Belief in Heaven among Mainline Protestants by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among Mainline Protestants by belief in heaven

% of Mainline Protestants who …in heaven

Generational cohortBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Younger Millennial86%9%5%371
Older Millennial83%12%5%440
Generation X83%11%7%1,044
Baby Boomer78%13%8%2,435
Silent76%13%10%1,478
Greatest70%18%13%178
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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