Do you believe in ghosts? |
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Have you ever encountered a ghost? |
Yes, saw one:
21%
Yes, felt one:
18%
Yes, it moved something that belonged to me or my family:
11%
No, but I believe in them anyway:
28%
No:
22%
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Which of the following is the best way to contact a ghost? |
Ouija board:
21%
A medium or psychic:
43%
Tarot cards:
6%
Going to the cemetery at midnight with a flashlight:
13%
Voice over Internet Protocol:
16%
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Do you think most ghosts are evil or harmless? |
Evil:
3%
Harmless:
77%
I don't believe in ghosts:
19%
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Which of the following entities is the most frightening to you? |
Vampires in the basement:
4%
Ghosts in the attic:
5%
Monsters under the bed:
10%
Legislators in the state capitol:
82%
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Do you think that St. Louis has more ghosts than other communities? |
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Which of the following places is the scariest haunted place in St. Louis? |
The Lemp Mansion:
20%
Samuel Cupples House:
2%
Roosevelt High School:
4%
The old Alexian Brothers Hospital:
19%
Our Lady of Sorrows School:
6%
Saint Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center:
37%
Calvary and Bellefontaine Cemeteries:
12%
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Have you ever thought about the possibility of ghosts or spirits in rehabbed historic buildings? |
Yes:
55%
Yes, and there ought to be tax credits to deal with the problem:
20%
No:
25%
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Would the possibility of ghosts affect where you chose to live? |
Yes, I'd live somewhere else:
28%
Yes, I'd love to live with a ghost:
21%
No:
51%
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Which of the following pieces of evidence would you find most convincing that you had a ghost in your house? |
Unexplained footprints or handprints:
6%
Moving objects:
34%
A sense of being touched:
27%
Cries and whispers:
20%
Ghostbusters keep sending brochures:
14%
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If your house were haunted, which of the following actions would you most likely try to get the ghost to leave? |
Loudly ask it to go away:
45%
Sprinkle holy water in each doorway:
19%
Place my shoes at the end of the bed facing opposite directions:
3%
Burn incense or hang garlic in doors:
9%
Paint my front door red:
5%
Call the Citizens Service Bureau and report a problem property:
18%
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If none of the methods above worked, which of the following St. Louisans would you most likely call to expel the ghost? |
A Jesuit from Saint Louis University:
34%
St. Louis Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan:
6%
Local fantasy novelist Laurell K. Hamilton:
48%
City Vector Control:
12%
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Which of the following movies is most likely to give you goose bumps? |
The Exorcist (1973):
36%
The Shining (1980):
22%
Poltergeist (1982):
14%
Field of Dreams (1989):
5%
Ghost (1990):
3%
The Sixth Sense (1999):
19%
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If you could come back as a ghost, which of the following things would you most like to do? |
I would enervate my ex:
18%
I would torment a teacher:
2%
I would scare my siblings:
6%
I would walk through walls:
49%
I would vote in all municipal elections:
24%
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