Frequency of reading scripture among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by frequency of reading scripture

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who read scripture…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama78%10%2%9%1%264
Alaska53%11%6%29%< 1%111
Arizona62%6%8%24%< 1%302
Arkansas67%13%6%14%< 1%130
California49%10%6%34%1%1,559
Colorado50%4%9%37%< 1%199
Connecticut37%11%9%44%< 1%140
Delaware49%18%7%23%2%111
District of Columbia51%18%4%27%< 1%129
Florida56%12%6%25%1%897
Georgia65%10%7%18%< 1%452
Hawaii55%9%2%33%< 1%140
Idaho58%9%9%24%< 1%141
Illinois47%11%8%33%2%573
Indiana56%11%9%23%1%266
Iowa56%12%9%23%< 1%114
Kansas57%13%2%28%< 1%121
Kentucky65%6%8%19%1%185
Louisiana65%9%4%21%1%221
Maine31%7%3%57%1%105
Maryland56%9%7%28%1%271
Massachusetts32%10%11%47%< 1%234
Michigan54%9%7%29%2%400
Minnesota46%9%9%35%< 1%221
Mississippi79%8%1%12%< 1%158
Missouri61%10%9%20%< 1%251
Montana59%3%4%34%< 1%107
Nebraska50%14%6%28%1%128
Nevada49%8%8%35%< 1%130
New Hampshire31%10%5%52%2%107
New Jersey53%12%5%31%< 1%333
New Mexico54%10%3%33%< 1%144
New York49%8%6%35%1%778
North Carolina65%12%5%18%1%497
North Dakota41%19%10%31%< 1%114
Ohio57%10%6%26%< 1%487
Oklahoma68%7%6%19%< 1%204
Oregon53%8%11%28%1%168
Pennsylvania52%8%7%33%1%567
Rhode Island39%15%10%35%1%133
South Carolina71%10%5%15%< 1%252
South Dakota53%6%9%32%< 1%118
Tennessee71%8%6%13%3%334
Texas62%9%4%24%1%1,204
Utah71%5%5%20%< 1%149
Virginia61%12%4%23%< 1%364
Washington47%11%7%34%< 1%297
West Virginia69%9%6%14%< 1%121
Wisconsin48%12%7%33%1%190
Wyoming59%10%4%27%< 1%140
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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