Frequency of prayer among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by frequency of prayer

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who pray…

StateAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alaska26%17%3%53%< 1%141
Arizona22%23%4%51%< 1%223
California24%13%9%54%< 1%1,621
Colorado19%16%7%57%1%221
Connecticut26%13%12%48%< 1%180
Delaware15%19%11%55%< 1%115
District of Columbia18%18%8%53%2%142
Florida28%12%8%51%1%731
Georgia26%16%7%51%< 1%232
Hawaii29%16%3%50%2%141
Idaho15%10%4%70%< 1%104
Illinois23%16%10%51%< 1%472
Indiana19%16%7%56%1%171
Kentucky29%10%8%53%< 1%112
Louisiana29%20%2%48%1%104
Maine13%14%7%65%< 1%142
Maryland24%18%4%54%< 1%255
Massachusetts19%8%6%65%1%391
Michigan23%14%8%55%< 1%321
Minnesota22%11%6%60%< 1%211
Missouri29%16%10%45%< 1%196
Montana25%18%3%53%< 1%118
Nevada20%12%5%62%< 1%137
New Hampshire20%14%11%54%< 1%146
New Jersey27%16%8%47%2%341
New Mexico16%16%3%65%1%121
New York23%15%9%53%< 1%847
North Carolina30%15%7%47%1%289
North Dakota15%18%17%49%1%100
Ohio29%14%8%48%< 1%314
Oklahoma37%18%2%43%< 1%100
Oregon17%8%10%65%< 1%180
Pennsylvania24%17%9%50%< 1%471
Rhode Island30%18%8%44%< 1%133
Tennessee27%26%7%39%1%129
Texas31%16%8%44%1%663
Vermont16%8%13%63%< 1%176
Virginia18%18%11%52%1%298
Washington16%12%8%62%1%314
Wisconsin21%15%6%56%2%206
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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