Parent of children under 18 among adults who seldom or never meditate by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never meditate by parental status

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama30%70%187
Alaska35%65%146
Arizona33%67%266
Arkansas32%68%145
California31%69%1,556
Colorado36%64%228
Connecticut23%77%167
Delaware32%68%148
District of Columbia18%82%131
Florida25%75%847
Georgia33%67%383
Hawaii22%78%127
Idaho38%62%128
Illinois26%74%575
Indiana33%67%310
Iowa36%64%178
Kansas37%63%139
Kentucky28%72%193
Louisiana42%58%187
Maine34%66%152
Maryland25%75%269
Massachusetts27%73%354
Michigan32%68%453
Minnesota31%69%264
Mississippi32%68%106
Missouri32%68%300
Montana23%77%153
Nebraska34%66%135
Nevada26%74%133
New Hampshire25%75%140
New Jersey33%67%420
New Mexico24%76%118
New York26%74%871
North Carolina29%71%384
North Dakota32%68%181
Ohio32%68%479
Oklahoma31%69%147
Oregon32%68%180
Pennsylvania29%71%598
Rhode Island20%80%133
South Carolina36%64%188
South Dakota30%70%143
Tennessee38%62%243
Texas36%64%989
Utah33%67%105
Vermont24%76%164
Virginia32%68%357
Washington29%71%321
West Virginia35%65%143
Wisconsin32%68%316
Wyoming33%67%138
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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