Parent of children under 18 among who do not believe in Heaven by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among who do not believe in Heaven by parental status

% of who do not believe in Heaven who are…

Generational cohortParentsNon-parentsSample size
Younger Millennial6%94%897
Older Millennial29%71%1,188
Generation X54%46%1,664
Baby Boomer13%87%2,768
Silent4%96%1,194
Greatest3%97%133
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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