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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2016 Feb 8;57:49–62. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.01.007

Table 1.

Religious Disaffiliation: Religion at age 16 versus adult religion: GSS 1973–2012

Religious Affiliation at age 16 Religious Affiliation
Affiliated No Affiliation Total
 Affiliated 30,230 (87%) 2,696 (8%) 32,926 (95%)
 No Affiliation 731 (2%) 908 (3%) 1,639 (5%)
 Total 30,961 (90%) 3,604 (10%) 34,565 (100%)

Notes: Religious affiliation determined at age 16 and at the time of interview. Percentages of total sample shown in parentheses.

Source: General Social Survey Samples 1973 – 2012.