This statistic shows the results of a 2016 survey among American teenagers and adults on their belief in survival of the soul in the afterlife. During the survey, 61 percent of teenage respondents stated they believe in survival of the soul after death.
Do you believe in survival of the soul after death? (by age group)
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Harris Poll. (November 1, 2016). Do you believe in survival of the soul after death? (by age group) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632117/united-states-belief-in-survival-of-the-soul-after-death/
Harris Poll. "Do you believe in survival of the soul after death? (by age group)." Chart. November 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632117/united-states-belief-in-survival-of-the-soul-after-death/
Harris Poll. (2016). Do you believe in survival of the soul after death? (by age group). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632117/united-states-belief-in-survival-of-the-soul-after-death/
Harris Poll. "Do You Believe in Survival of The Soul after Death? (by Age Group)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632117/united-states-belief-in-survival-of-the-soul-after-death/
Harris Poll, Do you believe in survival of the soul after death? (by age group) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632117/united-states-belief-in-survival-of-the-soul-after-death/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Do you believe in survival of the soul after death? (by age group) [Graph], Harris Poll, November 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632117/united-states-belief-in-survival-of-the-soul-after-death/