Gender composition among adults who meditate at least once a week by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who meditate at least once a week by gender

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…

Metro areaMenWomenSample size
Atlanta Metro Area44%56%227
Baltimore Metro Area49%51%104
Boston Metro Area46%54%156
Chicago Metro Area44%56%368
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area48%52%301
Detroit Metro Area39%61%147
Houston Metro Area43%57%237
Los Angeles Metro Area42%58%456
Miami Metro Area44%56%241
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area41%59%123
New York City Metro Area48%52%708
Philadelphia Metro Area45%55%288
Phoenix Metro Area44%56%177
Pittsburgh Metro Area39%61%102
Providence Metro Area39%61%150
Riverside, CA Metro Area46%54%166
San Diego Metro Area41%59%145
San Francisco Metro Area45%55%177
Seattle Metro Area39%61%118
St. Louis Metro Area47%53%116
Tampa Metro Area42%58%138
Washington, DC Metro Area46%54%366
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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