Frequency of meditation among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by frequency of meditation

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who meditate…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama29%8%5%58%< 1%180
Alaska23%12%10%53%1%146
Arizona33%8%6%53%< 1%286
Arkansas30%6%8%57%< 1%114
California34%8%6%51%1%1,596
Colorado26%9%4%59%2%209
Connecticut31%15%3%49%2%197
Delaware31%5%4%59%1%141
District of Columbia36%3%2%58%< 1%118
Florida34%9%4%52%1%933
Georgia36%8%3%50%3%360
Hawaii39%9%10%42%< 1%158
Idaho28%11%6%55%< 1%150
Illinois34%9%5%51%1%596
Indiana32%7%2%59%< 1%282
Iowa26%7%3%64%< 1%148
Kansas27%9%5%59%1%139
Kentucky29%8%5%58%1%175
Louisiana39%5%5%51%< 1%172
Maine28%9%6%56%1%167
Maryland27%9%4%58%2%282
Massachusetts30%10%4%55%< 1%366
Michigan30%8%5%56%1%447
Minnesota27%10%5%58%< 1%261
Missouri31%8%3%58%< 1%267
Montana16%11%5%67%1%138
Nebraska25%8%8%57%3%134
Nevada30%9%7%49%4%162
New Hampshire26%15%4%54%1%168
New Jersey30%8%4%57%1%421
New Mexico33%13%1%52%< 1%115
New York33%9%6%50%2%935
North Carolina40%7%3%49%< 1%391
North Dakota23%3%2%70%2%160
Ohio30%7%4%57%1%527
Oklahoma41%5%3%48%2%163
Oregon29%12%5%52%2%185
Pennsylvania28%7%5%59%< 1%590
Rhode Island33%8%8%50%1%156
South Carolina35%8%4%52%1%177
South Dakota29%9%5%56%1%140
Tennessee33%7%4%54%2%231
Texas38%7%5%49%1%953
Utah36%22%2%39%< 1%119
Vermont21%9%7%63%1%162
Virginia37%11%5%46%1%350
Washington32%9%4%54%1%308
West Virginia22%10%6%61%1%125
Wisconsin17%10%5%67%< 1%267
Wyoming31%9%5%55%< 1%125
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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