Southern Focus Poll, 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 | 317 | 42.7% | 42.7% | -1.16 |
2) DON'T BELIEVE | 425 | 57.3% | 100.0% | 0.86 |
Missing | 102 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 742 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 41.6%134 | 43.6%183 | 0 | 42.7%317 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 58.4%188 | 56.4%237 | 0 | 57.3%425 |
Missing | 34 | 68 | 102 | 0 |
Total | 100%322 | 100%420 | 742 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | African American/Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 39.8%224 | 47.4%46 | 58.7%37 | 10 | 42.5%307 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 60.2%339 | 52.6%51 | 41.3%26 | 9 | 57.5%416 |
Missing | 90 | 9 | 2 | 121 | 1 |
Total | 100%563 | 100%97 | 100%63 | 723 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 39.6%162 | 46.9%38 | 44.0%11 | 30.1%22 | 55.0%83 | 1 | 42.8%316 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 60.4%247 | 53.1%43 | 56.0%14 | 69.9%51 | 45.0%68 | 2 | 57.2%423 |
Missing | 52 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 105 | 1 |
Total | 100%409 | 100%81 | 100%25 | 100%73 | 100%151 | 739 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other religion | No religion | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 40.2%210 | 50.4%64 | 25.0%3 | 50.0%19 | 48.4%15 | 6 | 42.5%311 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 59.8%313 | 49.6%63 | 75.0%9 | 50.0%19 | 51.6%16 | 5 | 57.5%420 |
Missing | 70 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 113 | 1 |
Total | 100%523 | 100%127 | 100%12 | 100%38 | 100%31 | 731 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 41.6%101 | 41.6%99 | 47.8%86 | 55.0%11 | 20 | 43.6%297 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 58.4%142 | 58.4%139 | 52.2%94 | 45.0%9 | 41 | 56.4%384 |
Missing | 31 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 163 | 11 |
Total | 100%243 | 100%238 | 100%180 | 100%20 | 681 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post college degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 42.9%39 | 44.3%94 | 45.3%96 | 40.2%53 | 35.9%33 | 2 | 42.6%315 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 57.1%52 | 55.7%118 | 54.7%116 | 59.8%79 | 64.1%59 | 1 | 57.4%424 |
Missing | 9 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 105 | 0 |
Total | 100%91 | 100%212 | 100%212 | 100%132 | 100%92 | 739 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $10,000 | Less than $30,000 | Less than $40,000 | Less then $60,000 | $60,000 or greater | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELIEVE | 44.0%11 | 53.2%50 | 51.2%21 | 39.4%26 | 35.6%31 | 178 | 44.4%139 |
DON'T BELIEVE | 56.0%14 | 46.8%44 | 48.8%20 | 60.6%40 | 64.4%56 | 251 | 55.6%174 |
Missing | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 531 | 60 |
Total | 100%25 | 100%94 | 100%41 | 100%66 | 100%87 | 313 |