% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who are…
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Frequency of meditation
Men
Women
Sample size
At least once a week
49%
51%
2,440
Once or twice a month
50%
50%
838
Several times a year
54%
46%
495
Seldom/never
52%
48%
4,463
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.