Gender composition among Catholics by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among Catholics by gender

% of Catholics who are…

Generational cohortMenWomenSample size
Younger Millennial49%51%533
Older Millennial48%52%648
Generation X47%53%1,472
Baby Boomer48%52%2,905
Silent41%59%1,361
Greatest35%65%142
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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