Paranormal Survey

Research study conducted for The Sun Newspaper. MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 721 adults aged 18+ across Great Britain by telephone between 4-5 February 1998.

Technical details

MORI interviewed 721 adults aged 18+ across Great Britain. Interviews were conducted by telephone between 4-5 February 1998. Date are weighted to the profile of Great Britain. An asterisk (*) denotes a figure between zero and 0.5%.

Q1-17 Which, if any, of the things I'm going to read out do you believe in?

		Yes	No	Don't know
		%	%	%
Q 1	God	64	26	10
Q 2	Life after death	45	42	13
Q 3	A soul	67	24	9
Q 4	Heaven	54	37	9
Q 5	Astrology	38	53	9
Q 6	Ghosts	40	52	8
Q 7	Telepathy	54	37	9
Q 8	Guardian Angels	31	61	8
Q 9	Premonitions / ESP	64	29	7
Q 10	Fortune Telling / Tarot	18	75	7
Q 11	Deja-vu *	66	30	4
Q 12	Out of body experience	31	58	11
Q 13	Reincarnation	24	64	12
Q 14	Near-death experience	51	37	12
Q 15	Psychics / Mediums #	28	63	9
Q 16	Faith-healers	32	56	12
Q 17	That dreams can predict the future	30	60	10

* a feeling that you have done something or been somewhere before # people who can communicate with the dead

Q18 And have you personally had any experience of ...?

	Yes	No	Don't know
	%	%	%
Astrology	17	82	1
Base: All those who answered Q5 (276)
Ghosts	37	59	4
Base: All those who answered Q6 (290)
Telepathy	35	64	1
Base: All those who answered Q7 (396)
Guardian Angels	31	66	3
Base: All those who answered Q8 (221)
Premonition / ESP	41	57	2
Base: All those who answered Q9 (466)
Fortune Telling / Tarot	60	40	0
Base: All those who answered Q10 (133)
Deja-vu *	79	20	*
Base: All those who answered Q11 (486)
Out of body experience	21	79	*
Base: All those who answered Q12 (234)
Reincarnation	8	90	2
Base: All those who answered Q13 (169)
Near-death experiences	17	82	1
Base: All those who answered Q14 (375)
Psychics / Mediums #	37	63	1
Base: All those who answered Q15 (204)
Faith-healers	24	56	0
Base: All those who answered Q16 (234)
That dreams can predict the future	42	60	3
Base: All those who answered Q17 (219)

* a feeling that you have done something or been somewhere before # people who can communicate with the dead

Q19 And what was the nature of your experience?

Q20 Has your personal experience given you proof that there is life after death or not? Base: All those who answered yes to any of Q5-Q17 (615)

	%
Yes, proven life after death	20
No, not proven life after death	76
Don't know	4

Q21 Have you ever based a decision on your belief in ...?

	Yes	No	Don't know
	%	%	%
Astrology	16	82	2
Base: All those who answered Q5 (276)
Ghosts	15	83	2
Base: All those who answered Q6 (290)
Telepathy	15	84	1
Base: All those who answered Q7 (396)
Guardian Angels	23	72	5
Base: All those who answered Q8 (221)
Premonition / ESP	20	78	2
Base: All those who answered Q9 (466)
Fortune Telling / Tarot	28	71	1
Base: All those who answered Q10 (133)
Deja-vu *	15	84	1
Base: All those who answered Q11 (486)
Near-death experiences	10	89	1
Base: All those who answered Q14 (375)
Psychics / Mediums #	17	82	1
Base: All those who answered Q15 (204)
Faith-healers	12	88	*
Base: All those who answered Q16 (234)
That dreams can predict the future	25	73	2
Base: All those who answered Q17 (219)

* a feeling that you have done something or been somewhere before # people who can communicate with the dead

Q22 Do you find that your belief in God or your belief in mystical experiences more relevant to daily life? Base: All those who answered yes to Q1 AND any of Q5-Q17 (446)

	%
Belief in God	67
Belief in mystical experiences	6
Neither	21
Don't know	6

Q23 What is your religion, if any? Base: (721)

	%
Roman Catholic	11
Church of England	50
Church of Scotland	3
Other Protestant	5
Free church / non-conformist (Methodist / Baptist,etc)	5
Orthodox Greek / Russian	*
Muslim	2
Hindu	*
Buddist	*
Jewish	1
Other	*
None / Atheist / Agnostic	21
Don't know	1

Q24 And how frequently do you attend religious service, is it ...? Base: (561)

	%
Every day	1
At least once a week	16
At least once a month	11
Less often than once a month	66
Never	6
Don't know	1

Q25 And what is your date of birth? Base: (721)

		%
22 Dec-20 Jan	Capricorn	9
21 Jan-19 Feb	Aquarius	9
20 Feb-20 Mar	Pisces	6
21 Mar-20 Apr	Aries	8
21 Apr-21 May	Taurus	9
22 May-21 Jun	Gemini	10
22 Jun-23 Jul	Cancer	7
24 Jul-23 Aug	Leo	8
24 Aug-23 Sep	Virgo	11
24 Sep-23 Oct	Libra	7
24 Oct-22 Nov	Scorpio	8
23 Nov-21 Dec	Sagittarius	8