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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?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) BELIEVE31742.7%42.7%-1.16
2) DON'T BELIEVE42557.3%100.0%0.86
Missing102
Total Unweighted N = 742





Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
BELIEVE41.6%
134
43.6%
183
042.7%
317
DON'T BELIEVE58.4%
188
56.4%
237
057.3%
425
Missing34681020
Total 100%
322
100%
420
   
742

Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteAfrican American/BlackOtherMissingTotal
BELIEVE39.8%
224
47.4%
46
58.7%
37
1042.5%
307
DON'T BELIEVE60.2%
339
52.6%
51
41.3%
26
957.5%
416
Missing90921211
Total 100%
563
100%
97
100%
63
   
723

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorcedSeparatedWidowedSingleMissingTotal
BELIEVE39.6%
162
46.9%
38
44.0%
11
30.1%
22
55.0%
83
142.8%
316
DON'T BELIEVE60.4%
247
53.1%
43
56.0%
14
69.9%
51
45.0%
68
257.2%
423
Missing521748201051
Total 100%
409
100%
81
100%
25
100%
73
100%
151
   
739

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishOther religionNo religionMissingTotal
BELIEVE40.2%
210
50.4%
64
25.0%
3
50.0%
19
48.4%
15
642.5%
311
DON'T BELIEVE59.8%
313
49.6%
63
75.0%
9
50.0%
19
51.6%
16
557.5%
420
Missing70150791131
Total 100%
523
100%
127
100%
12
100%
38
100%
31
   
731

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentOtherMissingTotal
BELIEVE41.6%
101
41.6%
99
47.8%
86
55.0%
11
2043.6%
297
DON'T BELIEVE58.4%
142
58.4%
139
52.2%
94
45.0%
9
4156.4%
384
Missing313226216311
Total 100%
243
100%
238
100%
180
100%
20
   
681

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduatePost college degreeMissingTotal
BELIEVE42.9%
39
44.3%
94
45.3%
96
40.2%
53
35.9%
33
242.6%
315
DON'T BELIEVE57.1%
52
55.7%
118
54.7%
116
59.8%
79
64.1%
59
157.4%
424
Missing9272226181050
Total 100%
91
100%
212
100%
212
100%
132
100%
92
   
739

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $10,000Less than $30,000Less than $40,000Less then $60,000$60,000 or greaterMissingTotal
BELIEVE44.0%
11
53.2%
50
51.2%
21
39.4%
26
35.6%
31
17844.4%
139
DON'T BELIEVE56.0%
14
46.8%
44
48.8%
20
60.6%
40
64.4%
56
25155.6%
174
Missing4106121053160
Total 100%
25
100%
94
100%
41
100%
66
100%
87
   
313

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