Frequency of reading scripture among adults with some college education by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults with some college education by frequency of reading scripture

% of adults with some college education who read scripture…

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Catholic25%12%10%52%1%1,810
Evangelical Protestant62%13%8%17%< 1%2,739
Historically Black Protestant63%13%7%17%1%600
Jewish15%7%13%65%< 1%138
Mainline Protestant31%13%13%41%1%1,567
Mormon81%7%2%10%< 1%224
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")9%6%5%79%< 1%1,950
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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