Marital status 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 marital status

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

Metro areaMarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area46%5%12%2%34%176
Baltimore Metro Area40%9%8%6%37%110
Boston Metro Area44%9%9%5%33%336
Chicago Metro Area48%8%9%3%31%447
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area41%13%16%3%27%223
Detroit Metro Area43%13%16%5%24%174
Houston Metro Area44%5%15%2%34%202
Los Angeles Metro Area42%10%10%5%33%560
Miami Metro Area42%6%12%7%33%222
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area43%4%9%6%37%176
New York City Metro Area43%9%10%5%33%989
Philadelphia Metro Area49%8%9%4%30%403
Phoenix Metro Area36%16%15%5%28%186
Pittsburgh Metro Area42%10%20%3%25%134
Providence Metro Area45%17%13%7%17%220
Riverside, CA Metro Area39%10%10%10%31%154
San Diego Metro Area46%8%10%2%33%168
San Francisco Metro Area44%11%10%4%32%323
Seattle Metro Area39%13%11%5%32%198
St. Louis Metro Area39%12%15%5%28%127
Tampa Metro Area35%16%12%7%30%148
Washington, DC Metro Area42%12%12%4%30%479
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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