Survey year | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 36% | 11% | 9% | 44% | 1% | 12,935 |
2007 | 33% | 10% | 8% | 48% | 1% | 13,598 |
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among conservatives by religious group
% of conservatives 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 |
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Catholic | 21% | 10% | 11% | 57% | 1% | 2,780 |
Evangelical Protestant | 52% | 13% | 9% | 26% | 1% | 4,975 |
Historically Black Protestant | 50% | 13% | 10% | 26% | 1% | 653 |
Jewish | 32% | 8% | 12% | 47% | 1% | 167 |
Mainline Protestant | 23% | 11% | 10% | 56% | < 1% | 2,269 |
Mormon | 78% | 5% | 2% | 14% | 1% | 419 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 8% | 4% | 5% | 82% | 1% | 1,277 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 13% | 34% | 30% | 23% | 4,561 |
Once or twice a month | 21% | 34% | 27% | 18% | 1,237 |
Several times a year | 18% | 34% | 28% | 20% | 1,144 |
Seldom/never | 16% | 30% | 31% | 22% | 5,654 |
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Generational cohort among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 8% | 10% | 29% | 35% | 16% | 1% | 4,561 |
Once or twice a month | 13% | 13% | 30% | 33% | 11% | 1% | 1,237 |
Several times a year | 12% | 13% | 28% | 34% | 14% | 1% | 1,144 |
Seldom/never | 11% | 10% | 26% | 37% | 15% | 2% | 5,654 |
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Gender composition among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 45% | 55% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 47% | 53% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 53% | 47% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 57% | 43% | 5,737 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 69% | 13% | 2% | 13% | 3% | 4,607 |
Once or twice a month | 66% | 13% | 3% | 16% | 3% | 1,240 |
Several times a year | 68% | 11% | 4% | 14% | 3% | 1,158 |
Seldom/never | 77% | 7% | 2% | 12% | 3% | 5,654 |
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Immigrant status among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 13% | 7% | 81% | 4,636 |
Once or twice a month | 15% | 8% | 78% | 1,246 |
Several times a year | 15% | 7% | 78% | 1,161 |
Seldom/never | 10% | 10% | 80% | 5,687 |
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Income distribution among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 33% | 22% | 30% | 16% | 3,996 |
Once or twice a month | 35% | 20% | 27% | 18% | 1,096 |
Several times a year | 29% | 21% | 31% | 19% | 1,026 |
Seldom/never | 31% | 21% | 28% | 20% | 4,983 |
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Educational distribution among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 41% | 33% | 17% | 9% | 4,651 |
Once or twice a month | 45% | 33% | 15% | 7% | 1,259 |
Several times a year | 43% | 32% | 17% | 9% | 1,165 |
Seldom/never | 47% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 5,723 |
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Marital status among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 63% | 3% | 11% | 8% | 15% | 4,648 |
Once or twice a month | 55% | 5% | 13% | 6% | 21% | 1,263 |
Several times a year | 56% | 6% | 12% | 7% | 20% | 1,171 |
Seldom/never | 53% | 7% | 13% | 7% | 20% | 5,709 |
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Parent of children under 18 among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 33% | 67% | 4,650 |
Once or twice a month | 34% | 66% | 1,261 |
Several times a year | 31% | 69% | 1,167 |
Seldom/never | 26% | 74% | 5,720 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 93% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 85% | 13% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 83% | 13% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 63% | 22% | 5% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 5,737 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 94% | 4% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 82% | 16% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 75% | 21% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 45% | 33% | 12% | 9% | 1% | 5,737 |
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Attendance at religious services among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 89% | 8% | 3% | < 1% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 57% | 39% | 4% | < 1% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 41% | 53% | 5% | < 1% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 18% | 41% | 40% | 1% | 5,737 |
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Frequency of prayer among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives who pray…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 93% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 79% | 16% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 72% | 17% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 48% | 20% | 7% | 25% | 1% | 5,737 |
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Frequency of meditation among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 65% | 5% | 1% | 25% | 2% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 46% | 12% | 3% | 37% | 2% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 40% | 10% | 6% | 42% | 2% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 30% | 7% | 4% | 58% | 1% | 5,737 |
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 88% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 73% | 18% | 6% | 3% | < 1% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 66% | 16% | 11% | 6% | < 1% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 50% | 17% | 11% | 21% | 2% | 5,737 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 56% | 15% | 8% | 19% | 2% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 48% | 21% | 11% | 19% | 2% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 43% | 16% | 16% | 24% | 1% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 38% | 15% | 14% | 33% | 1% | 5,737 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 74% | 3% | 18% | 3% | 2% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 59% | 5% | 28% | 5% | 3% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 49% | 7% | 36% | 6% | 2% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 28% | 8% | 54% | 8% | 2% | 5,737 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 59% | 38% | 2% | 1% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 49% | 48% | 1% | 2% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 49% | 50% | 1% | < 1% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 39% | 58% | 2% | 1% | 5,737 |
Frequency of reading scripture among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 86% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 60% | 22% | 6% | 11% | 1% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 41% | 19% | 22% | 17% | 1% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 19% | 10% | 9% | 61% | 1% | 5,737 |
Interpreting scripture among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 64% | 25% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 55% | 32% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 45% | 36% | 3% | 11% | 5% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 26% | 32% | 3% | 31% | 8% | 5,737 |
Belief in Heaven among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 87% | 6% | 7% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 90% | 5% | 5% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 88% | 6% | 5% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 76% | 16% | 7% | 5,737 |
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Belief in Hell among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 82% | 11% | 7% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 83% | 11% | 6% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 78% | 15% | 7% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 60% | 30% | 9% | 5,737 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 66% | 12% | 22% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 62% | 11% | 26% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 62% | 12% | 26% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 63% | 13% | 24% | 5,737 |
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Views about size of government among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 70% | 26% | 2% | 2% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 64% | 32% | 2% | 2% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 66% | 31% | 1% | 2% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 71% | 25% | 2% | 2% | 5,737 |
Views about government aid to the poor among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 62% | 32% | 4% | 2% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 59% | 36% | 4% | 1% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 63% | 32% | 3% | 2% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 65% | 30% | 3% | 2% | 5,737 |
Views about abortion among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 19% | 78% | 3% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 28% | 69% | 3% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 35% | 62% | 4% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 47% | 48% | 5% | 5,737 |
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Views about homosexuality among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 23% | 69% | 5% | 3% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 40% | 53% | 4% | 4% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 43% | 48% | 5% | 4% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 57% | 34% | 5% | 4% | 5,737 |
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Views about same-sex marriage among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 15% | 79% | 6% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 28% | 66% | 6% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 31% | 62% | 8% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 44% | 47% | 9% | 5,737 |
Views about environmental regulation among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 56% | 38% | 3% | 3% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 54% | 41% | 2% | 2% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 55% | 41% | 1% | 2% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 55% | 40% | 2% | 3% | 5,737 |
Views about human evolution among conservatives by attendance at prayer groups
% of conservatives 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 | 7% | 20% | 2% | 66% | 5% | 4,671 |
Once or twice a month | 13% | 25% | 3% | 56% | 5% | 1,264 |
Several times a year | 14% | 29% | 3% | 50% | 4% | 1,172 |
Seldom/never | 29% | 29% | 4% | 34% | 5% | 5,737 |