Frequency of reading scripture among who believe in Heaven by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who believe in Heaven by frequency of reading scripture

% of who believe in Heaven who read scripture…

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Catholic27%12%11%49%1%6,083
Evangelical Protestant62%12%7%18%1%7,452
Historically Black Protestant61%13%8%17%1%1,761
Jehovah's Witness91%2%3%3%2%126
Jewish31%7%12%48%2%288
Mainline Protestant33%14%12%41%1%4,683
Mormon78%7%3%11%1%626
Muslim50%14%10%25%1%202
Orthodox Christian33%15%13%38%< 1%138
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")18%9%6%66%< 1%2,430
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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