Parent of children under 18 among moderates by state (2014) Switch to: State among moderates by parental status

% of moderates who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama39%61%143
Alaska33%67%100
Arizona30%70%211
Arkansas31%69%118
California30%70%1,252
Colorado28%72%166
Connecticut20%80%137
Delaware36%64%116
District of Columbia21%79%112
Florida26%74%661
Georgia32%68%306
Hawaii28%72%122
Idaho25%75%103
Illinois24%76%441
Indiana25%75%216
Iowa28%72%101
Kansas31%69%102
Kentucky28%72%129
Louisiana34%66%131
Maryland29%71%243
Massachusetts27%73%248
Michigan34%66%324
Minnesota27%73%191
Missouri34%66%204
Nevada30%70%106
New Hampshire22%78%104
New Jersey32%68%325
New Mexico24%76%105
New York27%73%641
North Carolina28%72%331
Ohio27%73%393
Oklahoma29%71%138
Oregon28%72%137
Pennsylvania25%75%460
Rhode Island27%73%112
South Carolina35%65%169
South Dakota24%76%103
Tennessee25%75%179
Texas35%65%809
Virginia30%70%321
Washington25%75%229
Wisconsin24%76%210
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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