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

% of Catholics who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Arizona30%70%127
California37%63%873
Connecticut25%75%120
Florida26%74%426
Illinois28%72%354
Indiana24%76%123
Louisiana35%65%130
Maryland32%68%103
Massachusetts24%76%237
Michigan26%74%197
Minnesota20%80%128
New Jersey28%72%324
New York28%72%632
Ohio28%72%227
Pennsylvania20%80%354
Rhode Island24%76%146
Texas39%61%536
Virginia34%66%119
Washington29%71%112
Wisconsin27%73%152
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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