Generational cohort among non-parents by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among non-parents by generational group

% of non-parents who are…

Religious traditionYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Buddhist27%19%18%30%7%< 1%213
Catholic14%8%15%42%19%2%5,309
Evangelical Protestant13%7%15%44%19%2%6,251
Hindu19%48%21%9%2%< 1%113
Historically Black Protestant14%8%21%42%13%2%1,391
Jehovah's Witness13%6%14%41%24%1%177
Jewish16%13%11%36%20%4%645
Mainline Protestant12%7%13%43%23%3%4,734
Mormon22%7%13%38%18%1%410
Muslim39%23%17%15%6%< 1%146
Orthodox Christian23%18%15%31%12%1%129
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")27%19%20%27%7%< 1%5,695
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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