This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans regarding their belief in life after death. The survey was conducted in 2007 as a part of the nationwide "Religious Landscape Survey" in the United States. 18 percent of the respondents stated they did not believe in life after death.
Do you believe in life after death?
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The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (January 1, 2008). Do you believe in life after death? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252146/united-states-belief-in-life-after-death/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. "Do you believe in life after death?." Chart. January 1, 2008. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252146/united-states-belief-in-life-after-death/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (2008). Do you believe in life after death?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252146/united-states-belief-in-life-after-death/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. "Do You Believe in Life after Death?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2008, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252146/united-states-belief-in-life-after-death/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Do you believe in life after death? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252146/united-states-belief-in-life-after-death/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Do you believe in life after death? [Graph], The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, January 1, 2008. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252146/united-states-belief-in-life-after-death/