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

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama34%29%27%10%104
Alaska30%34%24%12%163
Arizona26%34%20%20%299
California27%35%23%15%1,897
Colorado26%36%24%14%268
Connecticut27%27%27%19%223
Delaware25%33%26%16%148
District of Columbia33%42%18%7%152
Florida24%31%24%22%895
Georgia29%39%22%10%295
Hawaii23%26%29%22%162
Idaho20%42%23%15%128
Illinois26%34%27%14%628
Indiana27%37%24%13%281
Iowa26%31%26%16%160
Kansas32%27%24%17%133
Kentucky33%30%24%13%159
Louisiana26%43%19%13%152
Maine20%29%32%19%196
Maryland23%37%27%13%301
Massachusetts26%33%25%16%464
Michigan22%31%29%18%451
Minnesota26%36%23%15%273
Missouri24%35%26%15%255
Montana20%36%28%15%153
Nebraska27%36%23%14%151
Nevada27%34%24%15%160
New Hampshire18%33%30%18%190
New Jersey21%34%28%18%485
New Mexico23%30%30%17%138
New York25%34%25%16%1,079
North Carolina27%33%24%16%345
North Dakota32%32%22%13%168
Ohio23%34%27%15%498
Oklahoma27%33%24%16%124
Oregon16%39%26%19%224
Pennsylvania27%32%26%16%668
Rhode Island15%38%27%20%184
South Carolina32%27%24%17%146
South Dakota24%34%31%11%136
Tennessee32%32%22%14%160
Texas28%38%21%13%882
Utah29%36%23%13%102
Vermont18%34%31%17%212
Virginia30%37%22%12%351
Washington22%34%30%14%371
West Virginia20%42%21%17%110
Wisconsin23%33%30%14%320
Wyoming24%37%26%13%133
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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