Importance of religion in one's life among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who meditate at least once a week by importance of religion

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist40%34%12%11%3%186
Catholic75%20%4%1%1%3,024
Evangelical Protestant87%10%1%1%1%4,408
Historically Black Protestant90%8%1%1%< 1%1,132
Jehovah's Witness93%6%< 1%< 1%1%195
Jewish49%29%16%6%< 1%227
Mainline Protestant71%22%5%1%1%2,411
Mormon91%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%410
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")24%23%19%32%2%2,029
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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