Belief in Heaven among adults who do not believe in God by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who do not believe in God by belief in heaven

% of adults who do not believe in God who …in heaven

Generational cohortBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Younger Millennial9%86%5%575
Older Millennial5%92%3%641
Generation X5%92%2%725
Baby Boomer4%93%3%954
Silent2%97%1%434
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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