Frequency of meditation 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 meditation

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who meditate…

Metro areaAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area23%10%10%56%1%176
Baltimore Metro Area20%8%3%69%< 1%110
Boston Metro Area20%10%4%66%< 1%336
Chicago Metro Area29%6%5%60%< 1%450
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area21%11%4%63%< 1%224
Detroit Metro Area26%4%6%63%1%174
Houston Metro Area32%8%5%53%2%202
Los Angeles Metro Area28%8%6%56%1%564
Miami Metro Area28%11%3%56%2%223
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area18%9%4%68%< 1%176
New York City Metro Area26%9%6%58%2%993
Philadelphia Metro Area25%5%5%65%1%405
Phoenix Metro Area19%8%1%72%< 1%186
Pittsburgh Metro Area32%6%3%58%1%136
Providence Metro Area22%5%5%69%< 1%220
Riverside, CA Metro Area29%11%1%58%1%154
San Diego Metro Area31%9%5%54%1%168
San Francisco Metro Area26%10%7%56%1%325
Seattle Metro Area25%6%3%66%< 1%198
St. Louis Metro Area18%6%5%70%< 1%127
Tampa Metro Area29%6%2%63%1%148
Washington, DC Metro Area29%13%6%52%1%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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