Here is the breakout on the ghostly stats all Americans who say they have experienced someone in a dream 46% for Protestants it's 45%, for Catholics 57% for white nonhispanics 42% black nonhispanic 54% Hispanics 53% men 36% say they've experienced some type of spiritual encounter, and women at 56% yes, women are more likely to report these experiences. And while the survey asked whether people have had interactions with dead relatives, it did not ask for any explanations