Region among adults who read scripture several times a year by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who read scripture several times a year by region

% of adults who read scripture several times a year who are in…

Marital statusNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Married18%33%25%24%1,489
Living with a partner18%35%20%26%175
Divorced/separated14%43%25%18%390
Widowed28%30%25%17%238
Never married23%35%19%23%590
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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