Age distribution among adults who seldom or never meditate by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never meditate by age group

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama30%34%26%9%182
Alaska25%38%24%13%143
Arizona26%38%20%16%266
Arkansas29%32%22%17%141
California31%36%20%13%1,526
Colorado25%41%23%10%225
Connecticut33%24%27%16%163
Delaware24%33%27%16%144
District of Columbia48%28%15%9%125
Florida25%31%25%19%834
Georgia29%36%25%11%381
Hawaii23%21%34%22%126
Idaho20%38%25%17%128
Illinois27%33%28%11%562
Indiana27%41%23%10%307
Iowa28%35%27%11%177
Kansas23%37%23%16%139
Kentucky26%40%23%11%192
Louisiana33%39%18%10%188
Maine15%37%31%17%152
Maryland29%34%28%9%270
Massachusetts29%34%25%12%345
Michigan26%36%25%13%449
Minnesota24%41%25%10%261
Mississippi32%38%19%11%107
Missouri25%33%29%13%300
Montana21%32%32%15%151
Nebraska20%43%25%12%134
Nevada30%35%22%13%130
New Hampshire24%33%27%15%135
New Jersey26%33%25%16%412
New Mexico32%24%31%13%117
New York25%33%28%14%848
North Carolina28%36%24%12%381
North Dakota34%33%23%10%178
Ohio22%38%27%13%476
Oklahoma33%31%26%11%145
Oregon22%40%25%12%180
Pennsylvania25%35%28%12%593
Rhode Island17%34%31%18%132
South Carolina32%33%25%10%182
South Dakota28%36%24%11%138
Tennessee28%41%22%9%241
Texas32%39%20%9%971
Utah41%33%13%13%104
Vermont18%38%29%15%163
Virginia28%36%24%12%350
Washington25%36%26%13%317
West Virginia23%41%24%12%142
Wisconsin23%34%30%13%310
Wyoming22%39%30%9%140
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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