Parent of children under 18 among atheists by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among atheists by parental status

% of atheists who are…

Marital statusParentsNon-parentsSample size
Married43%57%464
Living with a partner19%81%131
Divorced/separated20%80%119
Never married5%95%349
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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