Frequency of reading scripture among Evangelical Protestants who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by frequency of reading scripture

% of Evangelical Protestants who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who read scripture…

Religious denominationAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Churches of Christ36%11%13%40%1%161
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)33%19%10%38%< 1%265
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod20%12%7%60%1%184
Nondenominational evangelical49%14%15%23%< 1%131
Southern Baptist Convention41%13%10%35%1%543
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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