Religious tradition among adults who meditate once or twice a month by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who meditate once or twice a month by religious group

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

Marital statusBuddhistCatholicEvangelical ProtestantHinduHistorically Black ProtestantJehovah's WitnessJewishMainline ProtestantMormonMuslimOrthodox ChristianOther ChristianOther FaithsOther World ReligionsUnaffiliated (religious "nones")Don't knowSample size
Married1%25%21%1%5%< 1%2%18%3%1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%21%< 1%1,413
Living with a partner1%26%16%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%13%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%39%< 1%196
Divorced/separated< 1%22%21%< 1%6%< 1%1%17%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%4%1%27%< 1%392
Widowed< 1%26%20%< 1%6%< 1%3%31%1%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%10%< 1%209
Never married< 1%16%18%1%10%< 1%2%12%1%2%< 1%< 1%2%1%34%1%668
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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