Near-Life Experiences

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

Appendix C. Medical Condition: Clinical Death / Serious Condition / Non-Life Threatening
After-Effects Were: Positive / Mixed / Disturbing

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

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Table YRXCAT Page 1......Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Year of experience

Table XAGCAT Page 2......Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Age experience (Categories)

Table RAGCAT Page 3......Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Age at reporting (Categories)

Table MULTCAS Page 4.....Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Multiple experiences

Table Q1 Page 5..........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q1. Circumstances

Table Q2 Page 6..........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q2. Trigger

Table Q3 Page 8..........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q3. Health at time of experience

Table Q4 Page 9..........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q4. Health now (at time of reporting)

Table Q5 Page 10.........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q5. Wonderful / frightening

Table QQ6 Page 11........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q6 Circumstances (Multiple)

Table Q6COUNT Page 13....Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

q6ct. Count of items checked

Table QQ7 Page 15........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q7. Changes (Multiple)

Table Q7CT Page 17.......Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

q7ct. Count of items checked

Table Q8 Page 18.........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q8. Positive/ disturbing (3=pos)

Table Q9 Page 19.........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q9. Life changed

Table Q10 Page 20........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q10. Changes increase (3=inc)

Table Q13 Page 21........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q13. Religion

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Table Q13B Page 23.......Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q13b. Religious liberal/ conservative

Table Q14 Page 24........Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q14. Race

Table GENEST Page 25.....Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Gender

Table COUNTRY Page 26....Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Country

Table YRXCAT Page 1

Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Year of experience

<--- LIFE THREATENING ---> <--- DISTURBING NDE --->

Clinical Serious Non-Life Posit- Disturb-

TOTAL Death Condit. Threat. ive NDE Mixed ing NDE

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

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)

TOTAL 787 193 304 189 477 263 21

NO ANSWER 20 1 2 7 10 1 -

TOTAL ANSWERING 767 192 302 182 467 262 21

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Prior to 1970 169 53 60 37 103 55 7

22.0 27.6 19.9 20.3 22.1 21.0 33.3

1970 to 1979 136 36 49 31 80 51 2

17.7 18.8 16.2 17.0 17.1 19.5 9.5

1980 to 1989 180 39 73 47 123 51 2

23.5 20.3 24.2 25.8 26.3 19.5 9.5

1990 to 2001 282 64 120 67 161 105 10

36.8 33.3 39.7 36.8 34.5 40.1 47.6

Comparison Groups: BCD/EFG

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

Table XAGCAT Page 2

Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Age experience (Categories)

<--- LIFE THREATENING ---> <--- DISTURBING NDE --->

Clinical Serious Non-Life Posit- Disturb-

TOTAL Death Condit. Threat. ive NDE Mixed ing NDE

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

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)

TOTAL 787 193 304 189 477 263 21

NO ANSWER 19 1 2 5 8 2 -

TOTAL ANSWERING 768 192 302 184 469 261 21

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Under 10 103 33 41 17 53 43 3

13.4 17.2 13.6 9.2 11.3 16.5 14.3

10 to 19 147 35 51 46 85 50 6

19.1 18.2 16.9 25.0 18.1 19.2 28.6

20 to 29 190 46 74 46 116 67 4

24.7 24.0 24.5 25.0 24.7 25.7 19.0

30 to 39 155 34 65 33 101 47 5

20.2 17.7 21.5 17.9 21.5 18.0 23.8

40 to 49 109 30 38 29 70 36 1

14.2 15.6 12.6 15.8 14.9 13.8 4.8

50 & over 64 14 33 13 44 18 2

8.3 7.3 10.9 7.1 9.4 6.9 9.5

Comparison Groups: BCD/EFG

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

Table RAGCAT Page 3

Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Age at reporting (Categories)

<--- LIFE THREATENING ---> <--- DISTURBING NDE --->

Clinical Serious Non-Life Posit- Disturb-

TOTAL Death Condit. Threat. ive NDE Mixed ing NDE

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

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)

TOTAL 787 193 304 189 477 263 21

NO ANSWER 163 33 50 28 102 43 2

TOTAL ANSWERING 624 160 254 161 375 220 19

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Under 30 59 6 28 16 29 25 2

9.5 3.8 11.0 9.9 7.7 11.4 10.5

B B

30 to 39 151 36 58 42 87 56 6

24.2 22.5 22.8 26.1 23.2 25.5 31.6

40 to 49 220 60 91 57 135 77 4

35.3 37.5 35.8 35.4 36.0 35.0 21.1

50 to 59 145 45 56 34 87 54 4

23.2 28.1 22.0 21.1 23.2 24.5 21.1

60 & over 49 13 21 12 37 8 3

7.9 8.1 8.3 7.5 9.9 3.6 15.8

Comparison Groups: BCD/EFG

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

Table MULTCAS Page 4

Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Multiple experiences

<--- LIFE THREATENING ---> <--- DISTURBING NDE --->

Clinical Serious Non-Life Posit- Disturb-

TOTAL Death Condit. Threat. ive NDE Mixed ing NDE

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

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)

TOTAL 787 193 304 189 477 263 21

TOTAL ANSWERING 787 193 304 189 477 263 21

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Yes 48 15 17 9 30 16 1

6.1 7.8 5.6 4.8 6.3 6.1 4.8

No response 739 178 287 180 447 247 20

93.9 92.2 94.4 95.2 93.7 93.9 95.2

Comparison Groups: BCD/EFG

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

Table Q1 Page 5

Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q1. Circumstances

<--- LIFE THREATENING ---> <--- DISTURBING NDE --->

Clinical Serious Non-Life Posit- Disturb-

TOTAL Death Condit. Threat. ive NDE Mixed ing NDE

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

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)

TOTAL 787 193 304 189 477 263 21

NO ANSWER 9 - - - - - -

TOTAL ANSWERING 778 193 304 189 477 263 21

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Clinical death 193 193 - - 121 66 4

24.8 100.0 25.4 25.1 19.0

Serious condition 304 - 304 - 192 102 4

39.1 100.0 40.3 38.8 19.0

G G

Non-life threatening 189 - - 189 115 58 9

24.3 100.0 24.1 22.1 42.9

Other & indeterminate 92 - - - 49 37 4

11.8 10.3 14.1 19.0

Comparison Groups: BCD/EFG

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

Table Q2 Page 6

Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q2. Trigger

<--- LIFE THREATENING ---> <--- DISTURBING NDE --->

Clinical Serious Non-Life Posit- Disturb-

TOTAL Death Condit. Threat. ive NDE Mixed ing NDE

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

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)

TOTAL 787 193 304 189 477 263 21

NO ANSWER 11 - 1 - - 2 -

TOTAL ANSWERING 776 193 303 189 477 261 21

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Accident 211 69 113 18 123 80 3

27.2 35.8 37.3 9.5 25.8 30.7 14.3

D D G

Illness 104 23 56 20 70 30 3

13.4 11.9 18.5 10.6 14.7 11.5 14.3

Surgery related 85 24 39 16 57 24 3

11.0 12.4 12.9 8.5 11.9 9.2 14.3

Childbirth 38 9 22 3 29 8 1

4.9 4.7 7.3 1.6 6.1 3.1 4.8

D F

Heart attack 46 28 14 3 25 19 1

5.9 14.5 4.6 1.6 5.2 7.3 4.8

CD D

Allergic reaction 31 10 16 4 14 16 -

4.0 5.2 5.3 2.1 2.9 6.1

Comparison Groups: BCD/EFG

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

Table Q2 Page 7

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Banner 3: Life Threat; Disturbing NDE

Q2. Trigger

<--- LIFE THREATENING ---> <--- DISTURBING NDE --->

Clinical Serious Non-Life Posit- Disturb-

TOTAL Death Condit. Threat. ive NDE Mixed ing NDE

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

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G)

Suicide attempt 31 11 11 2 19 11 1

4.0 5.7 3.6 1.1 4.0 4.2 4.8

D D

Other 66 6 8 15 43 19 2

8.5 3.1 2.6 7.9 9.0 7.3 9.5

Combat related 1 1 - - - 1 -

0.1 0.5 0.4

Criminal attack 22 7 10 3 9 11 1

2.8 3.6 3.3 1.6 1.9 4.2 4.8

Depression, emotional 41 - 1 36 24 13 2

trauma 5.3 0.3 19.0 5.0 5.0 9.5

Prayer, meditation, 44 - 2 40 30 12 2

spontaneous 5.7 0.7 21.2 6.3 4.6 9.5

Dream 29 - - 27 16 9 1

3.7 14.3 3.4 3.4 4.8

Drugs, alcohol, 27 5 11 2 18 8 1

poisoning 3.5 2.6 3.6 1.1 3.8 3.1 4.8

Comparison Groups: BCD/EFG

Independent Z-Test for Percentages

Upper case letters indicate significance at the 95% level.

Table Q3 Page 8