Generational cohort among adults who seldom or never read scripture by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who seldom or never read scripture by generational group

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who are…

Religious traditionYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Buddhist24%18%20%32%5%< 1%145
Catholic12%12%27%37%12%1%3,741
Evangelical Protestant10%14%27%35%12%1%1,444
Hindu11%48%35%7%< 1%< 1%118
Historically Black Protestant17%20%26%32%6%< 1%303
Jewish12%12%23%31%18%4%572
Mainline Protestant11%10%25%36%15%2%2,598
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")22%21%28%23%6%< 1%6,027
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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