Frequency of reading scripture among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by frequency of reading scripture

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who read scripture…

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Buddhist37%9%10%43%1%166
Catholic35%13%11%41%1%4,173
Evangelical Protestant73%10%5%11%1%6,541
Historically Black Protestant70%11%6%12%1%1,423
Jehovah's Witness95%1%1%2%< 1%203
Jewish32%10%8%48%1%320
Mainline Protestant43%13%11%31%1%3,532
Mormon85%6%2%6%1%545
Muslim51%16%10%23%< 1%152
Orthodox Christian36%14%13%37%< 1%103
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")17%7%6%69%1%3,048
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