Frequency of reading scripture among Evangelical Protestants by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants by frequency of reading scripture

% of Evangelical Protestants who read scripture…

Religious denominationAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Assemblies of God76%9%4%11%< 1%460
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)84%9%2%5%< 1%111
Church of the Nazarene58%16%2%24%< 1%101
Churches of Christ59%11%8%21%1%498
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)57%12%7%23%< 1%825
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)72%9%8%11%< 1%206
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod36%15%10%39%< 1%459
Nondenominational charismatic71%10%4%15%< 1%187
Nondenominational evangelical72%12%6%10%< 1%684
Nondenominational fundamentalist66%14%5%14%2%107
Presbyterian Church in America44%18%7%31%< 1%158
Seventh-day Adventist72%11%7%9%2%165
Southern Baptist Convention63%12%7%18%1%1,845
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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