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 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Under 18 |
| | 4.80 % | 8 |
 |  | 18 to 25 |
| | 17.60 % | 29 |
 |  | 26-35 |
| | 30.30 % | 50 |
 |  | 36-45 |
| | 31.50 % | 52 |
 |  | Over 45 |
| | 15.80 % | 26 |
| Total Respondents | 165 |
| (skipped this question) | 1 |
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 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Male |
| | 41.10 % | 67 |
 |  | Female |
| | 58.90 % | 96 |
| Total Respondents | 163 |
| (skipped this question) | 3 |
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| Where are you located? (See map below) |
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 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Northeastern US |
| | 20.50 % | 33 |
 |  | Southern US |
| | 31.10 % | 50 |
 |  | Midwestern US |
| | 24.80 % | 40 |
 |  | Western US |
| | 16.80 % | 27 |
View |  | Other (Alaska, Hawaii, outside US, Please specify) |
| | 6.80 % | 11 |
| Total Respondents | 161 |
| (skipped this question) | 5 |
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| What is the highest level of education you have completed? |
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 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Less than High School |
| | 6.70 % | 11 |
 |  | High School/GED |
| | 12.10 % | 20 |
 |  | Some College |
| | 37.00 % | 61 |
 |  | Two Year College Degree (Associates Degree) |
| | 7.30 % | 12 |
 |  | Four Year College Degree (BA/BS Degree) |
| | 22.40 % | 37 |
 |  | Masters Degree |
| | 10.90 % | 18 |
 |  | Doctoral Degree (Ph.D) |
| | 0.60 % | 1 |
 |  | Professional Degree (MD, JD) |
| | 3.00 % | 5 |
| Total Respondents | 165 |
| (skipped this question) | 1 |
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| What best describes your religious affiliation? |
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 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Protestant Christian |
| | 13.50 % | 22 |
 |  | Roman Catholic |
| | 14.10 % | 23 |
 |  | Evangelical Christian |
| | 3.10 % | 5 |
 |  | Jewish |
| | 0.60 % | 1 |
 |  | Muslim |
| | 0.00 % | 0 |
 |  | Hindu |
| | 0.00 % | 0 |
 |  | Spiritual but non-denominational |
| | 25.20 % | 41 |
 |  | I do not have a religious affiliation at all |
| | 33.10 % | 54 |
View |  | Other (please specify) |
| | 10.40 % | 17 |
| Total Respondents | 163 |
| (skipped this question) | 3 |
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| Do you believe in any of the following? (Check all that apply): |
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 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | God or Deity |
| | 7.80 % | 102 |
 |  | Devil |
| | 4.70 % | 62 |
 |  | Ghosts |
| | 8.40 % | 110 |
 |  | Angels |
| | 6.10 % | 80 |
 |  | Demons |
| | 4.70 % | 62 |
 |  | Earth Spirits (Nymphs, dyrads, etc) |
| | 1.90 % | 25 |
 |  | Fairies (including Kobolds, Trolls, Elves, Brownies, etc) |
| | 1.30 % | 17 |
 |  | Poltergeists |
| | 6.10 % | 80 |
 |  | Psychics |
| | 4.80 % | 63 |
 |  | Ouija Boards/Spirit communication/Talking to the dead |
| | 4.40 % | 57 |
 |  | UFOs/Aliens from space |
| | 4.70 % | 61 |
 |  | Alien Abductions |
| | 1.80 % | 23 |
 |  | Conspiracy Theories |
| | 4.00 % | 52 |
 |  | End Times Prophecies (Armageddon, the Rapture) |
| | 1.90 % | 25 |
 |  | ESP |
| | 5.90 % | 77 |
 |  | Astrology |
| | 2.50 % | 33 |
 |  | Precognitive Dreams |
| | 6.00 % | 79 |
 |  | Dowsing |
| | 2.10 % | 27 |
 |  | Trance Channeling |
| | 1.00 % | 13 |
 |  | Crop Circles |
| | 1.70 % | 22 |
 |  | Faith Healing/Healing by Prayer |
| | 3.00 % | 39 |
 |  | Holistic Medicine |
| | 3.10 % | 41 |
 |  | Witches (non-Wicca) |
| | 2.40 % | 32 |
 |  | Earth Magic |
| | 2.60 % | 34 |
 |  | Hoodoo/ Root work (charms made from plants and roots) |
| | 1.90 % | 25 |
 |  | Feng shui |
| | 2.20 % | 29 |
 |  | I do not believe in any of the above |
| | 2.40 % | 32 |
View |  | Other (please specify) |
| | 0.50 % | 6 |
| Total Respondents (Total Checked) | 162 (1308) |
| (skipped this question) | 4 |
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| Have you ever had a paranormal experience? |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Yes |
| | 47.60 % | 78 |
 |  | No |
| | 29.30 % | 48 |
 |  | Not sure |
| | 23.20 % | 38 |
| Total Respondents | 164 |
| (skipped this question) | 2 |
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| Do you watch Ghost Hunters on a regular basis? |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Yes |
| | 69.20 % | 108 |
 |  | No |
| | 30.80 % | 48 |
| Total Respondents | 156 |
| (skipped this question) | 10 |
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| Since watching Ghost Hunters, has your interest in the paranormal _______? |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Increased |
| | 35.70 % | 55 |
 |  | Decreased |
| | 4.50 % | 7 |
 |  | Remained the same |
| | 59.70 % | 92 |
| Total Respondents | 154 |
| (skipped this question) | 12 |
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| Have you attempted to investigate hauntings since the premiere of Ghost Hunters? |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Yes |
| | 13.10 % | 20 |
 |  | No |
| | 72.50 % | 111 |
 |  | I have joined a paranormal group |
| | 2.60 % | 4 |
 |  | I have organized my own paranormal group |
| | 1.30 % | 2 |
 |  | I was already a member of a paranormal group prior to Ghost Hunters |
| | 10.50 % | 16 |
| Total Respondents | 153 |
| (skipped this question) | 13 |
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|
| Please mark whether you agree or disagree with the following statements: |
|
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | Response Average |
| TAPS uses scientifically proven methods to monitor paranormal activity. | 15.70 % (24) | 25.50 % (39) | 22.90 % (35) | 16.30 % (25) | 19.60 % (30) | 2.987 |
| The instruments used by TAPS have been scientifically proven to detect paranormal activity. | 7.90 % (12) | 14.50 % (22) | 32.90 % (50) | 12.50 % (19) | 32.20 % (49) | 3.467 |
| Ghost Hunters is a very factual TV program. | 11.80 % (18) | 23.00 % (35) | 29.60 % (45) | 15.80 % (24) | 19.70 % (30) | 3.086 |
| Ghost Hunters proves ghosts exist. | 5.30 % (8) | 14.60 % (22) | 33.80 % (51) | 15.20 % (23) | 31.10 % (47) | 3.523 |
| Ghost Hunters is entertainment and not factual. | 25.30 % (39) | 16.20 % (25) | 28.60 % (44) | 22.10 % (34) | 7.80 % (12) | 2.708 |
| Total Respondents | 155 |
| (skipped this question) | 11 |
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| Have you experienced poltergeist activity, objects moving, doors slamming, etc.? |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Yes |
| | 28.20 % | 44 |
 |  | No |
| | 60.30 % | 94 |
 |  | Not sure |
| | 11.50 % | 18 |
| Total Respondents | 156 |
| (skipped this question) | 10 |
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| Have you taken a photograph of a paranormal event? |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Yes |
| | 16.00 % | 25 |
 |  | No |
| | 71.80 % | 112 |
 |  | Not sure |
| | 9.60 % | 15 |
View |  | Other (please specify) |
| | 2.60 % | 4 |
| Total Respondents | 156 |
| (skipped this question) | 10 |
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| Are you more sensitve to paranormal events now, than before watching Ghost Hunters? |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Yes |
| | 5.20 % | 8 |
 |  | No |
| | 84.50 % | 131 |
 |  | Not sure |
| | 10.30 % | 16 |
| Total Respondents | 155 |
| (skipped this question) | 11 |
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|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Yes |
| | 31.40 % | 49 |
 |  | No |
| | 53.80 % | 84 |
 |  | Not sure |
| | 14.70 % | 23 |
| Total Respondents | 156 |
| (skipped this question) | 10 |
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| Have you experienced a haunting? |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Yes |
| | 20.50 % | 32 |
 |  | No |
| | 42.30 % | 66 |
 |  | Not sure |
| | 15.40 % | 24 |
 |  | I experienced a haunting before watching Ghost Hunters |
| | 21.80 % | 34 |
| Total Respondents | 156 |
| (skipped this question) | 10 |
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| Have you experienced/captured Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP)? |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Yes |
| | 16.10 % | 25 |
 |  | No |
| | 80.00 % | 124 |
 |  | Not sure |
| | 3.90 % | 6 |
| Total Respondents | 155 |
| (skipped this question) | 11 |
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| Chose all that apply.
Ghosts are _______. |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Spirits of the dead |
| | 29.60 % | 93 |
 |  | Energy |
| | 24.80 % | 78 |
 |  | Emotional/event imprints (a tragic event that replays over and over) |
| | 22.30 % | 70 |
 |  | Time slips (a slip in the time/space continuum) |
| | 10.20 % | 32 |
 |  | Do not exist |
| | 13.10 % | 41 |
| Total Respondents (Total Checked) | 153 (314) |
| (skipped this question) | 13 |
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| Have you purchased any of the following equipment for paranormal investigations? Check all that apply. |
|
 |  | Response Percent | Response Total |
 |  | Digital camera |
| | 12.90 % | 30 |
 |  | Audio recording devices |
| | 11.20 % | 26 |
 |  | Tri-field/ EMF meter |
| | 6.00 % | 14 |
 |  | Video camera |
| | 8.60 % | 20 |
 |  | Zero Lux camera |
| | 0.90 % | 2 |
 |  | IR Thermometer/thermal scanner |
| | 4.70 % | 11 |
 |  | Thermal imaging camera |
| | 0.90 % | 2 |
 |  | I already had this equipment |
| | 10.30 % | 24 |
 |  | I have not purchased any equipment |
| | 41.60 % | 97 |
View |  | Other (please specify) |
| | 3.00 % | 7 |
| Total Respondents (Total Checked) | 145 (233) |
| (skipped this question) | 21 |
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| Rate how you agree or disagree with the below statements. |
|
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | Response Average |
| Ghost Hunters has helped legitimize paranormal investigations. | 13.10 % (20) | 32.70 % (50) | 26.80 % (41) | 11.10 % (17) | 16.30 % (25) | 2.85 |
| Ghost Hunters has made the paranormal more popular. | 31.40 % (48) | 49.00 % (75) | 17.00 % (26) | 2.00 % (3) | 0.70 % (1) | 1.915 |
| Ghost Hunters has harmed paranormal investigations. | 7.90 % (12) | 9.20 % (14) | 28.30 % (43) | 25.00 % (38) | 29.60 % (45) | 3.592 |
| The paranormal does not exist. | 14.60 % (22) | 4.60 % (7) | 16.60 % (25) | 15.20 % (23) | 49.00 % (74) | 3.795 |
| Total Respondents | 155 |
| (skipped this question) | 11 |
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