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

% of baby Boomers who read scripture…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama58%14%5%22%< 1%206
Alaska36%8%9%46%< 1%115
Arizona44%8%7%41%< 1%240
Arkansas48%10%7%34%1%120
California34%8%9%48%1%1,305
Colorado39%8%3%49%< 1%171
Connecticut26%7%8%59%< 1%133
Delaware25%16%8%51%< 1%116
Florida37%12%8%42%1%757
Georgia54%10%9%27%< 1%342
Hawaii26%10%8%54%1%141
Idaho42%10%11%37%< 1%126
Illinois32%7%10%50%2%470
Indiana37%11%10%43%1%250
Iowa34%7%7%51%< 1%138
Kansas31%12%12%44%< 1%120
Kentucky48%8%9%34%1%167
Louisiana57%10%5%25%2%165
Maine20%6%5%68%1%131
Maryland33%9%11%47%< 1%242
Massachusetts15%11%8%65%1%241
Michigan33%5%11%49%1%392
Minnesota31%9%13%47%< 1%213
Mississippi69%18%1%11%1%106
Missouri42%10%8%40%< 1%244
Montana33%6%10%51%< 1%109
Nebraska35%12%4%48%1%105
Nevada30%13%6%51%< 1%119
New Hampshire22%7%2%69%< 1%113
New Jersey27%9%7%57%1%327
New Mexico39%15%3%43%< 1%141
New York31%8%7%52%1%722
North Carolina46%15%7%32%< 1%409
North Dakota31%11%12%46%1%126
Ohio39%9%7%44%< 1%457
Oklahoma51%10%9%30%< 1%152
Oregon31%14%5%50%< 1%159
Pennsylvania30%8%14%47%1%526
Rhode Island23%6%7%62%1%131
South Carolina59%7%5%29%< 1%186
South Dakota34%5%6%54%< 1%109
Tennessee62%9%6%22%1%278
Texas49%12%6%33%< 1%843
Utah50%4%13%33%1%110
Vermont15%10%5%69%< 1%114
Virginia51%9%7%32%1%319
Washington27%7%7%59%< 1%265
West Virginia56%8%9%26%< 1%127
Wisconsin24%9%7%58%2%230
Wyoming37%12%8%43%< 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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