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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Popul Stud (Camb). 2021 Mar 4;75(3):477–486. doi: 10.1080/00324728.2021.1883725

Table 2(b).

Mean parity of Ohio Amish families by predictor variable, 1988 and 2015

1988 2015
Overall 5.3 4.85
By occupational status of male family head
 Farmer 6.2 5.95
 Non-farmer 4.7 4.45
 Missing n/a 6.21
By affiliation
 Andy Weaver (strict) 6.3 5.43
 Old Order (moderate) 5.2 4.66
 New Order (less strict) 4.8 5.04
By church leadership status of male family head
 Ordained leader 6.83 6.29
 Layman 5.0 4.57

Note: Results for 1988 are only available to one decimal place.

Source: As for Table 1 and 1988 Ohio Amish Directory.