Educational distribution among moderates by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among moderates by educational group

% of moderates who have completed…

Metro areaHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Atlanta Metro Area37%29%19%16%160
Boston Metro Area36%25%23%17%175
Chicago Metro Area38%28%22%12%302
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area35%35%21%9%234
Detroit Metro Area39%35%13%12%127
Houston Metro Area39%26%19%16%180
Los Angeles Metro Area39%27%21%13%366
Miami Metro Area33%29%22%16%164
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area31%31%25%14%116
New York City Metro Area39%25%19%17%618
Philadelphia Metro Area35%31%16%18%275
Phoenix Metro Area35%35%19%11%136
Providence Metro Area43%30%18%9%134
Riverside, CA Metro Area46%38%11%6%131
San Diego Metro Area26%35%19%20%116
San Francisco Metro Area30%28%23%18%164
Seattle Metro Area42%34%16%8%113
St. Louis Metro Area27%40%20%12%100
Tampa Metro Area37%32%19%13%118
Washington, DC Metro Area24%29%22%24%366
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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