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Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis

BLFGHOST (Weighted by TOTWT)

Do you believe in ghosts, that is, that spirits of dead people can come back in certain places and situations?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative Percent
1) Believe52847.4%47.4%
2) Don't Believe58752.6%100.0%
Missing145
Total Unweighted N = 1112





Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Believe44.3%
219
49.8%
309
047.4%
528
Don't Believe55.7%
275
50.2%
312
052.6%
587
Missing49961450
Total 100%
494
100%
621
   
1115

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorcedSeparatedWidowedSingleMissingTotal
Believe45.0%
304
52.0%
51
56.3%
9
22.9%
16
58.3%
147
147.4%
527
Don't Believe55.0%
371
48.0%
47
43.8%
7
77.1%
54
41.7%
105
452.6%
584
Missing7726410271501
Total 100%
675
100%
98
100%
16
100%
70
100%
252
   
1111

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekTwo to three times a monthSeveral times a yearNeverMissingTotal
Believe27.6%
37
37.2%
112
52.5%
84
58.3%
168
55.4%
123
247.4%
524
Don't Believe72.4%
97
62.8%
189
47.5%
76
41.7%
120
44.6%
99
552.6%
581
Missing13481835301521
Total 100%
134
100%
301
100%
160
100%
288
100%
222
   
1105

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentOtherMissingTotal
Believe40.8%
131
48.7%
174
52.4%
167
50.9%
27
2947.5%
499
Don't Believe59.2%
190
51.3%
183
47.6%
152
49.1%
26
4752.5%
551
Missing414743322111
Total 100%
321
100%
357
100%
319
100%
53
   
1050

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high school12th grade (high school)Some college4 year college graduateAdvanced degree (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., M.D.)MissingTotal
Believe43.9%
47
49.1%
159
48.3%
131
46.3%
107
45.9%
83
247.3%
527
Don't Believe56.1%
60
50.9%
165
51.7%
140
53.7%
124
54.1%
98
152.7%
587
Missing12353535281480
Total 100%
107
100%
324
100%
271
100%
231
100%
181
   
1114

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,000$20,000 to $29,999$30,000 to $39,999$40,000 to $49,999$50,000 to $59,999More than $60,000MissingTotal
Believe50.9%
54
50.7%
36
62.9%
39
42.0%
21
39.7%
23
43.0%
49
28048.2%
222
Don't Believe49.1%
52
49.3%
35
37.1%
23
58.0%
29
60.3%
35
57.0%
65
36451.8%
239
Missing1097591178994
Total 100%
106
100%
71
100%
62
100%
50
100%
58
100%
114
   
461

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