% of methodists in the Mainline Tradition who …in hell
Chart
Table
Share
Generational cohort
Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Generation X
69%
21%
10%
287
Baby Boomer
65%
28%
8%
717
Silent
52%
34%
15%
505
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.