Frequency of meditation among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by frequency of meditation

% of women who meditate…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama51%7%2%40%< 1%255
Alaska41%9%6%42%2%158
Arizona47%10%4%38%2%301
Arkansas42%8%5%42%2%148
California46%10%4%38%2%1,829
Colorado42%12%2%43%1%221
Connecticut39%15%2%43%1%187
Delaware38%8%4%47%4%174
District of Columbia45%8%4%43%1%157
Florida46%8%3%41%2%969
Georgia50%7%3%38%2%499
Hawaii47%11%3%37%2%151
Idaho46%9%7%37%1%165
Illinois45%8%3%42%2%670
Indiana37%7%5%51%2%324
Iowa32%5%5%56%3%155
Kansas40%7%1%51%1%136
Kentucky38%9%2%50%1%229
Louisiana44%6%1%47%1%234
Maine37%11%3%49%< 1%167
Maryland38%12%4%46%1%319
Massachusetts35%9%6%50%< 1%356
Michigan40%7%5%46%1%505
Minnesota39%9%3%47%1%290
Mississippi51%8%2%36%2%156
Missouri39%8%4%49%1%318
Montana35%12%4%48%2%138
Nebraska41%11%4%44%1%158
Nevada48%12%5%35%< 1%131
New Hampshire38%14%3%44%< 1%161
New Jersey36%9%4%49%2%460
New Mexico49%14%1%35%1%159
New York41%8%5%43%2%1,088
North Carolina48%8%3%39%2%513
North Dakota39%4%4%52%2%147
Ohio43%7%4%44%2%599
Oklahoma50%7%3%41%< 1%197
Oregon39%7%7%45%2%212
Pennsylvania39%8%4%48%2%733
Rhode Island45%10%3%41%1%162
South Carolina51%5%5%37%2%269
South Dakota34%7%8%50%1%150
Tennessee48%7%2%41%1%324
Texas49%7%4%38%2%1,210
Utah45%19%1%33%1%143
Vermont30%10%6%53%2%144
Virginia43%12%6%37%2%417
Washington44%9%3%44%1%370
West Virginia36%8%2%51%3%159
Wisconsin31%7%7%53%1%289
Wyoming49%5%2%43%1%151
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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