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

% of liberals who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area23%77%105
Boston Metro Area24%76%193
Chicago Metro Area28%72%255
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%58%123
Detroit Metro Area32%68%100
Houston Metro Area36%64%111
Los Angeles Metro Area28%72%331
Miami Metro Area32%68%145
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area29%71%102
New York City Metro Area25%75%549
Philadelphia Metro Area30%70%207
Providence Metro Area15%85%101
San Francisco Metro Area25%75%216
Seattle Metro Area18%82%124
Washington, DC Metro Area26%74%299
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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