Frequency of prayer by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition by frequency of prayer

% of adults who pray…

Religious traditionAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Buddhist43%16%10%29%1%264
Catholic59%20%7%13%1%7,202
Evangelical Protestant79%14%3%4%1%8,593
Hindu51%15%12%22%1%199
Historically Black Protestant80%12%3%4%1%1,916
Jehovah's Witness90%7%2%1%1%245
Jewish29%16%8%45%1%847
Mainline Protestant54%23%7%15%1%6,083
Mormon85%7%3%5%< 1%664
Muslim69%9%7%13%1%237
Orthodox Christian57%19%8%15%2%186
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")20%11%7%62%1%7,556
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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