Over 60% Of Americans Believe They’ve Had A Paranormal Experience
Over 60% of Americans believe they’ve had a paranormal experience. While Halloween is all about spooks and scares, there are plenty of people who have had spooky experiences that don’t involve the holiday at all. In fact, a new survey set out to discover just how many people believe they’ve experienced paranormal encounters, and you may be surprised by the results.
A new YouGov poll finds:
- 67% of Americans believe they’ve had some sort of paranormal experiences.
- The most common paranormal experiences people have had include:
- Feeling a presence or unknown energy (37%)
- Hearing an unexplained sound or music (33%)
- Smelling an unexplained odor (30%)
- Hearing the voice of someone who wasn’t there (29%)
- Feeling an unexplained change in temperature (28%)
- Lights or other devices turn on or off without explanation (25%)
- Watching an object move without explanation (22%)
- Seeing unexplained orbs of light (22%)
- Seeing a spirit or ghost (19%)
- So, what do people really think about these paranormal encounters?
- Well, people who believe they’ve experienced one have differing opinions as to the cause.
- 35% are likely to say they are otherworldly or supernatural.
- 29% think there is a scientific explanation that they don’t know about.
- 36% aren’t sure about the cause.
For those who believe they’ve seen a spirit or ghost…
- 29% say the identity of the spirit or ghost is someone they knew, like a family member.
- 28% say it wasn’t someone they knew.
- 28% believe they’ve seen both types.
- 32% believe it’s happened five times or more.
- 40% believe the spirits or ghosts they’ve encountered were only good ones.
- 7% insist they were evil, and 17% say they were neutral.
- 25% say they’ve encountered a mixture of both.
Are you the over 60% of Americans who believe they’ve had a paranormal experience?
Steve Maney’s radio career has taken him all over the US, from interning with Howard Stern to working with Elvis Duran, this radio veteran now calls Charlotte and Kiss 95.1 home. He is Kiss’ staple entertainment guy writing about his thoughts on local news and funny topics like the name of the male Karen. It’s so much to know, but Maney will deep dive into any topic to get you a great piece to read.
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