Frequency of prayer among adults ages 65 and older by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults ages 65 and older by frequency of prayer

% of adults ages 65 and older who pray…

Religious traditionAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Catholic72%14%4%9%2%2,131
Evangelical Protestant81%11%2%4%1%2,399
Historically Black Protestant85%8%3%2%1%401
Jewish25%12%8%52%3%320
Mainline Protestant58%20%6%14%2%2,272
Mormon87%8%1%4%< 1%146
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")20%7%5%67%1%1,225
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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