Religious tradition among adults who meditate at least once a week
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…
Survey year | Buddhist | Catholic | Evangelical Protestant | Hindu | Historically Black Protestant | Jehovah's Witness | Jewish | Mainline Protestant | Mormon | Muslim | Orthodox Christian | Other Christian | Other Faiths | Other World Religions | Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 1% | 21% | 31% | 1% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 13% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 15% | 1% | 14,858 |
2007 | 1% | 22% | 31% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 16% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 11% | 1% | 15,033 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are ages…
Religious tradition | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 37% | 27% | 24% | 12% | 182 |
Catholic | 11% | 32% | 30% | 27% | 2,961 |
Evangelical Protestant | 13% | 30% | 31% | 26% | 4,304 |
Historically Black Protestant | 13% | 35% | 33% | 20% | 1,102 |
Jehovah's Witness | 15% | 32% | 28% | 25% | 190 |
Jewish | 24% | 28% | 28% | 21% | 220 |
Mainline Protestant | 9% | 23% | 31% | 37% | 2,357 |
Mormon | 19% | 41% | 23% | 18% | 403 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 27% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 1,996 |
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Generational cohort among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…
Religious tradition | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 25% | 17% | 22% | 31% | 5% | < 1% | 182 |
Catholic | 6% | 9% | 28% | 36% | 18% | 2% | 2,961 |
Evangelical Protestant | 8% | 10% | 26% | 36% | 18% | 2% | 4,304 |
Historically Black Protestant | 8% | 11% | 29% | 38% | 13% | 1% | 1,102 |
Jehovah's Witness | 9% | 10% | 27% | 34% | 18% | 1% | 190 |
Jewish | 13% | 13% | 25% | 32% | 15% | 1% | 220 |
Mainline Protestant | 5% | 9% | 19% | 39% | 25% | 4% | 2,357 |
Mormon | 13% | 15% | 31% | 29% | 11% | 1% | 403 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 16% | 19% | 31% | 26% | 6% | 1% | 1,996 |
Gender composition among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…
Religious tradition | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 47% | 53% | 186 |
Catholic | 44% | 56% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 43% | 57% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 41% | 59% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 32% | 68% | 195 |
Jewish | 43% | 57% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 40% | 60% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 50% | 50% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 53% | 47% | 2,029 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who identify as…
Religious tradition | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 53% | 4% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 184 |
Catholic | 52% | 3% | 3% | 40% | 2% | 2,975 |
Evangelical Protestant | 71% | 8% | 2% | 14% | 6% | 4,333 |
Historically Black Protestant | 3% | 94% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 1,129 |
Jehovah's Witness | 39% | 23% | 1% | 32% | 5% | 194 |
Jewish | 83% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 224 |
Mainline Protestant | 84% | 5% | 1% | 7% | 4% | 2,370 |
Mormon | 85% | < 1% | 2% | 9% | 4% | 405 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 59% | 13% | 3% | 17% | 6% | 1,978 |
Immigrant status among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…
Religious tradition | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 14% | 23% | 63% | 185 |
Catholic | 36% | 14% | 50% | 2,996 |
Evangelical Protestant | 11% | 7% | 82% | 4,352 |
Historically Black Protestant | 8% | 2% | 90% | 1,109 |
Jehovah's Witness | 25% | 7% | 67% | 193 |
Jewish | 16% | 20% | 64% | 226 |
Mainline Protestant | 8% | 7% | 84% | 2,395 |
Mormon | 8% | 7% | 85% | 408 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 16% | 12% | 72% | 1,983 |
Income distribution among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who have a household income of…
Religious tradition | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 38% | 19% | 30% | 13% | 167 |
Catholic | 43% | 19% | 22% | 16% | 2,557 |
Evangelical Protestant | 39% | 22% | 26% | 12% | 3,796 |
Historically Black Protestant | 53% | 21% | 18% | 7% | 1,004 |
Jehovah's Witness | 49% | 25% | 22% | 4% | 172 |
Jewish | 20% | 20% | 22% | 38% | 188 |
Mainline Protestant | 32% | 20% | 27% | 20% | 2,040 |
Mormon | 24% | 20% | 34% | 21% | 365 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 37% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 1,819 |
Educational distribution among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who have completed…
Religious tradition | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 16% | 36% | 27% | 20% | 184 |
Catholic | 48% | 26% | 15% | 11% | 3,011 |
Evangelical Protestant | 43% | 35% | 14% | 8% | 4,379 |
Historically Black Protestant | 50% | 34% | 10% | 6% | 1,123 |
Jehovah's Witness | 63% | 26% | 9% | 3% | 192 |
Jewish | 24% | 21% | 28% | 27% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 34% | 31% | 19% | 16% | 2,396 |
Mormon | 22% | 40% | 26% | 12% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 36% | 32% | 19% | 13% | 2,020 |
Marital status among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…
Religious tradition | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 31% | 13% | 14% | 2% | 40% | 185 |
Catholic | 53% | 7% | 13% | 10% | 17% | 3,011 |
Evangelical Protestant | 56% | 5% | 15% | 10% | 14% | 4,386 |
Historically Black Protestant | 34% | 5% | 22% | 11% | 28% | 1,125 |
Jehovah's Witness | 55% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 20% | 194 |
Jewish | 56% | 4% | 13% | 6% | 21% | 225 |
Mainline Protestant | 55% | 4% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 2,396 |
Mormon | 67% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 18% | 408 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 36% | 11% | 15% | 4% | 33% | 2,019 |
Parent of children under 18 among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…
Religious tradition | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 18% | 82% | 185 |
Catholic | 30% | 70% | 3,009 |
Evangelical Protestant | 28% | 72% | 4,391 |
Historically Black Protestant | 28% | 72% | 1,128 |
Jehovah's Witness | 29% | 71% | 194 |
Jewish | 26% | 74% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 22% | 78% | 2,402 |
Mormon | 41% | 59% | 408 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 28% | 72% | 2,023 |
Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say they…
Religious tradition | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 32% | 31% | 3% | 1% | 28% | 5% | 186 |
Catholic | 72% | 23% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 92% | 6% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 92% | 6% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 90% | 9% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 195 |
Jewish | 52% | 27% | 10% | 1% | 9% | 2% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 78% | 18% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 91% | 9% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 42% | 21% | 11% | 1% | 21% | 4% | 2,029 |
Importance of religion in one's life among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say religion is…
Religious tradition | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 40% | 34% | 12% | 11% | 3% | 186 |
Catholic | 75% | 20% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 87% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 90% | 8% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 93% | 6% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 195 |
Jewish | 49% | 29% | 16% | 6% | < 1% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 71% | 22% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 91% | 8% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 24% | 23% | 19% | 32% | 2% | 2,029 |
Attendance at religious services among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who attend religious services…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 27% | 41% | 32% | 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 54% | 32% | 13% | 1% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 68% | 22% | 9% | 1% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 65% | 27% | 7% | 1% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 87% | 11% | 2% | < 1% | 195 |
Jewish | 26% | 47% | 27% | < 1% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 47% | 35% | 17% | 1% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 86% | 12% | 2% | 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 9% | 25% | 66% | < 1% | 2,029 |
Frequency of prayer among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who pray…
Religious tradition | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 55% | 19% | 7% | 18% | 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 78% | 14% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 89% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 88% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 92% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 195 |
Jewish | 48% | 23% | 5% | 23% | 1% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 75% | 17% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 93% | 5% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 40% | 13% | 6% | 41% | 1% | 2,029 |
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who attend prayer group…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 20% | 15% | 12% | 52% | 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 28% | 12% | 11% | 49% | 1% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 57% | 12% | 8% | 23% | 1% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 57% | 14% | 7% | 21% | 1% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 90% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 195 |
Jewish | 28% | 9% | 12% | 51% | < 1% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 32% | 13% | 9% | 46% | 1% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 83% | 6% | 2% | 9% | < 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 11% | 5% | 5% | 79% | < 1% | 2,029 |
Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 76% | 13% | 4% | 7% | < 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 75% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 86% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 83% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 89% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 195 |
Jewish | 62% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 2% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 76% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 90% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 65% | 14% | 7% | 13% | 1% | 2,029 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 65% | 16% | 10% | 8% | 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 57% | 14% | 10% | 18% | 1% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 60% | 13% | 8% | 17% | 2% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 51% | 15% | 9% | 23% | 2% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 73% | 8% | 3% | 13% | 4% | 195 |
Jewish | 56% | 18% | 7% | 19% | 1% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 58% | 14% | 10% | 15% | 2% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 58% | 24% | 9% | 9% | < 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 66% | 14% | 7% | 13% | 1% | 2,029 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Religious tradition | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 8% | 34% | 37% | 15% | 7% | 186 |
Catholic | 38% | 10% | 40% | 9% | 3% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 68% | 5% | 23% | 2% | 2% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 53% | 5% | 36% | 3% | 3% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 82% | < 1% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 195 |
Jewish | 19% | 21% | 43% | 13% | 4% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 38% | 12% | 42% | 6% | 3% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 70% | 4% | 19% | 4% | 3% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 11% | 20% | 52% | 13% | 4% | 2,029 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say…
Religious tradition | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 23% | 75% | 2% | < 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 32% | 64% | 2% | 2% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 53% | 44% | 2% | 1% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 31% | 67% | 1% | 1% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 62% | 34% | 2% | 2% | 195 |
Jewish | 20% | 77% | 3% | < 1% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 33% | 64% | 2% | 1% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 61% | 37% | 3% | < 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 21% | 75% | 2% | 2% | 2,029 |
Frequency of reading scripture among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who read scripture…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 38% | 11% | 7% | 43% | 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 44% | 12% | 8% | 35% | 1% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 78% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 77% | 9% | 3% | 10% | 1% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 94% | 2% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 195 |
Jewish | 29% | 9% | 8% | 53% | 2% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 50% | 13% | 10% | 27% | 1% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 87% | 6% | 2% | 5% | < 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 21% | 7% | 8% | 63% | 1% | 2,029 |
Interpreting scripture among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say the holy scripture is…
Religious tradition | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 5% | 11% | 1% | 74% | 9% | 186 |
Catholic | 33% | 34% | 3% | 22% | 8% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 61% | 24% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 66% | 20% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 45% | 42% | 8% | 2% | 4% | 195 |
Jewish | 18% | 28% | 2% | 43% | 8% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 31% | 31% | 4% | 24% | 11% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 35% | 53% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 14% | 12% | 1% | 65% | 8% | 2,029 |
Belief in Heaven among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who …in heaven
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 41% | 51% | 7% | 186 |
Catholic | 87% | 8% | 5% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 88% | 5% | 7% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 93% | 5% | 2% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 50% | 38% | 12% | 195 |
Jewish | 50% | 38% | 12% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 81% | 11% | 8% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 96% | 2% | 2% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 40% | 49% | 11% | 2,029 |
Belief in Hell among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who …in hell
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 23% | 73% | 4% | 186 |
Catholic | 66% | 26% | 8% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 84% | 9% | 7% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 84% | 11% | 5% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 7% | 90% | 3% | 195 |
Jewish | 31% | 61% | 9% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 58% | 31% | 12% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 59% | 32% | 9% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 28% | 63% | 9% | 2,029 |
Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who identify as…
Religious tradition | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 12% | 13% | 75% | 186 |
Catholic | 35% | 19% | 45% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 56% | 17% | 28% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 10% | 11% | 79% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 4% | 80% | 16% | 195 |
Jewish | 27% | 13% | 60% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 42% | 16% | 43% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 74% | 11% | 16% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 19% | 25% | 57% | 2,029 |
Political ideology among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who are…
Religious tradition | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 12% | 39% | 47% | 2% | 186 |
Catholic | 40% | 34% | 21% | 5% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 58% | 24% | 12% | 6% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 38% | 32% | 24% | 7% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 17% | 15% | 13% | 56% | 195 |
Jewish | 28% | 26% | 43% | 3% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 38% | 36% | 21% | 5% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 63% | 26% | 8% | 3% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 19% | 33% | 42% | 7% | 2,029 |
Views about size of government among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who would rather have…
Religious tradition | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 35% | 54% | 4% | 7% | 186 |
Catholic | 45% | 49% | 4% | 3% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 63% | 31% | 3% | 4% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 26% | 68% | 3% | 3% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 31% | 50% | 3% | 17% | 195 |
Jewish | 40% | 53% | 5% | 2% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 57% | 35% | 4% | 4% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 80% | 18% | 1% | 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 45% | 45% | 5% | 5% | 2,029 |
Views about government aid to the poor among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say government aid to the poor…
Religious tradition | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 19% | 75% | 5% | 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 42% | 52% | 4% | 2% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 54% | 40% | 5% | 2% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 27% | 65% | 5% | 2% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 30% | 62% | 5% | 3% | 195 |
Jewish | 31% | 63% | 3% | 2% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 45% | 48% | 5% | 2% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 69% | 27% | 2% | 1% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 33% | 60% | 5% | 3% | 2,029 |
Views about abortion among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say abortion should be…
Religious tradition | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 88% | 12% | 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 41% | 53% | 6% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 29% | 67% | 4% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 47% | 46% | 7% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 14% | 77% | 9% | 195 |
Jewish | 80% | 19% | 1% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 57% | 37% | 6% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 23% | 76% | 2% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 70% | 25% | 5% | 2,029 |
Views about homosexuality among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say homosexuality…
Religious tradition | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 92% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 64% | 27% | 4% | 5% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 30% | 61% | 5% | 4% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 43% | 47% | 6% | 3% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 13% | 79% | 4% | 4% | 195 |
Jewish | 77% | 18% | 4% | 1% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 60% | 30% | 6% | 4% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 29% | 63% | 4% | 4% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 79% | 16% | 3% | 3% | 2,029 |
Views about same-sex marriage among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who …same-sex marriage
Religious tradition | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 87% | 10% | 3% | 186 |
Catholic | 49% | 40% | 11% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 23% | 69% | 8% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 32% | 59% | 9% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 12% | 78% | 10% | 195 |
Jewish | 71% | 22% | 7% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 52% | 39% | 9% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 21% | 73% | 6% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 72% | 20% | 7% | 2,029 |
Views about environmental regulation among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say…
Religious tradition | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 18% | 79% | 2% | 2% | 186 |
Catholic | 38% | 56% | 2% | 4% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 47% | 45% | 3% | 4% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 36% | 57% | 3% | 4% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 32% | 54% | 5% | 9% | 195 |
Jewish | 27% | 70% | 2% | 1% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 37% | 57% | 3% | 3% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 55% | 37% | 5% | 3% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 26% | 68% | 3% | 3% | 2,029 |
Views about human evolution among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say humans…
Religious tradition | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 71% | 10% | 6% | 12% | 1% | 186 |
Catholic | 24% | 33% | 5% | 32% | 5% | 3,024 |
Evangelical Protestant | 8% | 23% | 2% | 62% | 5% | 4,408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 15% | 29% | 3% | 48% | 6% | 1,132 |
Jehovah's Witness | 4% | 15% | < 1% | 74% | 6% | 195 |
Jewish | 48% | 19% | 6% | 24% | 3% | 227 |
Mainline Protestant | 23% | 32% | 5% | 34% | 6% | 2,411 |
Mormon | 8% | 27% | 2% | 56% | 8% | 410 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 53% | 19% | 7% | 18% | 4% | 2,029 |