Marital status among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by marital status

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who are…

StateMarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample size
Alabama53%2%21%9%15%292
Arizona53%3%24%7%13%243
Arkansas54%4%14%14%14%160
California48%8%15%7%22%1,075
Colorado62%3%10%7%18%152
Florida49%5%17%9%21%698
Georgia53%3%14%8%22%471
Idaho69%5%12%5%9%132
Illinois51%4%14%9%22%405
Indiana45%3%16%11%24%245
Iowa59%6%8%10%17%104
Kansas55%1%16%7%21%109
Kentucky59%2%15%9%16%202
Louisiana51%5%15%8%21%228
Maryland45%3%13%11%29%220
Massachusetts38%11%11%13%27%108
Michigan57%4%11%9%18%328
Minnesota57%3%8%11%21%168
Mississippi54%1%16%9%20%191
Missouri56%2%12%14%15%255
Montana66%3%11%4%15%106
New Jersey43%8%18%8%23%230
New Mexico46%6%22%5%22%115
New York46%3%14%10%27%508
North Carolina56%4%15%7%18%457
Ohio55%4%12%10%19%426
Oklahoma53%5%17%10%15%192
Oregon51%3%15%12%19%120
Pennsylvania55%5%9%11%20%431
South Carolina56%6%14%8%16%250
Tennessee63%5%11%6%16%367
Texas53%5%15%8%19%1,095
Utah64%9%3%2%22%170
Virginia58%4%14%9%15%354
Washington53%8%12%10%17%217
West Virginia54%6%20%9%10%136
Wisconsin59%2%11%7%20%155
Wyoming59%2%12%8%20%115
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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