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

% of whites who meditate…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama41%7%4%47%1%346
Alaska34%9%6%49%2%226
Arizona42%8%3%44%2%463
Arkansas35%5%2%55%2%229
California37%9%5%47%1%2,098
Colorado38%9%4%48%1%383
Connecticut36%15%3%45%1%286
Delaware32%7%4%54%3%217
District of Columbia25%5%7%62%< 1%124
Florida36%9%3%51%1%1,311
Georgia40%8%4%45%3%576
Hawaii38%9%8%44%1%141
Idaho40%8%7%44%1%280
Illinois37%7%4%51%1%975
Indiana34%8%3%54%1%532
Iowa35%5%3%55%1%304
Kansas35%8%5%51%1%255
Kentucky37%8%4%51%1%362
Louisiana38%7%6%49%1%289
Maine33%10%4%52%1%281
Maryland30%9%5%55%1%379
Massachusetts28%8%6%58%1%559
Michigan33%7%4%54%1%755
Minnesota34%8%5%52%1%483
Mississippi41%10%2%42%5%187
Missouri35%7%4%53%1%516
Montana30%9%5%54%3%278
Nebraska37%9%5%47%2%253
Nevada42%8%5%41%3%200
New Hampshire28%12%5%54%1%275
New Jersey30%8%4%57%1%605
New Mexico40%13%2%43%2%168
New York32%9%4%53%2%1,319
North Carolina41%7%4%47%2%712
North Dakota31%5%3%60%1%307
Ohio38%8%3%50%2%913
Oklahoma47%5%3%43%2%277
Oregon38%9%6%45%2%338
Pennsylvania36%8%4%51%1%1,124
Rhode Island40%8%4%48%1%258
South Carolina38%5%3%49%4%341
South Dakota34%11%5%49%1%268
Tennessee45%6%2%44%2%526
Texas41%7%4%46%2%1,379
Utah48%15%2%33%2%274
Vermont28%9%5%57%1%293
Virginia33%12%7%46%2%632
Washington39%8%4%48%1%542
West Virginia35%8%5%51%2%272
Wisconsin26%7%8%57%2%512
Wyoming40%7%3%50%1%277
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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