Frequency of meditation among adults who pray daily by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who pray daily by frequency of meditation

% of adults who pray daily who meditate…

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Buddhist83%1%4%10%2%110
Catholic54%8%4%33%2%4,335
Evangelical Protestant55%6%2%34%2%6,852
Hindu49%3%5%43%< 1%102
Historically Black Protestant61%8%3%27%2%1,538
Jehovah's Witness79%3%1%13%4%221
Jewish47%6%1%40%6%213
Mainline Protestant50%9%4%36%2%3,342
Mormon65%8%1%24%1%571
Muslim44%9%6%31%10%164
Orthodox Christian50%5%2%43%1%100
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")52%7%2%37%2%1,333
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