Frequency of reading scripture among adults with an education level of high school or less by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults with an education level of high school or less by frequency of reading scripture

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who read scripture…

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Catholic27%12%10%50%1%2,431
Evangelical Protestant60%11%7%21%1%2,977
Historically Black Protestant58%13%8%20%1%823
Jehovah's Witness89%1%3%4%3%130
Mainline Protestant32%13%9%45%1%1,536
Mormon63%9%6%21%2%127
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")12%8%6%74%< 1%2,129
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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