Age distribution among adults in the West by frequency of prayer (2014) Switch to: Frequency of prayer among adults in the West by age group

% of adults in the West who are ages…

Frequency of prayer18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
At least daily18%35%28%19%4,172
Weekly24%35%26%15%1,178
Monthly28%38%23%11%493
Seldom/never31%35%20%14%2,416
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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