- Introduction
- Patterns
- Over Time
Life After Death (Demographic Patterns)
Do you believe there is a life after death?
Life After Death by Age (General Social Survey, 2006)
| 18-30 | 31-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES | 72.7% 427 |
75.1% 632 |
73.1% 755 |
68.6% 358 |
5 | 72.8% 2172 |
| NO | 14.1% 83 |
12.7% 107 |
16.0% 165 |
18.2% 95 |
2 | 15.1% 450 |
| UNDECIDED | 13.1% 77 |
11.8% 99 |
10.7% 111 |
13.0% 68 |
1 | 11.9% 355 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.0% 0 |
0.5% 4 |
0.2% 2 |
0.2% 1 |
0 | 0.2% 7 |
| Missing | 263 | 447 | 563 | 235 | 10 | 1518 |
| TOTAL | 100% 587 |
100% 842 |
100% 1033 |
100% 522 |
18 | 2984 |
Life After Death by Race (General Social Survey, 2006)
| White | Black | Other | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES | 74.0% 1612 |
74.8% 312 |
63.7% 253 |
72.8% 2177 |
| NO | 15.0% 326 |
13.9% 58 |
17.1% 68 |
15.1% 452 |
| UNDECIDED | 10.8% 236 |
10.8% 45 |
18.9% 75 |
11.9% 356 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.2% 4 |
0.5% 2 |
0.3% 1 |
0.2% 7 |
| Missing | 1106 | 217 | 195 | 1518 |
| TOTAL | 100% 2178 |
100% 417 |
100% 397 |
2992 |
Life After Death by Religion (General Social Survey, 2006)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES | 81.8% 1265 |
71.6% 530 |
55.8% 29 |
47.7% 235 |
74.8% 110 |
8 | 72.8% 2169 |
| NO | 10.8% 167 |
14.6% 108 |
15.4% 8 |
29.8% 147 |
14.3% 21 |
1 | 15.1% 451 |
| UNDECIDED | 7.2% 111 |
13.8% 102 |
28.8% 15 |
22.5% 111 |
10.2% 15 |
2 | 11.9% 354 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.2% 3 |
0.0% 0 |
0.0% 0 |
0.0% 0 |
0.7% 1 |
3 | 0.1% 4 |
| Missing | 782 | 374 | 26 | 246 | 78 | 12 | 1518 |
| TOTAL | 100% 1546 |
100% 740 |
100% 52 |
100% 493 |
100% 147 |
26 | 2978 |
Life After Death by Gender (General Social Survey, 2006)
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YES | 68.8% 891 |
75.8% 1286 |
72.8% 2177 |
| NO | 18.0% 233 |
12.9% 219 |
15.1% 452 |
| UNDECIDED | 12.8% 166 |
11.2% 190 |
11.9% 356 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.5% 6 |
0.1% 1 |
0.2% 7 |
| Missing | 707 | 811 | 1518 |
| TOTAL | 100% 1296 |
100% 1696 |
2992 |
Life After Death by Church attendance (General Social Survey, 2006)
| Never | Yearly | Monthly | Weekly | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES | 58.0% 408 |
68.2% 608 |
76.9% 349 |
86.7% 809 |
3 | 72.9% 2174 |
| NO | 24.1% 170 |
16.6% 148 |
13.4% 61 |
7.8% 73 |
0 | 15.2% 452 |
| UNDECIDED | 17.6% 124 |
15.2% 135 |
9.3% 42 |
5.5% 51 |
4 | 11.8% 352 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.3% 2 |
0.0% 0 |
0.4% 2 |
0.0% 0 |
3 | 0.1% 4 |
| Missing | 316 | 484 | 234 | 475 | 9 | 1518 |
| TOTAL | 100% 704 |
100% 891 |
100% 454 |
100% 933 |
19 | 2982 |
Life After Death by Political ideology (General Social Survey, 2006)
| Liberal | Moderate | Conservative | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES | 68.5% 538 |
70.6% 775 |
79.1% 799 |
65 | 73.0% 2112 |
| NO | 17.6% 138 |
17.1% 188 |
11.4% 115 |
11 | 15.2% 441 |
| UNDECIDED | 13.8% 108 |
12.1% 133 |
9.3% 94 |
21 | 11.6% 335 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.1% 1 |
0.2% 2 |
0.2% 2 |
2 | 0.2% 5 |
| Missing | 395 | 585 | 460 | 78 | 1518 |
| TOTAL | 100% 785 |
100% 1098 |
100% 1010 |
177 | 2893 |
Life After Death by Education (General Social Survey, 2006)
| Not High School | High School | Jr. College | B.A. | Grad Degree | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES | 63.6% 281 |
75.4% 1121 |
80.3% 216 |
73.7% 386 |
63.8% 173 |
0 | 72.8% 2177 |
| NO | 22.2% 98 |
13.2% 196 |
11.2% 30 |
15.3% 80 |
17.7% 48 |
0 | 15.1% 452 |
| UNDECIDED | 14.3% 63 |
11.1% 165 |
8.6% 23 |
10.7% 56 |
18.1% 49 |
0 | 11.9% 356 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.0% 0 |
0.3% 4 |
0.0% 0 |
0.4% 2 |
0.4% 1 |
0 | 0.2% 7 |
| Missing | 249 | 787 | 108 | 239 | 132 | 3 | 1518 |
| TOTAL | 100% 442 |
100% 1486 |
100% 269 |
100% 524 |
100% 271 |
3 | 2992 |



