Age distribution among blacks by frequency of meditation (2014) Switch to: Frequency of meditation among blacks by age group

% of blacks who are ages…

Frequency of meditation18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
At least once a week18%35%30%17%1,842
Once or twice a month32%37%21%10%267
Several times a year20%51%18%11%108
Seldom/never39%35%20%6%1,050
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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