This statistic represents the results of a 2016 survey among American teenagers and adults on their belief in ghosts. During this survey, 44 percent of teenage respondents stated they believe in ghosts.
Do you believe in ghosts? (by age group)
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Harris Poll. (November 1, 2016). Do you believe in ghosts? (by age group) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632126/united-states-belief-in-ghosts/
Harris Poll. "Do you believe in ghosts? (by age group)." Chart. November 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632126/united-states-belief-in-ghosts/
Harris Poll. (2016). Do you believe in ghosts? (by age group). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632126/united-states-belief-in-ghosts/
Harris Poll. "Do You Believe in Ghosts? (by Age Group)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632126/united-states-belief-in-ghosts/
Harris Poll, Do you believe in ghosts? (by age group) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632126/united-states-belief-in-ghosts/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Do you believe in ghosts? (by age group) [Graph], Harris Poll, November 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632126/united-states-belief-in-ghosts/