Frequency of meditation among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by frequency of meditation

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who meditate…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama63%4%2%31%< 1%232
Alaska48%11%2%37%2%159
Arizona53%5%4%35%2%349
Arkansas53%4%5%36%2%141
California53%10%4%32%1%1,849
Colorado56%11%3%28%2%251
Connecticut45%17%6%30%2%169
Delaware48%7%1%41%2%117
District of Columbia55%6%4%35%< 1%133
Florida56%7%2%33%2%960
Georgia54%9%4%31%2%470
Hawaii55%10%6%25%3%159
Idaho53%10%3%33%1%156
Illinois53%8%5%34%1%588
Indiana51%8%3%36%1%294
Iowa46%8%3%41%3%140
Kansas53%13%5%29%< 1%133
Kentucky52%8%4%35%1%193
Louisiana53%9%2%35%1%206
Maine48%15%3%32%2%127
Maryland51%6%4%35%3%292
Massachusetts46%10%4%39%1%336
Michigan49%6%3%41%1%430
Minnesota45%9%4%41%1%265
Mississippi61%7%1%29%2%141
Missouri53%10%1%36%< 1%299
Montana43%9%4%41%4%152
Nebraska53%4%4%37%2%128
Nevada48%13%1%35%3%165
New Hampshire38%14%7%40%1%139
New Jersey51%10%4%34%1%387
New Mexico54%14%2%29%1%161
New York51%9%5%33%2%928
North Carolina54%10%4%30%2%473
North Dakota51%5%3%41%< 1%148
Ohio53%8%4%33%2%504
Oklahoma63%4%1%32%< 1%175
Oregon50%10%2%34%3%220
Pennsylvania52%8%3%36%1%621
Rhode Island54%9%7%30%< 1%115
South Carolina53%7%3%34%4%239
South Dakota51%13%2%35%< 1%147
Tennessee58%6%2%32%3%324
Texas60%7%4%28%1%1,226
Utah61%11%2%24%2%165
Vermont47%9%6%36%2%159
Virginia50%11%5%33%1%442
Washington51%8%4%36%1%359
West Virginia46%9%4%39%2%141
Wisconsin45%8%4%42%1%255
Wyoming60%5%3%32%< 1%152
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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