Parent of children under 18 among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by parental status

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area38%62%219
Chicago Metro Area31%69%227
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area38%62%281
Detroit Metro Area30%70%117
Houston Metro Area37%63%193
Los Angeles Metro Area34%66%290
Miami Metro Area35%65%140
New York City Metro Area32%68%441
Philadelphia Metro Area25%75%196
Phoenix Metro Area30%70%131
Riverside, CA Metro Area39%61%139
Washington, DC Metro Area32%68%259
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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