Table 1.

Outcast Women Interviewees’ Characteristics (n=20)

Number/AverageMinimumMaximum
Demographics    
Cisgender Status: Female 20   
Age (Average) 36 28 55 
Marital Status    
 Married 16   
 Divorced   
Children 2.4 
Employed outside of the home 13   
 Full time   
 Part time   
LDS Church Involvement    
Attended services at least once a week as a child 20   
Held church leadership positions 15   
Served an LDS mission   
Married in the LDS temple 19   
Removed name from LDS records after disaffiliation   
Religious/Spiritual Beliefs & Practices    
Current belief in a higher power    
 Judeo-Christian God   
 Other higher power   
 None 10   
 Unsure   
Read Religious/Spiritual Materials Regularly    
 LDS Materials   
 Other   
Current Church Attendance    
 LDS services   
 Other Christian   
Pray or Meditate Regularly   
Number/AverageMinimumMaximum
Demographics    
Cisgender Status: Female 20   
Age (Average) 36 28 55 
Marital Status    
 Married 16   
 Divorced   
Children 2.4 
Employed outside of the home 13   
 Full time   
 Part time   
LDS Church Involvement    
Attended services at least once a week as a child 20   
Held church leadership positions 15   
Served an LDS mission   
Married in the LDS temple 19   
Removed name from LDS records after disaffiliation   
Religious/Spiritual Beliefs & Practices    
Current belief in a higher power    
 Judeo-Christian God   
 Other higher power   
 None 10   
 Unsure   
Read Religious/Spiritual Materials Regularly    
 LDS Materials   
 Other   
Current Church Attendance    
 LDS services   
 Other Christian   
Pray or Meditate Regularly   

Note: The two women who answered that they either read LDS materials or attended LDS services indicated that they did so for their family members.

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