Baylor Religion Survey, 2005

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Q26J Q26 In your opinion, does each of the following ... exist j. Ghosts   1) Absolutely   2) Probably   3) Probably not   4) Absolutely not

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Absolutely	290	17.9%	17.9%	-1.55
Probably	448	27.6%	45.5%	-.57
Probably not	527	32.5%	78%	.41
Absolutely not	356	22%	100%	1.39

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education Marital status Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Absolutely	13.4% 94	21.4% 196	17.9% 290
Probably	24.9% 175	29.8% 273	27.6% 448
Probably not	38.9% 274	27.6% 253	32.5% 527
Absolutely not	22.9% 161	21.3% 195	22.0% 356
TOTAL	100.0% 704	100.0% 917	1621

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Absolutely	16.2% 231	36.1% 22	27.0% 27	17.7% 280
Probably	27.2% 387	29.5% 18	34.0% 34	27.7% 439
Probably not	34.3% 488	16.4% 10	20.0% 20	32.7% 518
Absolutely not	22.3% 318	18.0% 11	19.0% 19	22.0% 348
TOTAL	100.0% 1424	100.0% 61	100.0% 100	1585

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
Absolutely	19.7% 70	18.3% 170	19.2% 24	9.4% 17	17.7% 281
Probably	33.2% 118	25.8% 240	28.8% 36	23.3% 42	27.4% 436
Probably not	32.4% 115	34.1% 317	24.0% 30	33.9% 61	32.9% 523
Absolutely not	14.6% 52	21.8% 203	28.0% 35	33.3% 60	22.0% 350
TOTAL	100.0% 355	100.0% 930	100.0% 125	100.0% 180	1590

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Absolutely	20.8% 27	22.0% 81	19.7% 142	9.8% 38	17.9% 288
Probably	34.6% 45	29.5% 109	29.3% 211	19.8% 77	27.5% 442
Probably not	28.5% 37	32.5% 120	32.1% 231	35.3% 137	32.7% 525
Absolutely not	16.2% 21	16.0% 59	18.9% 136	35.1% 136	21.9% 352
TOTAL	100.0% 130	100.0% 369	100.0% 720	100.0% 388	1607

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
Absolutely	15.9% 55	21.7% 97	19.7% 37	15.7% 98	17.9% 287
Probably	28.6% 99	33.8% 151	32.4% 61	21.7% 136	27.8% 447
Probably not	32.1% 111	30.9% 138	30.9% 58	34.3% 215	32.5% 522
Absolutely not	23.4% 81	13.6% 61	17.0% 32	28.3% 177	21.8% 351
TOTAL	100.0% 346	100.0% 447	100.0% 188	100.0% 626	1607

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
Absolutely	16.1% 126	17.6% 114	16.0% 4	25.2% 31	39.4% 13	17.9% 288
Probably	24.1% 189	31.9% 206	32.0% 8	28.5% 35	24.2% 8	27.7% 446
Probably not	35.5% 278	29.3% 189	36.0% 9	31.7% 39	27.3% 9	32.5% 524
Absolutely not	24.3% 190	21.2% 137	16.0% 4	14.6% 18	9.1% 3	21.9% 352
TOTAL	100.0% 783	100.0% 646	100.0% 25	100.0% 123	100.0% 33	1610

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
Absolutely	28.8% 15	19.7% 45	20.7% 80	22.7% 30	17.0% 69	10.7% 42	17.6% 281
Probably	25.0% 13	26.2% 60	26.9% 104	27.3% 36	30.6% 124	26.7% 105	27.7% 442
Probably not	21.2% 11	30.1% 69	31.3% 121	29.5% 39	34.1% 138	37.2% 146	32.8% 524
Absolutely not	25.0% 13	24.0% 55	21.2% 82	20.5% 27	18.3% 74	25.4% 100	22.0% 351
TOTAL	100.0% 52	100.0% 229	100.0% 387	100.0% 132	100.0% 405	100.0% 393	1598

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Absolutely	21.5% 40	15.3% 152	32.2% 19	21.0% 48	18.0% 23	17.6% 282
Probably	29.6% 55	28.1% 280	23.7% 14	29.7% 68	18.8% 24	27.6% 441
Probably not	30.1% 56	34.3% 342	30.5% 18	29.7% 68	31.3% 40	32.8% 524
Absolutely not	18.8% 35	22.3% 222	13.6% 8	19.7% 45	32.0% 41	22.0% 351
TOTAL	100.0% 186	100.0% 996	100.0% 59	100.0% 229	100.0% 128	1598

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
Absolutely	30.0% 54	21.0% 45	19.9% 57	13.6% 72	15.2% 49	18.1% 277
Probably	26.1% 47	25.7% 55	25.5% 73	30.1% 160	28.0% 90	27.7% 425
Probably not	24.4% 44	30.4% 65	32.9% 94	35.8% 190	35.1% 113	33.0% 506
Absolutely not	19.4% 35	22.9% 49	21.7% 62	20.5% 109	21.7% 70	21.2% 325
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 214	100.0% 286	100.0% 531	100.0% 322	1533