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UFO Abductees in the United States, 1990

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1) Respondent's year of birth (e.g., 50 indicates 1950) (YEARBIR)

	TOTAL	%
20)	2	3.8
23)	1	1.9
24)	1	1.9
29)	1	1.9
31)	1	1.9
32)	3	5.7
34)	2	3.8
35)	3	5.7
38)	1	1.9
39)	2	3.8
40)	1	1.9
41)	1	1.9
44)	4	7.5
46)	2	3.8
47)	1	1.9
48)	3	5.7
49)	5	9.4
50)	1	1.9
51)	2	3.8
52)	1	1.9
53)	1	1.9
54)	1	1.9
56)	1	1.9
57)	1	1.9
58)	3	5.7
59)	1	1.9
64)	1	1.9
65)	1	1.9
66)	1	1.9
67)	2	3.8
68)	1	1.9
83)	1	1.9
Missing	2
TOTAL	53	100.0

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2) Respondent's gender (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
0) Male	20	37.0
1) Female	34	63.0
Missing	1
TOTAL	54	100.0

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3) Marital Status (MARSTAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Single	12	22.6
2) Married	29	54.7
3) Divorced	10	18.9
5) Separated	2	3.8
Missing	2
TOTAL	53	100.0

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4) Ethnicity/Race (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	46	85.2
4) Hispanic	2	3.7
5) Native American	6	11.1
Missing	1
TOTAL	54	100.0

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5) Number of years of schooling completed (EDUCAT)

	TOTAL	%
9)	3	6.0
10)	1	2.0
11)	2	4.0
12)	10	20.0
13)	8	16.0
14)	11	22.0
15)	6	12.0
16)	4	8.0
17)	5	10.0
Missing	5
TOTAL	50	100.0

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6) How familiar were you with UFO/abduction related material prior to your own abduction? (AWARE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Not familiar	29	59.2
2) Aware of the material	12	24.5
3) Moderately familiar	5	10.2
4) Very familiar	3	6.1
Missing	6
TOTAL	49	100.0

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7) To the best of your knowledge, when were you first abducted? (mm/yy) (ABD_DATE)

	TOTAL	%
28)	1	2.1
45)	1	2.1
49)	1	2.1
50)	1	2.1
54)	4	8.3
55)	1	2.1
56)	2	4.2
58)	1	2.1
62)	1	2.1
63)	1	2.1
65)	1	2.1
68)	1	2.1
75)	1	2.1
78)	1	2.1
275)	1	2.1
278)	1	2.1
282)	1	2.1
290)	1	2.1
386)	1	2.1
451)	1	2.1
468)	1	2.1
478)	1	2.1
485)	1	2.1
489)	2	4.2
557)	1	2.1
590)	1	2.1
645)	1	2.1
664)	1	2.1
666)	1	2.1
672)	1	2.1
740)	1	2.1
748)	1	2.1
751)	1	2.1
753)	1	2.1
756)	1	2.1
788)	1	2.1
959)	1	2.1
978)	1	2.1
1064)	1	2.1
1065)	2	4.2
1190)	1	2.1
1282)	1	2.1
Missing	7
TOTAL	48	100.0

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8) Have you been abducted more than once? (ABD_SEVR)

	TOTAL	%
0) Yes	34	70.8
1) No	3	6.3
2) Not sure	11	22.9
Missing	7
TOTAL	48	100.0

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9) To the best of your knowledge, how many times have you been abducted? (ABDTIMES)

	TOTAL	%
2)	6	22.2
3)	6	22.2
4)	7	25.9
5)	1	3.7
6)	1	3.7
9)	1	3.7
12)	1	3.7
15)	1	3.7
16)	1	3.7
60)	1	3.7
100)	1	3.7
Missing	28
TOTAL	27	100.0

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10) When did your most recent abduction take place (mm/yy)? (ABDRECNT)

	TOTAL	%
55)	1	3.3
69)	1	3.3
78)	1	3.3
85)	1	3.3
89)	3	10.0
190)	1	3.3
288)	2	6.7
390)	1	3.3
482)	1	3.3
488)	1	3.3
489)	2	6.7
490)	3	10.0
590)	2	6.7
787)	1	3.3
882)	1	3.3
886)	1	3.3
976)	1	3.3
980)	1	3.3
986)	1	3.3
1089)	2	6.7
1163)	1	3.3
1282)	1	3.3
Missing	25
TOTAL	30	100.0

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11) Were you alone during each of your abduction experiences? (ABDALONE)

	TOTAL	%
0) Yes	19	37.3
1) No	24	47.1
2) Not sure	8	15.7
Missing	4
TOTAL	51	100.0

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12) What is the greatest number of people you have been with when abducted? (ABD_PPL)

	TOTAL	%
1)	6	27.3
2)	4	18.2
3)	1	4.5
4)	4	18.2
5)	5	22.7
6)	1	4.5
12)	1	4.5
Missing	33
TOTAL	22	100.0

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13) Were these other people witnesses to the abduction, abducted also, or something else? (This question refers to question ABD_PPL: "What is the greatest number of people you have been with when abducted?") (ABD_PPL2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Witnesses to the abduction	2	8.7
2) Abducted also	12	52.2
3) Other (please explain)	9	39.1
Missing	32
TOTAL	23	100.0

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14) Did you know these other people well? (This question refers to question ABD_PPL, "What is the greatest number of people you have been with when abducted?") (ABD_PPL4)

	TOTAL	%
0) Yes	21	95.5
1) No	1	4.5
Missing	33
TOTAL	22	100.0

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15) Some victims of UFO abductions have a mixture of positive and negative feelings about their experiences. How would you describe your experiences? (ABD_FEEL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Entirely positive	13	25.5
2) Mostly positive	11	21.6
3) About equally positive and negative	21	41.2
4) Mostly negative	3	5.9
5) Entirely negative	3	5.9
Missing	4
TOTAL	51	100.0

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16) Did you suffer from memory loss (amnesia) related to your abduction? (AMNESIA)

	TOTAL	%
0) Yes	41	78.8
1) No	7	13.5
2) Not sure	4	7.7
Missing	3
TOTAL	52	100.0

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17) How did you eventually remember your experience? (MEMRECAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Hypnosis	6	15.0
2) Spontaneous recall	21	52.5
3) Other (specify)	13	32.5
Missing	15
TOTAL	40	100.0

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18) Age of the subject in 1990. (AGE)

	TOTAL	%
7)	1	1.9
22)	1	1.9
23)	2	3.8
24)	1	1.9
25)	1	1.9
26)	1	1.9
31)	1	1.9
32)	3	5.7
33)	1	1.9
34)	1	1.9
36)	1	1.9
37)	1	1.9
38)	1	1.9
39)	2	3.8
40)	1	1.9
41)	5	9.4
42)	3	5.7
43)	1	1.9
44)	2	3.8
46)	4	7.5
49)	1	1.9
50)	1	1.9
51)	2	3.8
52)	1	1.9
55)	3	5.7
56)	2	3.8
58)	3	5.7
59)	1	1.9
61)	1	1.9
66)	1	1.9
67)	1	1.9
70)	2	3.8
Missing	2
TOTAL	53	100.0

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19) Has the respondent used hypnosis to recover memories? (Refers to questions MEMRECAL and MEMOTHER.) (HYPNOSIS)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	44	80.0
1) Yes	11	20.0
TOTAL	55	100.0

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20) Recode of MARSTAT (marital status, collapsing divorced and widowed). (MARSTAT2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	29	54.7
2) Separated	2	3.8
3) Divorced or widowed	10	18.9
4) Never married	12	22.6
Missing	2
TOTAL	53	100.0

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21) Recode of EDUC (number of years of schooling completed). (EDUC2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Not high school grad	6	12.0
2) High school grad	10	20.0
3) College education	34	68.0
Missing	5
TOTAL	50	100.0

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22) Recode of RACE (RACE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	48	88.9
2) Other	6	11.1
Missing	1
TOTAL	54	100.0

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23) Occupations coded into categories (based on responses to an open-ended occupation question - results not shown here). (OCCUP2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Unemployed	2	3.9
2) Homemaker	10	19.6
3) Retired	4	7.8
4) White collar	25	49.0
5) Blue collar	4	7.8
8) Student	2	3.9
9) Self-employed	4	7.8
Missing	4
TOTAL	51	100.0

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24) Recode of ABDFEEL. ("Some victims of UFO abductions have a mixture of positive and negative feelings about their experiences. How would you describe your experiences?") (ABDFEEL2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Entirely positive, mostly positive or about equally positive or negative	45	88.2
2) Mostly negative or entirely negative	6	11.8
Missing	4
TOTAL	51	100.0

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25) I-AGE: Age of the subject in 1990. (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 30 years	7	13.2
2) 30-39 years	11	20.8
3) 40-49 years	17	32.1
4) 50-64 years	14	26.4
5) 65+ years	4	7.5
Missing	2
TOTAL	53	100.0

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26) I-EDUC: Recode of EDUC (number of years of schooling completed). (for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Not high school grad	6	12.0
2) High school grad	10	20.0
3) College education	34	68.0
Missing	5
TOTAL	50	100.0

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27) I-GENDER: Respondent's gender (for use with online analysis) (I-GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
0) Male	20	37.0
1) Female	34	63.0
Missing	1
TOTAL	54	100.0

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28) I-RACE: Ethnicity/Race (for use with online analysis) (I-RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	46	85.2
4) Hispanic	2	3.7
5) Native American	6	11.1
Missing	1
TOTAL	54	100.0

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