Racial and ethnic composition by frequency of meditation (2014) Switch to: Frequency of meditation by race/ethnicity

% of adults who identify as…

Frequency of meditationWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
At least once a week60%15%3%18%4%14,595
Once or twice a month63%11%5%17%4%2,851
Several times a year66%10%6%15%3%1,519
Seldom/never73%9%4%11%3%14,998
Don't know61%11%5%20%2%586
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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