Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say religion is very important by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say religion is very important by frequency of reading scripture
% of adults who say religion is very important who read scripture…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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American Baptist Churches USA | 58% | 17% | 5% | 20% | < 1% | 338 |
Assemblies of God | 83% | 7% | 3% | 6% | < 1% | 408 |
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | 86% | 7% | 2% | 5% | < 1% | 101 |
Church of God in Christ | 74% | 11% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 144 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 86% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 543 |
Churches of Christ | 71% | 8% | 6% | 14% | 1% | 374 |
Episcopal Church | 43% | 16% | 13% | 28% | < 1% | 244 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 38% | 15% | 16% | 30% | < 1% | 408 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 72% | 11% | 5% | 11% | < 1% | 631 |
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.) | 78% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 1% | 167 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 52% | 20% | 11% | 17% | 1% | 316 |
National Baptist Convention | 71% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 1% | 427 |
Nondenominational charismatic | 79% | 7% | 3% | 12% | < 1% | 151 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 81% | 11% | 3% | 5% | < 1% | 581 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 42% | 14% | 8% | 36% | 1% | 753 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 56% | 20% | 6% | 18% | < 1% | 269 |
Presbyterian Church in America | 57% | 19% | 5% | 19% | < 1% | 106 |
Seventh-day Adventist | 81% | 11% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 140 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 73% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 1% | 1,516 |
United Church of Christ | 40% | 15% | 15% | 29% | 1% | 128 |
United Methodist Church | 57% | 14% | 8% | 20% | 1% | 1,021 |
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