Ghost facts & stats

Question 1

That same 2005 Gallup poll found belief in haunted houses was even more common. About what share believed in them?

Accepted Answer

37%. Haunted houses consistently poll a bit higher than ghosts themselves.

Question 2

In that same 2005 Gallup poll, about what share of Americans said they believed in extrasensory perception, or ESP?

Accepted Answer

41%. ESP belief has generally polled higher than belief in ghosts specifically.

Question 3

A 2017 Chapman University Survey of American Fears found what share of Americans believe places can be haunted by spirits?

Accepted Answer

52%. That survey has become one of the most-cited annual sources on American paranormal beliefs.

Question 4

A 2006 Monash University study found about what share of respondents said they had personally experienced an apparition?

Accepted Answer

about 70%. The same study found even higher shares reporting premonitions.

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