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?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Believe | 528 | 47.4% | 47.4% | |
2) Don't Believe | 587 | 52.6% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 145 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1112 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 44.3%219 | 49.8%309 | 0 | 47.4%528 |
Don't Believe | 55.7%275 | 50.2%312 | 0 | 52.6%587 |
Missing | 49 | 96 | 145 | 0 |
Total | 100%494 | 100%621 | 1115 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 45.0%304 | 52.0%51 | 56.3%9 | 22.9%16 | 58.3%147 | 1 | 47.4%527 |
Don't Believe | 55.0%371 | 48.0%47 | 43.8%7 | 77.1%54 | 41.7%105 | 4 | 52.6%584 |
Missing | 77 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 150 | 1 |
Total | 100%675 | 100%98 | 100%16 | 100%70 | 100%252 | 1111 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
More than once a week | Once a week | Two to three times a month | Several times a year | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 27.6%37 | 37.2%112 | 52.5%84 | 58.3%168 | 55.4%123 | 2 | 47.4%524 |
Don't Believe | 72.4%97 | 62.8%189 | 47.5%76 | 41.7%120 | 44.6%99 | 5 | 52.6%581 |
Missing | 13 | 48 | 18 | 35 | 30 | 152 | 1 |
Total | 100%134 | 100%301 | 100%160 | 100%288 | 100%222 | 1105 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 40.8%131 | 48.7%174 | 52.4%167 | 50.9%27 | 29 | 47.5%499 |
Don't Believe | 59.2%190 | 51.3%183 | 47.6%152 | 49.1%26 | 47 | 52.5%551 |
Missing | 41 | 47 | 43 | 3 | 221 | 11 |
Total | 100%321 | 100%357 | 100%319 | 100%53 | 1050 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | 12th grade (high school) | Some college | 4 year college graduate | Advanced degree (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., M.D.) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 43.9%47 | 49.1%159 | 48.3%131 | 46.3%107 | 45.9%83 | 2 | 47.3%527 |
Don't Believe | 56.1%60 | 50.9%165 | 51.7%140 | 53.7%124 | 54.1%98 | 1 | 52.7%587 |
Missing | 12 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 148 | 0 |
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 $59,999 | More than $60,000 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Believe | 50.9%54 | 50.7%36 | 62.9%39 | 42.0%21 | 39.7%23 | 43.0%49 | 280 | 48.2%222 |
Don't Believe | 49.1%52 | 49.3%35 | 37.1%23 | 58.0%29 | 60.3%35 | 57.0%65 | 364 | 51.8%239 |
Missing | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 789 | 94 |
Total | 100%106 | 100%71 | 100%62 | 100%50 | 100%58 | 100%114 | 461 |