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

% of Mainline Protestants who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
California26%74%449
Florida19%81%337
Georgia26%74%145
Illinois26%74%241
Indiana25%75%119
Iowa21%79%102
Maryland19%81%128
Michigan32%68%184
Minnesota28%72%172
Missouri32%68%117
New Jersey29%71%124
New York22%78%256
North Carolina27%73%230
North Dakota26%74%105
Ohio30%70%225
Pennsylvania25%75%344
Tennessee23%77%103
Texas27%73%390
Virginia25%75%185
Washington24%76%107
Wisconsin34%66%125
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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