Generational cohort among adults who seldom or never read scripture by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never read scripture by generational group

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who are…

Metro areaYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Atlanta Metro Area21%17%31%26%5%< 1%174
Baltimore Metro Area14%25%28%26%6%1%109
Boston Metro Area16%16%29%28%8%2%329
Chicago Metro Area17%16%29%30%7%1%444
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area17%23%27%24%9%1%220
Detroit Metro Area12%15%24%38%10%1%174
Houston Metro Area19%18%33%22%7%< 1%200
Los Angeles Metro Area20%14%29%26%10%< 1%553
Miami Metro Area16%12%33%26%8%5%214
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area17%22%32%22%6%1%173
New York City Metro Area15%18%28%29%9%2%969
Philadelphia Metro Area19%16%25%30%10%< 1%401
Phoenix Metro Area17%17%28%28%10%< 1%186
Pittsburgh Metro Area14%22%22%33%10%< 1%135
Providence Metro Area7%13%29%40%11%< 1%214
Riverside, CA Metro Area18%11%32%27%12%1%153
San Diego Metro Area20%21%26%22%10%1%166
San Francisco Metro Area11%21%30%27%10%1%312
Seattle Metro Area15%16%32%30%7%< 1%197
St. Louis Metro Area15%16%29%29%11%< 1%127
Tampa Metro Area16%9%29%32%14%< 1%146
Washington, DC Metro Area12%22%30%28%8%< 1%471
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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