1. Ghost Beliefs and Perceptions Survey
Nicole Kasica, Kelly Douma, Reid Gaede

2. Means of Surveying SurveyMonkey Links sent to…
Alpha Delta Pi Facebook page
Various GroupMe groups

3. Questions Asked What is your gender? What is your college major?
In which region of the United States do you live?
How religious do you consider yourself? How spiritual do you consider yourself?
Have you ever had a ghostly encounter?

4. Questions Asked (Cont.)
6. If yes [to the previous question], please elaborate on your experience.
7. Do you believe in other supernatural entities (witches, demons, angels, aliens, etc.)?
8. Do you enjoy watching ghost-themed shows (Ghosthunters, The Haunted, Paranormal Witness, etc.)?
9. How do you feel about the idea of ghosts?
10. Would you actively seek out a ghost (Ouija Board, Electromagnetic Field Detectors, Bloody Mary, Voicebox, etc)?

5. Gender

6. Region

7. Religiosity/Spirituality

8. Ghostly Encounters

9. Other Supernatural Entities

10. Ghostly Shows

11. Would you actively seek out a ghost?

12. Analysis - College Majors
Wide Range of Majors
Kenesiology, Engineering, English, Biology, etc.
Absolutely no true correlation
Both Biology majors had completely different stances
Science majors who were not religious - but superstitious

13. Analysis - Gender Indifferency No men reported having an encounter
5 out of 8 men said they were indifferent about ghosts
Only 9 said this overall
No men reported having an encounter
Only one said they would seek out a ghost
Mirrors that women are more likely to seek out ghosts and report an encounter

14. Analysis - Religion
4 out of 9 people who said they had seen a ghost also said they were not at all religious
Religion largely divorced from ghostly encounters
Bible Belt - only one report
BUT 11 out of 15 from this region say they believe in other entities

15. Analysis - Age
Of description, 5 out of 10 said the incident occurred during childhood
Most cited figures standing the in the bedroom
Childhood homes
Mostly under the age of 10