Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who seldom or never meditate by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never meditate by frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of adults who seldom or never meditate 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
Alabama55%17%8%18%2%187
Alaska41%21%12%25%2%147
Arizona43%14%11%32%1%267
Arkansas54%13%11%20%2%145
California40%17%13%28%1%1,565
Colorado43%13%17%26%1%229
Connecticut35%16%16%30%3%167
Delaware39%20%15%23%3%148
District of Columbia39%17%18%24%2%132
Florida46%15%12%26%2%851
Georgia51%16%13%17%2%384
Hawaii41%16%9%32%2%127
Idaho50%13%11%27%< 1%129
Illinois39%19%11%30%1%575
Indiana41%20%10%28%1%310
Iowa37%18%17%26%2%178
Kansas43%19%19%19%< 1%139
Kentucky47%18%7%26%2%193
Louisiana53%15%6%25%2%188
Maine33%12%11%40%5%152
Maryland35%25%15%24%1%272
Massachusetts33%16%13%37%2%355
Michigan44%18%12%25%1%454
Minnesota43%19%11%25%2%264
Mississippi57%15%8%19%1%107
Missouri51%13%10%25%2%302
Montana42%21%13%21%2%154
Nebraska46%16%8%27%2%136
Nevada46%14%12%27%< 1%134
New Hampshire30%21%12%37%1%140
New Jersey43%17%13%26%1%421
New Mexico48%21%9%22%1%118
New York37%16%12%33%2%873
North Carolina52%15%12%19%1%386
North Dakota41%17%15%28%< 1%181
Ohio40%17%17%26%1%481
Oklahoma48%16%8%27%1%147
Oregon39%18%10%31%1%180
Pennsylvania40%17%15%27%1%602
Rhode Island39%20%13%28%1%133
South Carolina50%16%13%20%1%188
South Dakota51%17%11%21%1%143
Tennessee62%15%5%16%2%243
Texas49%15%12%22%2%993
Utah49%14%13%22%2%106
Vermont31%15%16%37%1%164
Virginia46%18%11%23%2%358
Washington39%15%15%30%1%322
West Virginia60%15%4%18%2%143
Wisconsin39%21%12%28%1%319
Wyoming45%10%9%35%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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