% of adults who say religion is not at all important who are…
Chart
Table
Share
Frequency of reading scripture
Men
Women
Sample size
At least once a week
60%
40%
158
Several times a year
67%
33%
136
Seldom/never
62%
38%
3,570
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.