Racial and ethnic composition among members of the United Methodist Church by attendance at prayer groups (2014) Switch to: Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among members of the United Methodist Church by race/ethnicity

% of members of the United Methodist Church who identify as…

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groupsWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
At least once a week91%3%1%4%1%417
Once or twice a month94%1%< 1%2%2%163
Several times a year96%1%1%1%2%201
Seldom/never95%1%1%1%2%846
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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