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

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama31%69%293
Arizona28%72%245
Arkansas37%63%162
California34%66%1,080
Colorado29%71%151
Florida29%71%699
Georgia32%68%471
Idaho31%69%130
Illinois32%68%408
Indiana27%73%245
Iowa25%75%104
Kansas38%62%107
Kentucky30%70%202
Louisiana34%66%228
Maryland24%76%219
Massachusetts25%75%109
Michigan28%72%330
Minnesota31%69%168
Mississippi30%70%191
Missouri32%68%254
Montana23%77%105
New Jersey36%64%227
New Mexico31%69%115
New York29%71%509
North Carolina28%72%456
Ohio29%71%427
Oklahoma25%75%193
Oregon30%70%120
Pennsylvania30%70%431
South Carolina30%70%251
Tennessee35%65%368
Texas36%64%1,096
Utah39%61%170
Virginia29%71%354
Washington30%70%217
West Virginia23%77%136
Wisconsin32%68%155
Wyoming31%69%115
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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