Gender composition among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by gender

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

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama43%57%264
Alaska45%55%111
Arizona43%57%302
Arkansas43%57%130
California43%57%1,559
Colorado46%54%199
Connecticut47%53%140
Delaware43%57%111
District of Columbia40%60%129
Florida45%55%897
Georgia42%58%452
Hawaii43%57%140
Idaho42%58%141
Illinois44%56%573
Indiana47%53%266
Iowa53%47%114
Kansas45%55%121
Kentucky48%52%185
Louisiana49%51%221
Maine45%55%105
Maryland47%53%271
Massachusetts43%57%234
Michigan44%56%400
Minnesota41%59%221
Mississippi45%55%158
Missouri46%54%251
Montana44%56%107
Nebraska45%55%128
Nevada42%58%130
New Hampshire37%63%107
New Jersey50%50%333
New Mexico43%57%144
New York44%56%778
North Carolina44%56%497
North Dakota42%58%114
Ohio43%57%487
Oklahoma47%53%204
Oregon48%52%168
Pennsylvania46%54%567
Rhode Island47%53%133
South Carolina43%57%252
South Dakota50%50%118
Tennessee44%56%334
Texas46%54%1,204
Utah52%48%149
Virginia46%54%364
Washington44%56%297
West Virginia49%51%121
Wisconsin44%56%190
Wyoming43%57%140
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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