Region among adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month by region

% of adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month who are in…

Frequency of reading scriptureNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
At least once a week12%46%22%20%1,580
Once or twice a month14%41%19%26%707
Several times a year18%39%20%22%221
Seldom/never23%33%19%24%419
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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