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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 26.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Curr. 2015 Apr 16;2(2):126–143. doi: 10.1177/2329496515579764

Appendix A. Weighted Proportions or Means and Standard Deviations by Conservative Protestant Switching Status and Gender.

Females Males


Stayed
CP
Switched to
Mainline
Switched to
Secular
Stayed
Conservative Prot.
Switched to
Mainline
Switched to
Secular


Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Dependent Variables
(Ever Had Child) 0.67 0.47*** 0.39*** 0.50 0.34** 0.31**
Age at First Birth 21.64 3.41 23.56*** 3.05 22.50 3.24 23.62 3.39 24.07 3.46 23.96 3.11
(Ever Married) 0.77 0.54*** 0.43*** 0.61 0.41*** 0.29***
Age at First Marriage 21.85 3.08 23.29*** 3.09 22.73 2.84 23.43 2.92 24.79* 2.84 24.38 3.49
Adult Education
No College Degree. 0.27 0.24 0.28 0.34 0.33 0.32
Some College 0.48 0.50 0.52 0.46 0.45 0.48
Bachelor's or higher 0.25 0.26 0.20 0.19 0.22 0.21
Adult Income 29529.50 38797.22 27411.25 21755.67 24899.65 19591.02 44418.28 70432.53 42130.45 29435.35 37807.32 38283.58
Independent Variables (Wave 1)
Race/Ethnicity
 White (ret) 0.94 0.90 0.93 0.95 0.86 0.93
 Hispanic 0.06 0.10 0.07 0.05 0.14** 0.07
Both Biological Parents 0.56 0.57 0.48 0.66 0.59 0.52
Highest Parental Education
 Never attended college (ret) 0.40 0.42 0.41 0.36 0.34 0.45
 Some college 0.28 0.29 0,3.1 0.32 0.32 0.37
 Four year degree 0.21 0.16 0.19 0.20 0.22 0.09
 Advanced degree 0.11 0.13 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.09
Parental Income (logged) 9.77 2.93 9.83 2.91 9,61 2.98 9.79 2.96 9.86 2.82 9.78 2.68
# of siblings 2.43 1.25 2.45 1.34 2.50 1.33 2.48 1.15 2.45 1.23 2.37* 0.99
Rural 0.26 0.20 0.13*** 0.22 0.17 0.18*
South 0.70 0.60* 044*** 0.70 0.51 0.46**
Attends Church ≥ l×/week 0.54 0.52 0.45 0.56 0.37*** 0.36
Believes Bible is Inerrant 0.88 0.88 0.79 0.92 0.86** 0.74
Add Health PVT Score 100.92 11.83 101.18 13.49 3.29 12.92 102.42 11.83 103.93 12.14 103.26 12.06
Grade Point Average 2.88 0.74 2.88 0.73 2.94 0.80 2.73 0.76 2.71 0.81 2.82** 0.77
Wants to Attend College 0.67 0.73 0.67 0.59 0.70 0.67
High Chance Will be Married by 25 0.58 0.53 0.37*** 0.50 0.45 0.42
Took Virginity Pledge 0.29 0.30 0.15 0.22 0.16 0.10***
Wave 4 Covariates 0.30
Age 28.68 1.79 28.59 1.77 28.24 1.69 28.98 1.88 28.88 1.78 28.50 1.92
Inverse Mills Ratio 0.33 0.38 0.24 0.29 0.24 0.33 0.06 0.11 0.12 0.24 0.00 0.01
Relationship Status
 Single (ref) 0.21 0.23 0.32** 0.30 0.37 0.40**
 Cohabiting 0.13 0.14 0.19 0.14 0.16 0.23
 Married 0.66 0.62 0.49 0.56 0.47 0.38
# of Children
 None (ref) 0.33 0.33 0.41 0.50 0.53 0.57
 One kid 0.48 0.45 0.42 0.38 0.37 0.32
 ≥ Two kids 0.19 0.22 0.17 0.12 0.11 0.11
# of work hrs/week 40.04 12.06 39.10 10.60 38.72 10.26 47.69 13.42 47.75 0.15 45.86 12.28
Job Status
 No Job 0.33 0.30 0.25 0.13 0.11 0.09
 One Job 0.67 0.66 0 71 0.81 0.81 0.83
 Two or more jobs 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.08
Began job during interview year 0.10 0.13 0.21** 0.14 0.15 0.19
Full-time Student 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.05
Timing of Relig. Switch missing flg. 0.13 0.16 - 0.20 0.23
Residential Mobility Distance Quintile 3.47 2.38 2.49 3.50 2.71 2.33
N 715 340 130 630 260 150

Note: Family formation descriptive statistics for CP switchers are limited to those who switched before they had a child or got married.