Frequency of meditation among adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month by frequency of meditation

% of adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month who meditate…

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Catholic51%19%5%25%1%593
Evangelical Protestant43%10%3%42%2%1,044
Historically Black Protestant56%14%4%24%2%265
Mainline Protestant46%13%3%36%2%551
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")38%21%1%38%1%189
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