Parent of children under 18 among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by parental status

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area35%65%359
Baltimore Metro Area23%77%144
Boston Metro Area19%81%191
Chicago Metro Area26%74%485
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area37%63%476
Detroit Metro Area35%65%248
Houston Metro Area39%61%334
Los Angeles Metro Area33%67%558
Miami Metro Area36%64%287
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area30%70%187
New York City Metro Area31%69%944
Philadelphia Metro Area26%74%412
Phoenix Metro Area27%73%245
Pittsburgh Metro Area23%77%171
Providence Metro Area30%70%198
Riverside, CA Metro Area39%61%248
San Diego Metro Area27%73%178
San Francisco Metro Area33%67%180
Seattle Metro Area32%68%157
St. Louis Metro Area28%72%183
Tampa Metro Area28%72%206
Washington, DC Metro Area31%69%492
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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