This statistic illustrates the popularity of paranormal theories in selected years between 2001 and 2018. According to the study, one in four respondents (25 percent) believed in the existence of the devil in 2018. This was the same as the share of respondents who believed that the spirits of the dead could come back, which increased from 16 percent of respondents in 2006 to 25 percent in 2018.
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Demos & Pi. (February 28, 2018). Which of the following theories and phenomena do you believe in? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813248/belief-in-paranormal-events-in-italy/
Demos & Pi. "Which of the following theories and phenomena do you believe in?." Chart. February 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813248/belief-in-paranormal-events-in-italy/
Demos & Pi. (2018). Which of the following theories and phenomena do you believe in?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813248/belief-in-paranormal-events-in-italy/
Demos & Pi. "Which of The following Theories and Phenomena Do You Believe In?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813248/belief-in-paranormal-events-in-italy/
Demos & Pi, Which of the following theories and phenomena do you believe in? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813248/belief-in-paranormal-events-in-italy/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Which of the following theories and phenomena do you believe in? [Graph], Demos & Pi, February 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/813248/belief-in-paranormal-events-in-italy/