Parent of children under 18 among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by parental status

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama26%74%260
Alaska27%73%111
Arizona22%78%300
Arkansas33%67%130
California31%69%1,554
Colorado22%78%198
Connecticut26%74%138
Delaware36%64%111
District of Columbia25%75%127
Florida27%73%893
Georgia33%67%450
Hawaii39%61%140
Idaho25%75%139
Illinois25%75%572
Indiana26%74%264
Iowa29%71%114
Kansas33%67%119
Kentucky22%78%184
Louisiana29%71%220
Maine20%80%105
Maryland26%74%271
Massachusetts23%77%232
Michigan25%75%398
Minnesota21%79%221
Mississippi27%73%158
Missouri29%71%249
Montana20%80%107
Nebraska27%73%128
Nevada27%73%128
New Hampshire23%77%106
New Jersey29%71%329
New Mexico35%65%144
New York25%75%776
North Carolina28%72%495
North Dakota15%85%114
Ohio29%71%485
Oklahoma25%75%204
Oregon27%73%168
Pennsylvania25%75%567
Rhode Island28%72%133
South Carolina21%79%251
South Dakota22%78%118
Tennessee31%69%334
Texas34%66%1,198
Utah40%60%148
Virginia26%74%362
Washington21%79%297
West Virginia16%84%121
Wisconsin26%74%190
Wyoming31%69%140
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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