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Ghost Hunters / Paranormal Survey
Survey Summary Statistics
Total Responses: 166 Shown Responses : 166
Average Response Time:05:43:00
Filtered Out Responses: 0
1. Basic Demographics
What is your age?
Response PercentResponse 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 Respondents165
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Gender
Response PercentResponse Total
Male
41.10 %67
Female
58.90 %96
Total Respondents163
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Where are you located? (See map below)
Response PercentResponse Total
Northeastern US
20.50 %33
Southern US
31.10 %50
Midwestern US
24.80 %40
Western US
16.80 %27
View DataViewOther (Alaska, Hawaii, outside US, Please specify)
6.80 %11
Total Respondents161
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What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Response PercentResponse 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 Respondents165
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What best describes your religious affiliation?
Response PercentResponse 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 DataViewOther (please specify)
10.40 %17
Total Respondents163
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2. Philosophy/General Paranormal Beliefs
Do you believe in any of the following? (Check all that apply):
Response PercentResponse 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 DataViewOther (please specify)
0.50 %6
Total Respondents (Total Checked)162 (1308)
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Have you ever had a paranormal experience?
Response PercentResponse Total
Yes
47.60 %78
No
29.30 %48
Not sure
23.20 %38
Total Respondents164
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3. Ghost Hunters Viewers Questions
Do you watch Ghost Hunters on a regular basis?
Response PercentResponse Total
Yes
69.20 %108
No
30.80 %48
Total Respondents156
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Since watching Ghost Hunters, has your interest in the paranormal _______?
Response PercentResponse Total
Increased
35.70 %55
Decreased
4.50 %7
Remained the same
59.70 %92
Total Respondents154
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Have you attempted to investigate hauntings since the premiere of Ghost Hunters?
Response PercentResponse 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 Respondents153
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Please mark whether you agree or disagree with the following statements:
Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither agree nor disagreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeResponse 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 Respondents155
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Have you experienced poltergeist activity, objects moving, doors slamming, etc.?
Response PercentResponse Total
Yes
28.20 %44
No
60.30 %94
Not sure
11.50 %18
Total Respondents156
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Have you taken a photograph of a paranormal event?
Response PercentResponse Total
Yes
16.00 %25
No
71.80 %112
Not sure
9.60 %15
View DataViewOther (please specify)
2.60 %4
Total Respondents156
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Are you more sensitve to paranormal events now, than before watching Ghost Hunters?
Response PercentResponse Total
Yes
5.20 %8
No
84.50 %131
Not sure
10.30 %16
Total Respondents155
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Have you seen a ghost?
Response PercentResponse Total
Yes
31.40 %49
No
53.80 %84
Not sure
14.70 %23
Total Respondents156
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Have you experienced a haunting?
Response PercentResponse 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 Respondents156
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Have you experienced/captured Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP)?
Response PercentResponse Total
Yes
16.10 %25
No
80.00 %124
Not sure
3.90 %6
Total Respondents155
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Chose all that apply. Ghosts are _______.
Response PercentResponse 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)
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Have you purchased any of the following equipment for paranormal investigations? Check all that apply.
Response PercentResponse 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 DataViewOther (please specify)
3.00 %7
Total Respondents (Total Checked)145 (233)
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Rate how you agree or disagree with the below statements.
Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither agree nor disagreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreeResponse 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 Respondents155
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