Frequency of reading scripture among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by frequency of reading scripture

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who read scripture…

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Catholic44%13%9%33%1%2,203
Evangelical Protestant77%10%4%8%1%5,299
Historically Black Protestant73%9%5%11%1%929
Jehovah's Witness93%1%2%3%1%194
Jewish55%8%11%23%3%126
Mainline Protestant54%14%9%21%1%1,825
Mormon90%6%< 1%3%< 1%428
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")42%9%5%42%2%441
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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