Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis
BLFGHOST
Do you believe in ghosts, that is, that spirits of dead people can come back in certain places and situations?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) BELIEVE | 175 | 47.3% | 47.3% | -1.05 |
| 2) DON'T BELIEVE | 195 | 52.7% | 100.0% | 0.95 |
| Missing | 43 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 370 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| MALE | FEMALE | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIEVE | 44.9%70 | 49.1%105 | 0 | 47.3%175 |
| DON'T BELIEVE | 55.1%86 | 50.9%109 | 0 | 52.7%195 |
| Missing | 15 | 28 | 43 | 0 |
| Total | 100%156 | 100%214 | 370 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black | Native American | Asian | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIEVE | 44.6%141 | 50.0%9 | 60.0%3 | 100.0%10 | 58.8%10 | 2 | 47.3%173 |
| DON'T BELIEVE | 55.4%175 | 50.0%9 | 40.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 41.2%7 | 2 | 52.7%193 |
| Missing | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| Total | 100%316 | 100%18 | 100%5 | 100%10 | 100%17 | 366 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| MARRIED | DIVORCED | SEPARATED | WIDOWED | SINGLE | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIEVE | 48.2%96 | 46.7%21 | 66.7%4 | 21.6%8 | 56.8%46 | 0 | 47.6%175 |
| DON'T BELIEVE | 51.8%103 | 53.3%24 | 33.3%2 | 78.4%29 | 43.2%35 | 2 | 52.4%193 |
| Missing | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 0 |
| Total | 100%199 | 100%45 | 100%6 | 100%37 | 100%81 | 368 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | None | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIEVE | 44.2%72 | 52.1%62 | 33.3%4 | 57.7%15 | 47.8%11 | 11 | 47.8%164 |
| DON'T BELIEVE | 55.8%91 | 47.9%57 | 66.7%8 | 42.3%11 | 52.2%12 | 16 | 52.2%179 |
| Missing | 21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 1 |
| Total | 100%163 | 100%119 | 100%12 | 100%26 | 100%23 | 343 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
| REPUBLICAN | DEMOCRAT | INDEPENDENT | OTHER | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIEVE | 41.4%41 | 46.5%59 | 50.9%55 | 52.4%11 | 9 | 46.8%166 |
| DON'T BELIEVE | 58.6%58 | 53.5%68 | 49.1%53 | 47.6%10 | 6 | 53.2%189 |
| Missing | 10 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| Total | 100%99 | 100%127 | 100%108 | 100%21 | 355 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than High School | High School graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post college graduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIEVE | 50.0%13 | 46.3%50 | 50.0%42 | 45.1%37 | 46.3%31 | 2 | 47.1%173 |
| DON'T BELIEVE | 50.0%13 | 53.7%58 | 50.0%42 | 54.9%45 | 53.7%36 | 1 | 52.9%194 |
| Missing | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 0 |
| Total | 100%26 | 100%108 | 100%84 | 100%82 | 100%67 | 367 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| Less than $10,000 | Less than $20,000 | Less than $40,000 | Less than $60,000 | $60,000 or greater | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIEVE | 53.8%7 | 43.3%13 | 50.0%22 | 42.9%15 | 48.5%16 | 102 | 47.1%73 |
| DON'T BELIEVE | 46.2%6 | 56.7%17 | 50.0%22 | 57.1%20 | 51.5%17 | 113 | 52.9%82 |
| Missing | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 34 |
| Total | 100%13 | 100%30 | 100%44 | 100%35 | 100%33 | 155 |
