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Do you believe there is a life after death?
Belief in life after death, no volunteered response on web · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 3,784 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 72% | 28% | 961 | ±4 | |
| Less than high school † | 65% | 35% | 65 | ±17 | |
| High school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 961 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 856 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,967 |
| 78% |
| 22% |
| 199 |
| ±10 |
| Some college | 76% | 24% | 280 | ±8 |
| Bachelor's | 65% | 35% | 247 | ±9 |
| Postgraduate | 66% | 34% | 168 | ±11 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.