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

% of married adults who meditate…

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Buddhist51%8%10%30%1%103
Catholic41%9%5%44%1%3,810
Evangelical Protestant49%6%3%40%2%4,853
Hindu34%8%7%52%< 1%131
Historically Black Protestant61%9%4%24%2%626
Jehovah's Witness80%4%2%10%4%124
Jewish28%8%5%57%2%498
Mainline Protestant36%9%5%49%2%3,444
Mormon60%10%2%26%2%454
Muslim33%10%8%41%9%110
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")25%9%5%60%1%3,150
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