Belief in Hell among adults in the West by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults in the West by belief in hell

% of adults in the West who …in hell

Generational cohortBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Younger Millennial53%42%5%864
Older Millennial49%44%6%1,072
Generation X52%40%8%1,760
Baby Boomer49%40%11%3,130
Silent46%43%11%1,383
Greatest48%43%9%117
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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