| Religious Affiliation | ||||||
| Protestant | 3515 (53.7) | 2248 (65.2) | 943 (26.0) | 225 (5.9) | 95 (2.9) | |
| Catholic | 1589 (24.7) | 807 (53.0) | 552 (34.4) | 161 (9.3) | 67 (3.4) | 1344.1, 9, <.001 |
| No Religious Preference | 969 (14.1) | 196 (18.1) | 231 (23.9) | 225 (25.8) | 310 (32.2) | |
| Other | 536 (7.5) | 327 (63.1) | 126 (22.8) | 54 (9.6) | 29 (4.5) | |
Values are N (weighted percent) unless otherwise noted. P-value refers to chi-squared test for categorical variables and F-tests for continuous variables.