Belief in Heaven among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by belief in heaven

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who …in heaven

Generational cohortBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Younger Millennial67%28%6%1,492
Older Millennial66%28%6%1,974
Generation X74%18%7%3,970
Baby Boomer76%16%8%7,463
Silent79%14%8%3,562
Greatest71%19%10%331
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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