Near-Life Experiences

So-called near-death experiences are really encounters with the Light.
They occur to people during meditative or spiritual experiences,
not just during life-threatening trauma.
Perhaps a better name then is Near-Life Experiences

Reading statistical significance tests:

Cross-tabulations include statistical significance testing. Those percentages that differ significantly from others
are indicated by a letter below the percentage.
Example: See page 10. Q10 asks if the experience was frightening or wonderful
Look at the bottom left column on page 10. A total of 414 out of 766 responding indicate a wonderful experience.
This represents 54% of all those who answered the question. These figures appear in Column A.
Columns B and C represent the responses broken out by male, female.
In column B, 47.8% of men report a wonderful experience, while 57.8% of women report that in column C.
The letter "B" appearing under the 57.8% indicates that this percentage is statistically higher than the
number for males in column B. Statistics are calculated for the 95% level of confidence.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table YRXCAT Page 1......Year of experience

Table XAGCAT Page 2......Age experience (Categories)

Table RAGCAT Page 3......Age at reporting (Categories)

Table MULTCAS Page 4.....Multiple experiences

Table Q1 Page 5..........Q1. Circumstances

Table Q2 Page 6..........Q2. Trigger

Table Q3 Page 8..........Q3. Health at time of experience

Table Q4 Page 9..........Q4. Health now (at time of reporting)

Table Q5 Page 10.........Q5. Wonderful / frightening

Table QQ6 Page 11........Q6 Circumstances (Multiple)

Table Q6COUNT Page 13....q6ct. Count of items checked

Table QQ7 Page 15........Q7. Changes (Multiple)

Table Q7CT Page 16.......q7ct. Count of items checked

Table Q8 Page 17.........Q8. Positive/ disturbing (3=pos)

Table Q9 Page 18.........Q9. Life changed

Table Q10 Page 19........Q10. Changes increase (3=inc)

Table Q13 Page 20........Q13. Religion

Table Q13B Page 22.......Q13b. Religious liberal/ conservative

Table Q14 Page 23........Q14. Race

Table GENEST Page 24.....Gender

Table COUNTRY Page 25....Country

                                                                                                                Table YRXCAT Page 1

Year of experience

                                   <---- GENDER --->  <------------ AGE AT TIME OF EXPERIENCE ----------->  <--- RACE ---->

                                                        Under   10 to    20 to   30 to    40 to     50 Yrs              All

                            TOTAL     Male    Female   10 Yrs   19 Yrs   29 Yrs  39 Yrs   49 Yrs    & Over   White    Other

                          -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

                               (A)      (B)      (C)      (D)      (E)      (F)      (G)      (H)      (I)      (J)      (K)

TOTAL                          787      298      439      103      147      190      155      109       64      623      164

NO ANSWER                       20        6       10        1        1        1        1        -        2        9       11

TOTAL ANSWERING                767      292      429      102      146      189      154      109       62      614      153

                             100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0

Prior to 1970                  169       62      101       78       44       28       12        5        -      138       31

                              22.0     21.2     23.5     76.5     30.1     14.8      7.8      4.6              22.5     20.3

                                                         EFGH      FGH       GH

1970 to  1979                  136       52       78       18       46       51       14        3        2      114       22

                              17.7     17.8     18.2     17.6     31.5     27.0      9.1      2.8      3.2     18.6     14.4

                                                           HI     DGHI      GHI        H

1980 to 1989                   180       65      101        5       36       61       50       17       10      137       43

                              23.5     22.3     23.5      4.9     24.7     32.3     32.5     15.6     16.1     22.3     28.1

                                                                     D      DHI      DHI        D        D

1990 to 2001                   282      113      149        1       20       49       78       84       50      225       57

                              36.8     38.7     34.7      1.0     13.7     25.9     50.6     77.1     80.6     36.6     37.3

                                                                     D       DE      DEF     DEFG     DEFG

Comparison Groups: BC/DEFGHI/JK

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

                                                                                                                Table XAGCAT Page 2

Age experience (Categories)

                                   <---- GENDER --->  <------------ AGE AT TIME OF EXPERIENCE ----------->  <--- RACE ---->

                                                        Under   10 to    20 to   30 to    40 to     50 Yrs              All

                            TOTAL     Male    Female   10 Yrs   19 Yrs   29 Yrs  39 Yrs   49 Yrs    & Over   White    Other

                          -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

                               (A)      (B)      (C)      (D)      (E)      (F)      (G)      (H)      (I)      (J)      (K)

TOTAL                          787      298      439      103      147      190      155      109       64      623      164

NO ANSWER                       19        6        9        -        -        -        -        -        -        9       10

TOTAL ANSWERING                768      292      430      103      147      190      155      109       64      614      154

                             100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0

Under 10                       103       38       62      103        -        -        -        -        -       82       21

                              13.4     13.0     14.4    100.0                                                  13.4     13.6

10 to 19                       147       66       71        -      147        -        -        -        -      124       23

                              19.1     22.6     16.5             100.0                                         20.2     14.9

                                          C

20 to 29                       190       59      121        -        -      190        -        -        -      148       42

                              24.7     20.2     28.1                      100.0                                24.1     27.3

                                                   B

30 to 39                       155       57       88        -        -        -      155        -        -      118       37

                              20.2     19.5     20.5                               100.0                       19.2     24.0

40 to 49                       109       42       62        -        -        -        -      109        -       90       19

                              14.2     14.4     14.4                                        100.0              14.7     12.3

50 & over                       64       30       26        -        -        -        -        -       64       52       12

                               8.3     10.3      6.0                                                 100.0      8.5      7.8

                                          C

Comparison Groups: BC/DEFGHI/JK

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

                                                                                                                Table RAGCAT Page 3

Age at reporting (Categories)

                                   <---- GENDER --->  <------------ AGE AT TIME OF EXPERIENCE ----------->  <--- RACE ---->

                                                        Under   10 to    20 to   30 to    40 to     50 Yrs              All

                            TOTAL     Male    Female   10 Yrs   19 Yrs   29 Yrs  39 Yrs   49 Yrs    & Over   White    Other

                          -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

                               (A)      (B)      (C)      (D)      (E)      (F)      (G)      (H)      (I)      (J)      (K)

TOTAL                          787      298      439      103      147      190      155      109       64      623      164

NO ANSWER                      163       46      104       20       26       34       38       18       12      139       24

TOTAL ANSWERING                624      252      335       83      121      156      117       91       52      484      140

                             100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0

Under 30                        59       31       25       11       26       22        -        -        -       41       18

                               9.5     12.3      7.5     13.3     21.5     14.1                                 8.5     12.9

30 to 39                       151       57       83       21       37       50       43        -        -      115       36

                              24.2     22.6     24.8     25.3     30.6     32.1     36.8                       23.8     25.7

40 to 49                       220       83      126       23       38       53       46       56        -      170       50

                              35.3     32.9     37.6     27.7     31.4     34.0     39.3     61.5              35.1     35.7

                                                                                             DEFG

50 to 59                       145       65       74       22       16       25       23       30       29      115       30

                              23.2     25.8     22.1     26.5     13.2     16.0     19.7     33.0     55.8     23.8     21.4

                                                            E                                 EFG    DEFGH

60 & over                       49       16       27        6        4        6        5        5       23       43        6

                               7.9      6.3      8.1      7.2      3.3      3.8      4.3      5.5     44.2      8.9      4.3

                                                                                                     DEFGH        K

Comparison Groups: BC/DEFGHI/JK

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

Table MULTCAS Page 4

Multiple experiences

                                   <---- GENDER --->  <------------ AGE AT TIME OF EXPERIENCE ----------->  <--- RACE ---->

                                                        Under   10 to    20 to   30 to    40 to     50 Yrs              All

                            TOTAL     Male    Female   10 Yrs   19 Yrs   29 Yrs  39 Yrs   49 Yrs    & Over   White    Other

                          -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

                               (A)      (B)      (C)      (D)      (E)      (F)      (G)      (H)      (I)      (J)      (K)

TOTAL                          787      298      439      103      147      190      155      109       64      623      164

TOTAL ANSWERING                787      298      439      103      147      190      155      109       64      623      164

                             100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0

Yes                             48       16       29       17       15        5        5        4        -       37       11

                               6.1      5.4      6.6     16.5     10.2      2.6      3.2      3.7               5.9      6.7

                                                          FGH      FGH

No response                    739      282      410       86      132      185      150      105       64      586      153

                              93.9     94.6     93.4     83.5     89.8     97.4     96.8     96.3    100.0     94.1     93.3

                                                                             DE       DE       DE    DEFGH

Comparison Groups: BC/DEFGHI/JK

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

                                                                                                                    Table Q1 Page 5

Q1. Circumstances

                                   <---- GENDER --->  <------------ AGE AT TIME OF EXPERIENCE ----------->  <--- RACE ---->

                                                        Under   10 to    20 to   30 to    40 to     50 Yrs              All

                            TOTAL     Male    Female   10 Yrs   19 Yrs   29 Yrs  39 Yrs   49 Yrs    & Over   White    Other

                          -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

                               (A)      (B)      (C)      (D)      (E)      (F)      (G)      (H)      (I)      (J)      (K)

TOTAL                          787      298      439      103      147      190      155      109       64      623      164

NO ANSWER                        9        2        3        -        -        -        -        -        -        1        8

TOTAL ANSWERING                778      296      436      103      147      190      155      109       64      622      156

                             100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0

Clinical death                 193       85       95       33       35       46       34       30       14      156       37

                              24.8     28.7     21.8     32.0     23.8     24.2     21.9     27.5     21.9     25.1     23.7

                                          C

Serious condition              304      115      173       41       51       74       65       38       33      249       55

                              39.1     38.9     39.7     39.8     34.7     38.9     41.9     34.9     51.6     40.0     35.3

                                                                                                        EH

Non-life threatening           189       68      111       17       46       46       33       29       13      146       43

                              24.3     23.0     25.5     16.5     31.3     24.2     21.3     26.6     20.3     23.5     27.6

                                                                    DG

Other & indeterminate           92       28       57       12       15       24       23       12        4       71       21

                              11.8      9.5     13.1     11.7     10.2     12.6     14.8     11.0      6.2     11.4     13.5

                                                                                       I

Comparison Groups: BC/DEFGHI/JK

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

                                                                                                                    Table Q2 Page 6

Q2. Trigger

                                   <---- GENDER --->  <------------ AGE AT TIME OF EXPERIENCE ----------->  <--- RACE ---->

                                                        Under   10 to    20 to   30 to    40 to     50 Yrs              All

                            TOTAL     Male    Female   10 Yrs   19 Yrs   29 Yrs  39 Yrs   49 Yrs    & Over   White    Other

                          -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

                               (A)      (B)      (C)      (D)      (E)      (F)      (G)      (H)      (I)      (J)      (K)

TOTAL                          787      298      439      103      147      190      155      109       64      623      164

NO ANSWER                       11        2        5        1        1        -        -        -        -        3        8

TOTAL ANSWERING                776      296      434      102      146      190      155      109       64      620      156

                             100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0

Accident                       211       96      100       46       42       50       33       30        9      178       33

                              27.2     32.4     23.0     45.1     28.8     26.3     21.3     27.5     14.1     28.7     21.2

                                          C             EFGHI        I        I                 I                 K

Illness                        104       32       69       12       26       18       21       17        9       76       28

                              13.4     10.8     15.9     11.8     17.8      9.5     13.5     15.6     14.1     12.3     17.9

                                                   B                 F

Surgery related                 85       26       56       17        8       14       22       15        9       68       17

                              11.0      8.8     12.9     16.7      5.5      7.4     14.2     13.8     14.1     11.0     10.9

                                                           EF                         EF        E

Childbirth                      38        -       38        2        1       23       11        -        -       31        7

                               4.9               8.8      2.0      0.7     12.1      7.1                        5.0      4.5

                                                                             DE       DE

Heart attack                    46       29       12        1        -        6        8       13       17       34       12

                               5.9      9.8      2.8      1.0               3.2      5.2     11.9     26.6      5.5      7.7

                                          C                                            D       DF     DFGH

Allergic reaction               31       10       18        2        6        6        8        5        4       27        4

                               4.0      3.4      4.1      2.0      4.1      3.2      5.2      4.6      6.2      4.4      2.6

Comparison Groups: BC/DEFGHI/JK

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

                                                                                                                    Table Q2 Page 7

                                                                                                                    (Continued)

Q2. Trigger

                                   <---- GENDER --->  <------------ AGE AT TIME OF EXPERIENCE ----------->  <--- RACE ---->

                                                        Under   10 to    20 to   30 to    40 to     50 Yrs              All

                            TOTAL     Male    Female   10 Yrs   19 Yrs   29 Yrs  39 Yrs   49 Yrs    & Over   White    Other

                          -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

                               (A)      (B)      (C)      (D)      (E)      (F)      (G)      (H)      (I)      (J)      (K)

Suicide attempt                 31       12       17        -        6       13        8        3        -       26        5

                               4.0      4.1      3.9               4.1      6.8      5.2      2.8               4.2      3.2

Combat related                   1        -        -        -        -        1        -        -        -        -        1

                               0.1                                          0.5                                          0.6

Criminal attack                 22        7       14        9        5        5        1        1        1       15        7

                               2.8      2.4      3.2      8.8      3.4      2.6      0.6      0.9      1.6      2.4      4.5

                                                         FGHI

Other   &nbs