Parent of children under 18 among Christians by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among Christians by parental status

% of Christians who are…

Generational cohortParentsNon-parentsSample size
Younger Millennial14%86%1,837
Older Millennial55%45%2,323
Generation X62%38%4,994
Baby Boomer13%87%9,932
Silent2%98%4,891
Greatest< 1%100%490
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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