Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who seldom or never read scripture by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never read scripture by frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

Metro areaAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area34%24%19%22%2%176
Baltimore Metro Area37%18%12%32%1%110
Boston Metro Area39%18%12%29%2%336
Chicago Metro Area41%21%13%24%1%450
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%12%15%29%2%224
Detroit Metro Area43%19%10%26%1%174
Houston Metro Area36%21%15%27%2%202
Los Angeles Metro Area44%15%12%28%1%564
Miami Metro Area52%11%10%25%1%223
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area36%20%12%30%2%176
New York City Metro Area42%15%14%28%2%993
Philadelphia Metro Area38%16%13%31%3%405
Phoenix Metro Area38%16%12%33%< 1%186
Pittsburgh Metro Area39%13%19%28%1%136
Providence Metro Area39%14%18%28%1%220
Riverside, CA Metro Area45%23%11%20%1%154
San Diego Metro Area45%17%13%24%1%168
San Francisco Metro Area41%19%13%27%1%325
Seattle Metro Area36%18%21%26%1%198
St. Louis Metro Area46%14%12%25%3%127
Tampa Metro Area45%8%14%32%2%148
Washington, DC Metro Area41%17%16%23%2%480
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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