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75% Informative

Survey respondents in sub-Saharan African countries and in Colombia are especially likely to hold this belief: Seven -in-ten or more adults in those places express belief in spells.

Fewer than a quarter of adults in nearly all 35 countries surveyed say they consult fortune tellers or horoscopes to see the future.

Christians are more likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to believe that spells and curses can affect people’s lives.

In most countries surveyed women are more likely than men to consult fortune tellers and horoscopes.

In Poland , 16% of women use methods to see the future, while 2% of men say the same.

In Japan , 25% of female respondents say they do this, compared with 13% of male respondents.

VR Score

87

Informative language

94

Neutral language

40

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

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