Christians among who believe in Heaven by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among who believe in Heaven by religion

% of who believe in Heaven who are…

Generational cohortChristianAll Non-ChristiansSample size
Younger Millennial73%27%2,204
Older Millennial75%25%2,663
Generation X83%17%5,112
Baby Boomer89%11%9,234
Silent95%5%4,248
Greatest98%2%388
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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