Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing 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 frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama85%10%1%3%2%264
Alaska81%13%1%5%< 1%111
Arizona80%12%2%6%< 1%302
Arkansas80%11%3%6%< 1%130
California78%10%5%5%1%1,559
Colorado74%11%8%6%2%199
Connecticut66%11%9%14%< 1%140
Delaware72%13%2%11%2%111
District of Columbia72%14%9%4%1%129
Florida80%9%4%7%1%897
Georgia83%9%4%4%1%452
Hawaii80%9%10%2%< 1%140
Idaho82%10%5%3%< 1%141
Illinois72%13%5%9%1%573
Indiana80%7%5%6%1%266
Iowa83%7%5%3%2%114
Kansas85%9%4%2%< 1%121
Kentucky79%10%5%6%1%185
Louisiana79%8%7%5%1%221
Maine78%13%2%5%2%105
Maryland76%11%4%7%1%271
Massachusetts69%14%6%10%1%234
Michigan74%11%5%9%2%400
Minnesota76%14%6%4%< 1%221
Mississippi87%3%4%4%1%158
Missouri75%13%6%5%< 1%251
Montana75%17%5%2%1%107
Nebraska82%10%3%4%1%128
Nevada83%10%4%3%1%130
New Hampshire62%14%8%16%< 1%107
New Jersey78%10%3%7%2%333
New Mexico73%13%2%8%3%144
New York74%13%6%6%1%778
North Carolina80%10%6%5%< 1%497
North Dakota77%15%1%6%1%114
Ohio82%8%4%5%1%487
Oklahoma80%9%1%10%< 1%204
Oregon82%9%3%4%2%168
Pennsylvania76%13%5%5%1%567
Rhode Island77%11%6%5%1%133
South Carolina85%8%1%5%1%252
South Dakota84%8%2%6%1%118
Tennessee83%8%3%4%1%334
Texas80%9%4%6%1%1,204
Utah83%9%4%4%< 1%149
Virginia81%10%4%5%< 1%364
Washington79%10%5%6%< 1%297
West Virginia81%7%3%6%4%121
Wisconsin74%12%4%9%< 1%190
Wyoming77%14%5%3%1%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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