Frequency of prayer among adults who seldom or never meditate by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who seldom or never meditate by frequency of prayer

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who pray…

Religious traditionAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Catholic43%24%10%23%1%3,119
Evangelical Protestant68%19%5%7%1%3,202
Historically Black Protestant70%17%5%7%1%538
Jewish21%12%8%58%1%487
Mainline Protestant41%26%10%23%1%2,679
Mormon74%10%2%13%< 1%175
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")13%9%6%72%< 1%4,330
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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