Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by attendance at prayer groups

% of women who attend prayer group…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama45%10%12%32%1%255
Alaska19%6%9%65%1%158
Arizona27%12%8%53%1%301
Arkansas33%15%12%40%< 1%148
California26%11%8%55%1%1,829
Colorado18%8%10%63%1%221
Connecticut15%7%4%73%1%187
Delaware21%9%12%56%2%174
District of Columbia28%8%6%55%2%157
Florida28%7%7%57%1%969
Georgia38%12%9%41%< 1%499
Hawaii24%8%16%50%1%151
Idaho32%8%7%53%< 1%165
Illinois21%9%9%60%1%670
Indiana28%12%10%50%< 1%324
Iowa23%9%11%55%1%155
Kansas27%8%12%53%< 1%136
Kentucky31%9%10%51%< 1%229
Louisiana40%10%10%39%< 1%234
Maine16%3%3%77%< 1%167
Maryland24%9%8%58%< 1%319
Massachusetts12%10%4%73%1%356
Michigan23%11%8%57%1%505
Minnesota20%12%7%60%< 1%290
Mississippi47%12%12%29%< 1%156
Missouri25%9%9%56%< 1%318
Montana23%5%12%60%< 1%138
Nebraska23%15%8%53%1%158
Nevada33%12%8%46%1%131
New Hampshire9%6%9%75%1%161
New Jersey19%10%10%59%2%460
New Mexico25%18%6%51%< 1%159
New York21%8%6%63%1%1,088
North Carolina35%10%12%43%< 1%513
North Dakota23%7%11%58%< 1%147
Ohio27%7%8%57%< 1%599
Oklahoma33%13%6%47%< 1%197
Oregon20%10%10%60%< 1%212
Pennsylvania23%7%10%60%< 1%733
Rhode Island19%5%13%64%< 1%162
South Carolina37%12%11%40%1%269
South Dakota19%7%12%61%1%150
Tennessee43%10%6%40%1%324
Texas34%12%8%45%1%1,210
Utah50%8%6%36%1%143
Vermont8%9%6%77%< 1%144
Virginia35%11%5%48%1%417
Washington24%10%6%59%1%370
West Virginia41%15%5%38%1%159
Wisconsin18%8%12%61%1%289
Wyoming29%5%11%54%1%151
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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