Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area26%74%175
Baltimore Metro Area23%77%110
Boston Metro Area21%79%335
Chicago Metro Area27%73%450
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area37%63%223
Detroit Metro Area30%70%174
Houston Metro Area28%72%201
Los Angeles Metro Area26%74%560
Miami Metro Area29%71%222
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area27%73%176
New York City Metro Area24%76%990
Philadelphia Metro Area28%72%404
Phoenix Metro Area23%77%185
Pittsburgh Metro Area24%76%136
Providence Metro Area19%81%220
Riverside, CA Metro Area30%70%154
San Diego Metro Area24%76%168
San Francisco Metro Area25%75%324
Seattle Metro Area20%80%198
St. Louis Metro Area22%78%127
Tampa Metro Area19%81%147
Washington, DC Metro Area27%73%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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