Frequency of meditation among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by frequency of meditation

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who meditate…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%7%3%34%1%245
Arizona56%5%2%33%3%172
Arkansas47%5%5%41%2%135
California56%8%3%30%4%822
Colorado56%11%3%29%2%106
Florida55%6%2%35%2%562
Georgia54%8%1%36%2%379
Illinois54%6%6%32%2%320
Indiana41%8%4%45%2%234
Kentucky48%7%5%39%1%183
Louisiana56%3%2%38%1%186
Maryland54%10%1%34%1%154
Michigan53%7%2%36%2%278
Minnesota51%5%2%40%1%126
Mississippi56%9%1%32%2%169
Missouri46%8%3%41%2%186
New Jersey53%7%2%36%1%171
New York54%5%3%33%5%400
North Carolina56%7%3%32%2%352
Ohio46%9%2%41%2%336
Oklahoma57%5%1%36%1%152
Pennsylvania49%9%3%36%2%368
South Carolina58%4%3%32%4%230
Tennessee51%7%3%38%2%297
Texas56%5%3%33%3%935
Virginia50%8%6%33%3%262
Washington55%5%2%33%4%145
West Virginia44%4%7%43%3%134
Wisconsin42%3%8%45%2%158
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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