Results Noting the comment above about the differences between the ICDS and Abrobarometer data, we first looked at the distribution of Apostolics and other religions across the Provinces in Zimbabwe. Figure 1 Distribution of religions by Province 25 21 20 15 10 18 17 11 6 6 6 13 11 8 9 10 10 12 11 9 6 5 5 6 4 0 Apostolic Other religions As can be seen, the highest prevalence of those declaring affiliation to an Apostolic church are in Masvingo and the Midlands. This seems at odds with common knowledge that sees a strong presence of Apostolics in the Mashonaland Provinces, but it has to be pointed out that this distribution is based on people’s own responses about their affiliations. We cannot claim that this distribution is an accurate reflection of the actual prevalence and distribution of Apostolics nationally, but it does suffice for answering our questions about political participation. As indicated above, we included the Lived Poverty Index as a potential check on economic differences between Apostolics and other religions as there is an anecdotal perception that the Apostolic churches attract both less economically-advantaged persons. Table 3 Lived Poverty Index It was also evident from the Afrobarometer that, at least in this sample of Zimbabweans, there are more women in Apostolic churches than men, and, given the reputation in this religious group for polygamous marriage, it might be expected that there was greater poverty. Other religions Apostolic [n=983] [n=216] How often gone without food How often gone without water How often gone without medical care How often gone without cooking fuel How often gone without cash income 16% 19%* 25%* 24% 17%* 16% 8%* 6% 52% 61%* *significantly different on χ2 (p=0.001) 5