Supernatural Experiences % who felt in touch with someone who has died % who have seen or been in presence of ghost Sample 29% In touch with dead
But not all of those parents may buy their own reassurances: Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults (18%) say they’ve seen or been in the presence of a ghost, according to a 2009 Pew Research Center survey. An even greater share – 29% – say they have felt in touch with someone who has already died.
Supernatural Experiences  | % who felt in touch with someone who has died  | % who have seen or been in presence of ghost  | Sample  | 29% In touch with dead  | size  | Total  | 2 003  | 18% Ghosts  | 26  | Male  | 862  | 16  | 33  | Female  | 1,141  | 20  | 29  | White  | 1,557  | 17  | 41  | Black  | 160  | 20  | 30  | Hispanic  | 149  | 20  | Source: Pew Research Center survey, August 2009  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 