Belief that Jesus Christ was born to a virgin
That stands in contrast to those in older generations, who in some cases are more likely to say they celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, attend religious services for Christmas and believe Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, according to a new look at the data.
Similarly, about half of Millennials (49%) said before Christmas in 2013 that they did not plan to attend religious services on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, compared with 41% of Boomers and 35% of Silent generation members. And while fully one-quarter of Millennials (26%) say they do not they believe Jesus Christ was born to a virgin, about one-in-five or fewer among older generations say the same.
Belief that Jesus Christ was born to a virgin  | Don 't  | DK/ Ref.  | Believe  | believe  | Ref.  | Silent generation  | 79%  | 15  | Baby Boomers  | 76  | 16  | 8  | Ge neration.x  | 75  | 19  | 6  | Millennials  | 68  | 26  | Source: Survey conducted Dec 38 2013 rounding  | Figures Survey may not add to 100% due to rounding  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 