Survey year | 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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2014 | 30% | 12% | 8% | 49% | 1% | 2,535 |
2007 | 29% | 10% | 8% | 52% | 2% | 2,266 |
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults in Texas by religious group
% of adults in Texas who attend prayer group…
Religious tradition | 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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Catholic | 25% | 12% | 11% | 51% | 1% | 540 |
Evangelical Protestant | 46% | 14% | 8% | 31% | 1% | 821 |
Historically Black Protestant | 48% | 14% | 5% | 32% | < 1% | 150 |
Mainline Protestant | 20% | 11% | 9% | 59% | < 1% | 391 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 5% | 6% | 4% | 84% | < 1% | 423 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who are ages…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 17% | 36% | 30% | 17% | 759 |
Once or twice a month | 32% | 37% | 22% | 9% | 268 |
Several times a year | 28% | 30% | 27% | 14% | 215 |
Seldom/never | 26% | 38% | 21% | 14% | 1,220 |
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Generational cohort among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 12% | 12% | 30% | 32% | 13% | 1% | 759 |
Once or twice a month | 19% | 19% | 30% | 24% | 7% | < 1% | 268 |
Several times a year | 20% | 14% | 24% | 31% | 10% | 1% | 215 |
Seldom/never | 15% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 9% | 1% | 1,220 |
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Gender composition among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 43% | 57% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 46% | 54% | 271 |
Several times a year | 49% | 51% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 53% | 47% | 1,244 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who identify as…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 44% | 17% | 3% | 33% | 3% | 770 |
Once or twice a month | 39% | 19% | 1% | 39% | 2% | 263 |
Several times a year | 53% | 7% | 3% | 33% | 4% | 217 |
Seldom/never | 53% | 7% | 2% | 33% | 4% | 1,234 |
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Immigrant status among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 26% | 9% | 65% | 772 |
Once or twice a month | 21% | 15% | 64% | 267 |
Several times a year | 25% | 7% | 69% | 215 |
Seldom/never | 18% | 13% | 69% | 1,227 |
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Income distribution among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who have a household income of…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 44% | 19% | 25% | 13% | 660 |
Once or twice a month | 37% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 239 |
Several times a year | 31% | 16% | 27% | 26% | 195 |
Seldom/never | 36% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 1,100 |
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Educational distribution among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who have completed…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 45% | 29% | 17% | 9% | 775 |
Once or twice a month | 43% | 32% | 16% | 8% | 271 |
Several times a year | 36% | 34% | 20% | 10% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 42% | 33% | 16% | 9% | 1,238 |
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Marital status among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 56% | 4% | 14% | 8% | 18% | 778 |
Once or twice a month | 48% | 6% | 13% | 6% | 27% | 269 |
Several times a year | 48% | 5% | 11% | 6% | 29% | 217 |
Seldom/never | 47% | 9% | 15% | 5% | 24% | 1,239 |
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Parent of children under 18 among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 38% | 62% | 778 |
Once or twice a month | 38% | 62% | 271 |
Several times a year | 31% | 69% | 216 |
Seldom/never | 33% | 67% | 1,238 |
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Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say they…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 88% | 11% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 77% | 19% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 75% | 20% | 2% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 54% | 24% | 7% | 1% | 12% | 2% | 1,244 |
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Importance of religion in one's life among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say religion is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 92% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 81% | 17% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 66% | 29% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 40% | 33% | 12% | 15% | < 1% | 1,244 |
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Attendance at religious services among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who attend religious services…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 85% | 10% | 4% | < 1% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 48% | 46% | 6% | < 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 40% | 52% | 8% | < 1% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 14% | 40% | 45% | 1% | 1,244 |
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Frequency of prayer among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who pray…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 87% | 10% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 74% | 18% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 69% | 18% | 5% | 8% | < 1% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 44% | 17% | 8% | 31% | 1% | 1,244 |
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Frequency of meditation among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who meditate…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 67% | 6% | 2% | 24% | 2% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 47% | 11% | 4% | 37% | 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 45% | 9% | 13% | 29% | 4% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 33% | 8% | 4% | 53% | 2% | 1,244 |
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 84% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 74% | 18% | 5% | 3% | < 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 64% | 15% | 14% | 6% | 1% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 48% | 15% | 13% | 22% | 3% | 1,244 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 54% | 14% | 10% | 19% | 3% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 47% | 22% | 9% | 22% | 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 45% | 15% | 19% | 20% | < 1% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 45% | 16% | 12% | 25% | 1% | 1,244 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 65% | 4% | 24% | 5% | 3% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 51% | 9% | 28% | 9% | 2% | 271 |
Several times a year | 43% | 9% | 39% | 8% | 1% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 23% | 12% | 51% | 12% | 2% | 1,244 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 44% | 53% | 2% | 1% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 36% | 61% | 2% | 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 38% | 60% | 2% | < 1% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 28% | 69% | 2% | 1% | 1,244 |
Frequency of reading scripture among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who read scripture…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 83% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 1% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 52% | 25% | 11% | 12% | < 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 38% | 15% | 22% | 24% | 1% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 16% | 11% | 9% | 63% | < 1% | 1,244 |
Interpreting scripture among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 65% | 21% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 43% | 33% | 1% | 15% | 8% | 271 |
Several times a year | 32% | 40% | 3% | 18% | 6% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 23% | 25% | 2% | 42% | 7% | 1,244 |
Belief in Heaven among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who …in heaven
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 87% | 6% | 7% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 86% | 8% | 6% | 271 |
Several times a year | 82% | 10% | 8% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 67% | 25% | 8% | 1,244 |
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Belief in Hell among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who …in hell
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 78% | 17% | 6% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 79% | 16% | 5% | 271 |
Several times a year | 71% | 23% | 5% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 52% | 39% | 9% | 1,244 |
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Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who identify as…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 41% | 25% | 34% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 37% | 17% | 46% | 271 |
Several times a year | 51% | 15% | 34% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 37% | 20% | 42% | 1,244 |
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Political ideology among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who are…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 52% | 22% | 17% | 9% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 40% | 31% | 24% | 5% | 271 |
Several times a year | 43% | 38% | 13% | 5% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 30% | 37% | 25% | 7% | 1,244 |
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Views about size of government among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who would rather have…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 47% | 46% | 3% | 4% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 44% | 50% | 3% | 3% | 271 |
Several times a year | 52% | 41% | 3% | 4% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 48% | 45% | 4% | 3% | 1,244 |
Views about government aid to the poor among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say government aid to the poor…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 49% | 43% | 4% | 4% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 46% | 48% | 4% | 2% | 271 |
Several times a year | 47% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 46% | 48% | 4% | 2% | 1,244 |
Views about abortion among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say abortion should be…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 28% | 68% | 4% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 40% | 57% | 3% | 271 |
Several times a year | 45% | 53% | 3% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 57% | 38% | 5% | 1,244 |
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Views about homosexuality among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say homosexuality…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 34% | 59% | 4% | 4% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 54% | 41% | 3% | 2% | 271 |
Several times a year | 56% | 34% | 6% | 4% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 71% | 21% | 4% | 4% | 1,244 |
Views about same-sex marriage among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who …same-sex marriage
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 24% | 68% | 8% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 44% | 48% | 7% | 271 |
Several times a year | 47% | 46% | 7% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 60% | 32% | 8% | 1,244 |
Views about environmental regulation among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 42% | 52% | 3% | 3% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 42% | 56% | 1% | 1% | 271 |
Several times a year | 32% | 65% | 1% | 3% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 36% | 57% | 3% | 4% | 1,244 |
Views about human evolution among adults in Texas by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults in Texas who say humans…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least once a week | 10% | 24% | 3% | 58% | 5% | 782 |
Once or twice a month | 15% | 33% | 2% | 47% | 3% | 271 |
Several times a year | 25% | 27% | 4% | 41% | 4% | 218 |
Seldom/never | 40% | 26% | 4% | 25% | 5% | 1,244 |