Parent of children under 18 among Christians by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among Christians by parental status

% of Christians who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area33%67%397
Baltimore Metro Area19%81%171
Boston Metro Area22%78%278
Chicago Metro Area28%72%619
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area37%63%514
Detroit Metro Area30%70%267
Houston Metro Area39%61%364
Los Angeles Metro Area33%67%667
Miami Metro Area35%65%317
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area27%73%248
New York City Metro Area29%71%1,058
Philadelphia Metro Area25%75%501
Phoenix Metro Area30%70%278
Pittsburgh Metro Area24%76%199
Providence Metro Area27%73%272
Riverside, CA Metro Area39%61%272
San Diego Metro Area28%72%218
San Francisco Metro Area36%64%210
Seattle Metro Area31%69%184
St. Louis Metro Area26%74%202
Tampa Metro Area26%74%214
Washington, DC Metro Area32%68%574
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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