Region among adults who pray monthly by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among adults who pray monthly by region

% of adults who pray monthly who are in…

Frequency of reading scriptureNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Once or twice a month13%37%24%27%170
Several times a year26%28%22%24%259
Seldom/never23%27%24%25%1,400
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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