Frequency of prayer among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by frequency of prayer

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who pray…

StateAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama86%9%1%3%< 1%245
Arizona83%9%3%5%< 1%172
Arkansas81%13%< 1%6%< 1%135
California80%11%3%5%1%822
Colorado87%8%1%3%1%106
Florida81%11%3%4%< 1%562
Georgia82%11%1%5%< 1%379
Illinois73%15%4%6%1%320
Indiana74%19%3%5%< 1%234
Kentucky80%13%3%3%< 1%183
Louisiana84%10%2%4%< 1%186
Maryland73%18%1%8%< 1%154
Michigan79%12%2%6%1%278
Minnesota85%9%2%3%< 1%126
Mississippi86%10%3%1%< 1%169
Missouri76%15%3%6%< 1%186
New Jersey82%9%6%3%< 1%171
New York78%12%3%7%1%400
North Carolina87%8%3%1%2%352
Ohio75%14%4%7%< 1%336
Oklahoma87%8%2%3%< 1%152
Pennsylvania75%16%3%6%< 1%368
South Carolina85%10%1%3%1%230
Tennessee85%11%2%2%< 1%297
Texas81%12%2%4%1%935
Virginia86%9%1%4%1%262
Washington83%13%2%1%1%145
West Virginia86%12%2%1%< 1%134
Wisconsin68%18%2%10%2%158
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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