Frequency of meditation among adults who seldom or never pray by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never pray by frequency of meditation

% of adults who seldom or never pray who meditate…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alaska19%3%12%66%< 1%102
Arizona16%5%3%75%1%159
California17%10%6%67%< 1%1,092
Colorado18%9%5%68%1%150
Connecticut15%12%5%68%< 1%113
Florida18%8%5%69%1%461
Georgia18%12%12%57%1%152
Illinois20%6%5%69%< 1%306
Indiana15%6%4%75%< 1%130
Maine18%3%8%71%1%124
Maryland16%9%2%72%1%169
Massachusetts14%7%3%76%< 1%279
Michigan15%4%4%77%< 1%222
Minnesota15%13%8%64%< 1%139
Missouri17%8%5%68%2%126
New Hampshire17%11%3%66%3%107
New Jersey13%9%5%72%1%215
New York17%9%8%65%1%582
North Carolina16%9%7%68%< 1%165
Ohio15%7%4%73%2%194
Oregon17%12%5%65%1%146
Pennsylvania18%6%6%70%1%291
Texas20%10%4%65%2%407
Vermont12%7%8%73%< 1%133
Virginia16%11%6%65%2%193
Washington17%9%4%70%< 1%230
Wisconsin10%6%5%79%< 1%147
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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