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

% of adults who seldom or never pray who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alaska32%68%102
Arizona25%75%157
California21%79%1,085
Colorado26%74%150
Connecticut18%82%113
Florida22%78%459
Georgia25%75%152
Illinois23%77%306
Indiana24%76%130
Maine29%71%124
Maryland26%74%168
Massachusetts28%72%278
Michigan25%75%222
Minnesota25%75%139
Missouri22%78%126
New Hampshire20%80%106
New Jersey27%73%214
New York19%81%582
North Carolina23%77%164
Ohio31%69%192
Oregon27%73%146
Pennsylvania27%73%289
Texas33%67%404
Vermont21%79%133
Virginia28%72%192
Washington21%79%230
Wisconsin24%76%147
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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