Political ideology among adults who meditate once or twice a month by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who meditate once or twice a month by political ideology

% of adults who meditate once or twice a month who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic35%37%22%7%613
Evangelical Protestant50%31%15%4%546
Historically Black Protestant28%42%25%5%162
Mainline Protestant34%39%24%3%574
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")14%36%44%6%703
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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