Table 1.

Characteristics of the survey sample^a

Sociodemographic characteristics at time of survey
Age (mean and standard deviation)	31.3 (9.1)
Lived in an urban area at age 12	24.3
Lived in a rural area at age 12	75.7
No education	33.5
1 to 4 years of education	37.4
5 or more years of education	29.2
Ever been in marital union	94.7
Currently in a marital union	78.0
Denominational affiliation at time of survey
Roman Catholic	12.5
Mainline Protestant	9.7
Zionist	42.8
Pentecostal	11.0
Apostolic	11.9
None	11.5
Average share of life since age 12 spent in a denominational categoryb
Roman Catholic	15.2
Mainline Protestant	8.7
Zionist	28.9
Pentecostal	8.1
Apostolic	10.0
None	28.9
Joining/switching experience
Ever joined/switched to a church for reasons other than marriage since age 12	49.9

^aPercent unless noted otherwise;

^bExcludes cases in which duration of denominational membership cannot be determined due to reporting problems