Frequency of reading scripture among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by frequency of reading scripture

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who read scripture…

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Catholic31%13%11%45%1%4,775
Evangelical Protestant68%11%6%14%1%7,594
Historically Black Protestant64%13%7%16%1%1,694
Jehovah's Witness91%2%3%3%1%221
Jewish38%10%9%41%2%277
Mainline Protestant40%14%12%32%1%3,989
Mormon81%7%3%8%1%576
Muslim52%15%10%22%2%192
Orthodox Christian39%19%10%32%1%113
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")26%10%7%56%1%1,805
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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