Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among non-parents by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among non-parents by attendance at prayer groups

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Religious denominationAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA33%14%10%43%< 1%359
Assemblies of God51%15%8%26%< 1%336
Church of God in Christ58%10%10%19%2%113
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints70%8%3%19%1%401
Churches of Christ43%16%6%34%< 1%376
Episcopal Church11%8%11%68%2%412
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)17%9%12%61%< 1%527
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)41%12%8%38%1%610
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)44%12%10%34%< 1%138
Interdenominational (Mainline Trad.)17%7%10%66%< 1%104
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod22%11%10%56%2%377
National Baptist Convention58%14%9%19%< 1%358
Nondenominational charismatic52%13%9%26%< 1%134
Nondenominational evangelical51%13%10%25%< 1%444
Nothing in particular (religion important)11%7%7%75%< 1%1,437
Nothing in particular (religion not important)2%1%2%94%< 1%2,304
Presbyterian Church (USA)25%15%12%49%< 1%354
Presbyterian Church in America28%15%10%47%< 1%134
Seventh-day Adventist51%13%8%26%3%121
Southern Baptist Convention44%12%11%33%1%1,465
Spiritual but not religious12%4%3%81%< 1%105
Unitarian5%7%7%78%3%130
United Church of Christ22%10%10%57%< 1%191
United Methodist Church24%10%11%54%< 1%1,323
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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