About four in ten Americans believe in ghosts. According to a survey conducted in 2021, 36 percent of respondents from the United States said that they believed in ghosts. Women are more likely to believe in ghosts, but men generally believe more in UFOs.
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Ipsos. (October 20, 2021). Do you believe in ghosts? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271915/belief-in-ghosts-in-the-united-states/
Ipsos. "Do you believe in ghosts?." Chart. October 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271915/belief-in-ghosts-in-the-united-states/
Ipsos. (2021). Do you believe in ghosts?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271915/belief-in-ghosts-in-the-united-states/
Ipsos. "Do You Believe in Ghosts?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271915/belief-in-ghosts-in-the-united-states/
Ipsos, Do you believe in ghosts? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271915/belief-in-ghosts-in-the-united-states/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Do you believe in ghosts? [Graph], Ipsos, October 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271915/belief-in-ghosts-in-the-united-states/