Belief in God among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by belief in God

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say they…

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama86%8%1%2%1%2%264
Alaska68%22%3%< 1%6%1%111
Arizona79%10%4%< 1%5%2%302
Arkansas85%8%3%< 1%4%1%130
California68%20%4%2%5%1%1,559
Colorado68%21%4%1%5%2%199
Connecticut70%20%2%1%5%< 1%140
Delaware76%20%< 1%< 1%1%3%111
District of Columbia72%15%3%2%5%2%129
Florida76%14%3%1%5%1%897
Georgia86%8%2%< 1%2%1%452
Hawaii73%14%4%2%6%1%140
Idaho73%17%3%1%3%3%141
Illinois75%15%3%< 1%5%2%573
Indiana75%16%3%2%3%1%266
Iowa85%10%< 1%3%1%1%114
Kansas81%14%2%< 1%2%1%121
Kentucky86%8%2%< 1%2%1%185
Louisiana89%5%1%1%4%< 1%221
Maine67%24%2%< 1%7%1%105
Maryland74%14%3%< 1%6%3%271
Massachusetts57%21%5%4%9%3%234
Michigan77%15%3%1%4%1%400
Minnesota70%22%1%< 1%4%3%221
Mississippi87%5%4%< 1%2%2%158
Missouri79%11%5%< 1%4%1%251
Montana75%14%4%< 1%6%1%107
Nebraska77%15%1%1%3%3%128
Nevada71%14%5%1%8%1%130
New Hampshire64%21%2%1%10%2%107
New Jersey73%19%2%< 1%3%3%333
New Mexico73%17%2%< 1%7%1%144
New York67%19%5%2%6%2%778
North Carolina86%10%2%< 1%2%< 1%497
North Dakota77%18%< 1%< 1%3%1%114
Ohio81%11%2%1%4%1%487
Oklahoma80%11%4%< 1%5%1%204
Oregon74%12%6%< 1%7%2%168
Pennsylvania75%16%3%1%3%2%567
Rhode Island75%12%2%< 1%6%4%133
South Carolina82%10%2%1%3%1%252
South Dakota83%9%2%< 1%5%< 1%118
Tennessee83%12%1%1%3%1%334
Texas78%16%2%1%3%1%1,204
Utah75%16%5%< 1%5%< 1%149
Virginia77%14%3%< 1%4%1%364
Washington72%18%3%< 1%5%2%297
West Virginia87%10%1%< 1%1%< 1%121
Wisconsin72%20%1%< 1%6%1%190
Wyoming71%12%6%1%4%5%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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