Frequency of meditation among conservatives by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among conservatives by frequency of meditation

% of conservatives who meditate…

Religious denominationAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA40%6%4%50%< 1%213
Assemblies of God64%7%3%25%2%287
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints62%10%2%24%2%407
Churches of Christ48%7%1%42%1%265
Episcopal Church34%15%3%47%1%148
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)39%14%2%43%1%214
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)44%6%2%45%3%495
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod45%5%3%46%2%261
National Baptist Convention63%10%3%22%2%159
Nondenominational charismatic65%8%1%25%2%109
Nondenominational evangelical55%5%4%34%2%442
Nothing in particular (religion important)34%8%4%52%2%528
Nothing in particular (religion not important)21%7%3%69%< 1%494
Presbyterian Church (USA)42%6%1%50%2%153
Southern Baptist Convention49%6%2%41%2%1,214
United Methodist Church41%10%4%43%2%724
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