Parent of children under 18 among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by parental status

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area34%66%239
Baltimore Metro Area15%85%110
Boston Metro Area28%72%241
Chicago Metro Area25%75%399
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area34%66%323
Detroit Metro Area32%68%155
Houston Metro Area35%65%241
Los Angeles Metro Area31%69%507
Miami Metro Area31%69%248
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area32%68%167
New York City Metro Area27%73%838
Philadelphia Metro Area27%73%305
Phoenix Metro Area24%76%194
Pittsburgh Metro Area31%69%119
Providence Metro Area24%76%129
Riverside, CA Metro Area33%67%185
San Diego Metro Area23%77%179
San Francisco Metro Area19%81%239
Seattle Metro Area25%75%168
St. Louis Metro Area30%70%123
Tampa Metro Area20%80%128
Washington, DC Metro Area26%74%419
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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