Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #12896

1	Do you believe in ghosts?

500 Adults	All	Gender		Age			Race
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Yes	52%	49%	55%	51%	63%	35%	53%	49%	53%	50%
No	45%	47%	43%	45%	35%	61%	43%	51%	47%	46%
Not Sure	3%	4%	2%	4%	2%	4%	4%	0%	0%	3%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	29%	43%	28%	53%	7%	17%	22%

2	Have you ever seen a ghost?

260 Who Believe in Ghosts	All	Gender		Age			Race
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.1%		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Yes	39%	44%	34%	34%	40%	43%	33%	43%	58%	37%
No	60%	55%	63%	66%	57%	56%	67%	52%	36%	63%
Not Sure	2%	1%	2%	0%	3%	1%	0%	5%	6%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Who Believe in Ghosts	100%	46%	54%	29%	52%	19%	54%	7%	18%	21%

3	Have you ever heard a ghost?

260 Who Believe in Ghosts	All	Gender		Age			Race
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.2%		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Yes	46%	54%	39%	35%	51%	49%	42%	37%	42%	62%
No	52%	44%	59%	65%	47%	48%	57%	63%	58%	33%
Not Sure	2%	1%	2%	0%	2%	3%	1%	0%	0%	5%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Who Believe in Ghosts	100%	46%	54%	29%	52%	19%	54%	7%	18%	21%

4	Do you think it is possible? Or impossible to communicate with the afterlife?

500 Adults	All	Gender		Age			Race
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Possible	55%	50%	60%	49%	64%	49%	55%	43%	66%	53%
Impossible	40%	45%	35%	47%	30%	49%	42%	51%	32%	37%
Not Sure	5%	5%	5%	4%	7%	3%	3%	6%	2%	11%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	29%	43%	28%	53%	7%	17%	22%