A spiritual life involving mind not body

postlf6

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Do you believe there is a life after death? A. Of course, no one knows exactly what life after death would be like, but here are some ideas people have had. (HAND CARD AA) How likely do you feel each possibility is? Would you say very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely at all? (CIRCLE ONE NUMBER BESIDE EACH IDEA) 6. A spiritual life, involving our mind but not our body.

Values

[1] very likely
[2] somewhat likely
[3] not too likely
[4] not likely at all
[NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
-	1983, 1984

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for postlf6.

Counts by year:

year	iap	very likely	somewhat likely	not too likely	not likely at all	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
1983	389	556	356	97	126	63	12	-	1599
1984	278	542	336	109	128	61	19	-	1473
Total	667	1098	692	206	254	124	31	0	3072