Parent of children under 18 among adults who seldom or never meditate by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never meditate by parental status

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area33%67%209
Baltimore Metro Area23%77%116
Boston Metro Area26%74%255
Chicago Metro Area28%72%381
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area43%57%259
Detroit Metro Area29%71%173
Houston Metro Area33%67%209
Los Angeles Metro Area29%71%454
Miami Metro Area30%70%172
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area29%71%173
New York City Metro Area28%72%781
Philadelphia Metro Area29%71%339
Phoenix Metro Area33%67%168
Pittsburgh Metro Area24%76%115
Providence Metro Area27%73%159
Riverside, CA Metro Area33%67%163
San Diego Metro Area33%67%126
San Francisco Metro Area30%70%214
Seattle Metro Area28%72%175
St. Louis Metro Area21%79%122
Tampa Metro Area18%82%148
Washington, DC Metro Area28%72%386
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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