Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 13% | 10% | 10% | 66% | < 1% | 5,299 |
2007 | 11% | 9% | 9% | 71% | < 1% | 5,789 |
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who pray weekly by religious group
% of adults who pray weekly who attend prayer group…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 12% | 9% | 9% | 71% | < 1% | 1,431 |
Evangelical Protestant | 20% | 14% | 11% | 55% | < 1% | 1,105 |
Historically Black Protestant | 28% | 17% | 12% | 43% | < 1% | 219 |
Jewish | 18% | 16% | 17% | 49% | < 1% | 135 |
Mainline Protestant | 10% | 9% | 11% | 69% | < 1% | 1,323 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 5% | 6% | 8% | 80% | < 1% | 754 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who are ages…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 25% | 30% | 27% | 17% | 667 |
Once or twice a month | 31% | 37% | 20% | 12% | 489 |
Several times a year | 28% | 34% | 23% | 14% | 551 |
Seldom/never | 23% | 35% | 28% | 15% | 3,506 |
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Generational cohort among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 17% | 14% | 25% | 31% | 12% | 1% | 667 |
Once or twice a month | 23% | 15% | 30% | 24% | 8% | 1% | 489 |
Several times a year | 19% | 17% | 26% | 27% | 9% | 1% | 551 |
Seldom/never | 14% | 15% | 29% | 33% | 9% | 1% | 3,506 |
Gender composition among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 53% | 47% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 51% | 49% | 497 |
Several times a year | 56% | 44% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 48% | 52% | 3,563 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who identify as…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 49% | 17% | 4% | 26% | 2% | 659 |
Once or twice a month | 55% | 17% | 2% | 24% | 3% | 485 |
Several times a year | 63% | 10% | 6% | 18% | 3% | 549 |
Seldom/never | 75% | 7% | 3% | 12% | 3% | 3,526 |
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Immigrant status among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 24% | 10% | 66% | 664 |
Once or twice a month | 19% | 11% | 70% | 487 |
Several times a year | 18% | 10% | 72% | 549 |
Seldom/never | 11% | 10% | 79% | 3,529 |
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Income distribution among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who have a household income of…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 47% | 19% | 22% | 12% | 587 |
Once or twice a month | 40% | 19% | 25% | 15% | 438 |
Several times a year | 32% | 17% | 29% | 22% | 494 |
Seldom/never | 30% | 21% | 28% | 21% | 3,159 |
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Educational distribution among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who have completed…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 57% | 25% | 10% | 8% | 670 |
Once or twice a month | 51% | 30% | 9% | 10% | 496 |
Several times a year | 39% | 29% | 20% | 12% | 554 |
Seldom/never | 38% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 3,544 |
Marital status among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 46% | 5% | 12% | 7% | 30% | 668 |
Once or twice a month | 41% | 7% | 15% | 4% | 33% | 495 |
Several times a year | 46% | 7% | 10% | 5% | 31% | 555 |
Seldom/never | 48% | 8% | 13% | 5% | 25% | 3,551 |
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Parent of children under 18 among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 30% | 70% | 670 |
Once or twice a month | 35% | 65% | 495 |
Several times a year | 32% | 68% | 555 |
Seldom/never | 29% | 71% | 3,551 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say they…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 74% | 22% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 68% | 27% | 5% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 497 |
Several times a year | 65% | 30% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 58% | 34% | 5% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 3,563 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say religion is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 73% | 24% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 62% | 34% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 497 |
Several times a year | 57% | 37% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 32% | 52% | 12% | 4% | 1% | 3,563 |
Attendance at religious services among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who attend religious services…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 75% | 18% | 6% | 1% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 41% | 51% | 6% | 1% | 497 |
Several times a year | 28% | 64% | 8% | < 1% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 14% | 50% | 35% | < 1% | 3,563 |
Frequency of meditation among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who meditate…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 46% | 10% | 3% | 39% | 2% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 35% | 17% | 5% | 42% | 1% | 497 |
Several times a year | 26% | 15% | 11% | 47% | 1% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 28% | 10% | 5% | 56% | 1% | 3,563 |
Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 66% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 53% | 26% | 14% | 7% | < 1% | 497 |
Several times a year | 50% | 24% | 17% | 7% | 1% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 45% | 23% | 15% | 16% | 1% | 3,563 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 44% | 16% | 12% | 25% | 2% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 39% | 23% | 16% | 21% | 2% | 497 |
Several times a year | 38% | 18% | 20% | 23% | 1% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 38% | 18% | 15% | 28% | 1% | 3,563 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 41% | 9% | 39% | 8% | 3% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 36% | 14% | 40% | 7% | 2% | 497 |
Several times a year | 25% | 13% | 49% | 11% | 2% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 17% | 13% | 58% | 9% | 2% | 3,563 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 33% | 65% | 1% | 1% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 29% | 68% | 2% | 1% | 497 |
Several times a year | 32% | 67% | < 1% | 1% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 28% | 70% | 1% | 1% | 3,563 |
Frequency of reading scripture among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who read scripture…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 57% | 16% | 6% | 19% | 1% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 37% | 32% | 11% | 19% | 1% | 497 |
Several times a year | 17% | 24% | 32% | 26% | < 1% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 8% | 10% | 13% | 68% | < 1% | 3,563 |
Interpreting scripture among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 48% | 31% | 2% | 14% | 5% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 36% | 36% | 2% | 18% | 9% | 497 |
Several times a year | 25% | 46% | 2% | 22% | 5% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 17% | 35% | 2% | 38% | 8% | 3,563 |
Belief in Heaven among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who …in heaven
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 86% | 9% | 4% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 86% | 9% | 5% | 497 |
Several times a year | 84% | 11% | 5% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 78% | 14% | 8% | 3,563 |
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Belief in Hell among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who …in hell
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 74% | 19% | 7% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 72% | 21% | 8% | 497 |
Several times a year | 64% | 30% | 6% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 58% | 33% | 9% | 3,563 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who identify as…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 36% | 18% | 45% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 41% | 14% | 45% | 497 |
Several times a year | 40% | 17% | 43% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 38% | 17% | 45% | 3,563 |
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Political ideology among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 38% | 33% | 22% | 7% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 39% | 32% | 25% | 4% | 497 |
Several times a year | 35% | 42% | 20% | 4% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 31% | 39% | 26% | 5% | 3,563 |
Views about size of government among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who would rather have…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 44% | 52% | 1% | 2% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 47% | 49% | 2% | 2% | 497 |
Several times a year | 50% | 45% | 3% | 2% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 54% | 39% | 3% | 4% | 3,563 |
Views about government aid to the poor among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say government aid to the poor…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 42% | 52% | 3% | 3% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 45% | 52% | 2% | 1% | 497 |
Several times a year | 46% | 50% | 2% | 2% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 47% | 48% | 4% | 2% | 3,563 |
Views about abortion among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say abortion should be…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 44% | 52% | 5% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 48% | 49% | 3% | 497 |
Several times a year | 55% | 43% | 3% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 62% | 35% | 4% | 3,563 |
Views about homosexuality among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say homosexuality…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 52% | 41% | 4% | 3% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 64% | 30% | 3% | 2% | 497 |
Several times a year | 67% | 26% | 2% | 5% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 75% | 19% | 3% | 3% | 3,563 |
Views about same-sex marriage among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who …same-sex marriage
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 42% | 49% | 9% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 50% | 42% | 8% | 497 |
Several times a year | 55% | 40% | 5% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 66% | 27% | 7% | 3,563 |
Views about environmental regulation among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 42% | 52% | 2% | 4% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 44% | 53% | 1% | 2% | 497 |
Several times a year | 39% | 58% | 2% | 2% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 37% | 59% | 2% | 2% | 3,563 |
Views about human evolution among adults who pray weekly by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who pray weekly who say humans…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 19% | 29% | 3% | 43% | 5% | 671 |
Once or twice a month | 23% | 33% | 4% | 36% | 3% | 497 |
Several times a year | 29% | 33% | 4% | 31% | 3% | 556 |
Seldom/never | 37% | 32% | 4% | 23% | 3% | 3,563 |