Belief in extraterrestrials

• Introduction
• Patterns

Belief in extraterrestrials (Demographic Patterns)

In your opinion, does each of the following exist? Extraterrestrials. Results weighted by WEIGHT (Baylor Religion Survey, Wave 2, 2007)

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Belief in extraterrestrials by Age

	18-29 years old	30-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Absolutely not	16.2% 42	22.8% 114	19.2% 86	24.1% 62	28.2% 31	21.3% 335
Probably not	31.2% 81	28.5% 143	33.5% 150	33.9% 87	36.4% 40	31.8% 501
Probably	40.0% 104	36.1% 181	35.3% 158	30.0% 77	26.4% 29	34.8% 549
Absolutely	12.7% 33	12.6% 63	12.1% 54	12.1% 31	9.1% 10	12.1% 191
Missing	11	10	13	17	19	70
TOTAL	100.0% 260	100.0% 501	100.0% 448	100.0% 257	100.0% 110	1576

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Belief in extraterrestrials by Church attendance

	Never	Less than once a month	Less than once a week	Weekly or more	Missing	TOTAL
Absolutely not	16.4% 60	12.2% 55	20.9% 58	33.6% 157	6	21.2% 330
Probably not	23.3% 85	31.6% 142	30.3% 84	39.4% 184	6	31.8% 495
Probably	43.6% 159	42.9% 193	37.5% 104	18.6% 87	7	34.8% 543
Absolutely	16.7% 61	13.3% 60	11.2% 31	8.4% 39	0	12.3% 191
Missing	14	16	13	26	0	69
TOTAL	100.0% 365	100.0% 450	100.0% 277	100.0% 467	19	1559

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Belief in extraterrestrials by Education

	Less than high school	High school graduate	Some college or vocational training	College graduate	Postgraduate work/degree	Missing	TOTAL
Absolutely not	29.4% 32	21.6% 95	21.1% 125	20.1% 42	17.7% 35	5	21.3% 329
Probably not	22.0% 24	33.9% 149	30.2% 179	35.4% 74	35.9% 71	4	32.1% 497
Probably	31.2% 34	31.8% 140	35.5% 210	35.9% 75	38.4% 76	14	34.6% 535
Absolutely	17.4% 19	12.7% 56	13.2% 78	8.6% 18	8.1% 16	5	12.1% 187
Missing	17	25	17	6	3	0	68
TOTAL	100.0% 109	100.0% 440	100.0% 592	100.0% 209	100.0% 198	28	1548

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Belief in extraterrestrials by Political party

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Absolutely not	17.7% 101	18.2% 61	26.9% 163	16.1% 5	6	21.4% 330
Probably not	31.0% 177	26.8% 90	36.3% 220	12.9% 4	11	31.8% 491
Probably	38.7% 221	39.6% 133	28.9% 175	29.0% 9	11	34.8% 538
Absolutely	12.6% 72	15.5% 52	7.9% 48	41.9% 13	6	12.0% 185
Missing	25	17	16	6	0	64
TOTAL	100.0% 571	100.0% 336	100.0% 606	100.0% 31	34	1544

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Belief in extraterrestrials by Sex

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Absolutely not	20.9% 156	21.6% 180	21.3% 336
Probably not	30.7% 229	32.7% 272	31.7% 501
Probably	33.9% 253	35.6% 296	34.8% 549
Absolutely	14.5% 108	10.1% 84	12.2% 192
Missing	29	42	71
TOTAL	100.0% 746	100.0% 832	1578

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Belief in extraterrestrials by Religion

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Absolutely not	24.7% 220	16.0% 54	10.3% 3	20.1% 35	19.1% 18	7	21.6% 330
Probably not	34.6% 309	32.6% 110	44.8% 13	20.1% 35	26.6% 25	9	32.2% 492
Probably	30.0% 268	41.2% 139	34.5% 10	46.0% 80	35.1% 33	20	34.7% 530
Absolutely	10.7% 95	10.1% 34	10.3% 3	13.8% 24	19.1% 18	19	11.4% 174
Missing	40	16	3	7	2	0	68
TOTAL	100.0% 892	100.0% 337	100.0% 29	100.0% 174	100.0% 94	55	1526

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Notes

The Baylor Department of Sociology received a three-year grant from the John M. Templeton Foundation, to conduct a nationally representative multi-year study of religious values, practices, and behaviors. Wave 2 of the Baylor Religion Survey was collected in 2007 and includes a deep selection of questions related to religious behaviors, beliefs and belonging. Special topic modules examine race and religion, and personality.