Belief in Heaven among adults in the Northeast by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults in the Northeast by belief in heaven

% of adults in the Northeast who …in heaven

Generational cohortBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Younger Millennial58%36%7%527
Older Millennial59%36%5%634
Generation X68%24%7%1,353
Baby Boomer71%21%8%2,438
Silent72%19%9%1,252
Greatest63%25%12%156
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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