Frequency of prayer among adults who say religion is very important by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say religion is very important by frequency of prayer

% of adults who say religion is very important who pray…

Religious traditionAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Catholic77%16%3%3%1%4,220
Evangelical Protestant87%10%1%1%< 1%6,904
Historically Black Protestant84%10%3%2%1%1,641
Jehovah's Witness93%5%1%< 1%1%224
Jewish62%16%10%10%2%279
Mainline Protestant77%17%2%3%1%3,317
Mormon93%5%1%1%< 1%559
Muslim86%9%2%3%< 1%154
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")67%15%4%12%1%826
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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