Frequency of prayer among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by frequency of prayer

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who pray…

StateAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama66%12%10%13%< 1%147
Arizona68%21%3%9%< 1%183
California66%18%6%10%< 1%855
Colorado66%20%7%7%< 1%127
Florida62%22%7%9%< 1%524
Georgia73%20%5%2%< 1%266
Idaho64%22%6%9%< 1%106
Illinois60%23%8%9%< 1%400
Indiana55%28%4%12%1%186
Iowa56%30%4%10%< 1%119
Kansas61%30%6%3%< 1%105
Kentucky66%17%3%15%< 1%104
Louisiana68%20%3%9%< 1%129
Maryland60%24%6%9%1%177
Massachusetts55%22%10%12%1%154
Michigan57%25%8%11%< 1%283
Minnesota49%34%9%9%< 1%161
Missouri73%16%1%9%< 1%181
Nebraska58%25%9%8%< 1%106
New Jersey63%23%6%8%1%266
New York61%19%6%13%< 1%507
North Carolina69%22%3%5%1%262
North Dakota64%19%9%8%< 1%122
Ohio63%22%6%8%< 1%366
Oklahoma65%28%3%4%1%100
Oregon65%12%5%18%1%108
Pennsylvania64%18%6%12%< 1%401
South Carolina67%23%4%5%1%127
South Dakota61%23%9%8%1%114
Tennessee73%19%4%4%1%160
Texas66%18%5%10%< 1%704
Utah82%13%1%4%1%126
Virginia69%21%4%5%< 1%231
Washington60%16%12%12%< 1%186
Wisconsin54%27%11%8%< 1%180
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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