Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who read scripture at least once a week by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who read scripture at least once a week by frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

Religious denominationAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA84%11%1%4%1%237
Assemblies of God88%5%3%4%1%359
Church of God in Christ87%8%< 1%5%1%115
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints91%6%2%1%1%499
Churches of Christ86%8%2%2%1%303
Episcopal Church71%20%5%4%< 1%113
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)81%13%2%4%< 1%188
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)87%7%3%2%1%509
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)87%9%2%2%< 1%138
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod83%11%3%3%< 1%182
National Baptist Convention87%5%3%5%< 1%318
Nondenominational charismatic94%2%4%< 1%< 1%142
Nondenominational evangelical86%10%3%1%< 1%500
Nothing in particular (religion important)74%10%5%8%3%426
Nothing in particular (religion not important)69%18%2%8%3%112
Presbyterian Church (USA)83%8%7%1%1%168
Seventh-day Adventist89%9%1%2%< 1%122
Southern Baptist Convention89%7%2%1%1%1,211
United Methodist Church83%9%3%4%2%640
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