• A higher percentage of Mormons completely or mostly believe in miracles (96 percent compared to 88 percent of Evangelicals, 83 percent of Catholics, 69 percent of Muslims).

• A higher percentage of Jehovah's Witnesses report they attend religious services at least once a week (82 percent, compared to 75 percent of Mormons, 58 percent of Evangelicals, 39 percent nationwide) and pray daily (89 percent, compared to 82 percent of Mormons, 58 nationwide). Five percent of atheists also reported praying daily.

• More than half of Mormons, and nearly four in 10 of the total population surveyed, said they meditate weekly. The practice seems to have "taken a foothold in the culture at large," said Pew senior fellow John Green.

• Sixty-one percent of the American public (55 percent of Mormons) believe that "stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost."

The complete 268-page "U.S. Religious Landscape Survey" can be found online at religions.pewforum.org.

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