Frequency of meditation among baby Boomers by state (2014) Switch to: State among baby Boomers by frequency of meditation

% of baby Boomers who meditate…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama50%6%3%39%1%206
Alaska47%7%5%40%1%115
Arizona48%8%3%38%3%240
Arkansas40%11%3%44%2%120
California48%9%4%36%3%1,305
Colorado56%4%2%36%2%171
Connecticut36%14%8%43%< 1%133
Delaware36%6%4%53%1%116
Florida46%7%3%42%1%757
Georgia50%7%3%38%2%342
Hawaii37%7%6%49%1%141
Idaho47%9%3%40%< 1%126
Illinois39%7%4%48%2%470
Indiana43%7%4%45%1%250
Iowa38%5%3%53%< 1%138
Kansas39%7%5%46%2%120
Kentucky47%5%4%43%1%167
Louisiana59%4%2%34%1%165
Maine35%6%5%54%< 1%131
Maryland40%9%2%49%< 1%242
Massachusetts31%10%8%50%1%241
Michigan43%8%3%45%1%392
Minnesota40%9%1%49%1%213
Mississippi62%9%2%27%< 1%106
Missouri37%6%3%52%1%244
Montana30%8%3%56%3%109
Nebraska46%3%3%45%2%105
Nevada42%13%7%38%1%119
New Hampshire40%5%4%48%2%113
New Jersey41%7%6%45%1%327
New Mexico41%14%3%42%< 1%141
New York41%7%3%47%1%722
North Carolina47%7%5%38%2%409
North Dakota33%8%6%52%1%126
Ohio42%8%4%43%3%457
Oklahoma52%2%3%42%1%152
Oregon48%4%5%41%2%159
Pennsylvania38%8%5%47%2%526
Rhode Island44%5%< 1%50%< 1%131
South Carolina57%4%2%36%1%186
South Dakota40%13%5%43%< 1%109
Tennessee54%6%3%36%1%278
Texas52%7%4%34%2%843
Utah56%19%3%20%1%110
Vermont35%10%4%51%< 1%114
Virginia42%11%9%36%2%319
Washington43%5%4%48%1%265
West Virginia50%5%4%39%2%127
Wisconsin30%7%6%56%2%230
Wyoming46%4%2%47%1%129
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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