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Survey (Urban legends) by Daniel Samperio 1. Do

you

know

what

urban

legends

are?

Yes. No. 2. Have you ever heard an urban legend about a place you frequent a lot?

Yes, mostly in places like schools or historical building.

No, I don´t frequent the same places a lot.

3. Which one do you think is the most mentioned urban legend by the people?

The The

chupacabras.

Ness

monster.

The llorona.

The yeti.

4. Why do you think people spread this type of legends?

To promote a sense of fear between the people that is new in some places.

To set a boundary between the rules of some places.

Just as a way to have fun and see how people react to this stories.

5. Do you think some urban legends could be true?

Yes. No. 6. Do you think urban legends could influence in the life of some persons?

Yes, it can influence in the decisions you can make in life trying not to interfere with this.

No, there is no reason for a legend to interfere in your life.

7. Which of the following countries you think have a long list of urban legends known by his people Mexico China Japan Chile United States

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8. Have you ever witnessed or be the protagonist of the development of an urban legend? (For example, be the victim of some urban legend).

Yes. No.

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Do you know what urban legends are?

23%

Yes No

77%

As we can see in the pie graph, the 77% percent of the respondents said that they have heard about it or at unless they know what elements these have, while the other 23% has never heard about what it is.

Have you ever heard an urban legend about a place you frequent a lot?

Yes, mostly in places like schools or historical building.

35%

No, I don´t frequent the same places a lot.

65%

As we can see in the pie graph, the 65% percent of the respondents said that they have heard more of these legends in places that they frequent that in places they haven’t.

Which one do you think is the most mentioned urban legend by the people?

13%

13% The chupacabras.

16%

58%

The Ness monster.

The llorona The yeti

As we can see in the pie graph, the most known urban legend between different places is the llorona which is one of the most mentioned in Mexico. .

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Why do you think people spread this type of legends?

19%

To promote a sense of fear between the people that is new in some places

47%

To set a boundary between the rules of some places.

Just as a way to have fun and see how people react to this stories.

34%

As we can see in the pie graph, the reason why people spread this type of legends is that 47% says that they spread it as a way of having fun and seeing how this scared out.

Do you think some urban legends could be true?

41%

Yes No

59%

As we can see in the pie graph, most of the respondents believe that urban legends can be true, with a 59% selecting yes as an option.

Do you think urban legends could influence in the life of some persons?

Yes, it can influence in the decisions you can make in life trying not to interfere with this.

44% 56%

No, there is no reason for a legend to interfere in your life.

As we can see in the pie graph, most of the respondents say that any type of urban legend could influence in your life, there is no reason for this to happen, while the 44% say that it can influence in some way in your life, being fear as a reason.

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Which of the following countries you think have a long list of urban legends known by his people 9%

Mexico

13%

China

38%

Japan Chile

24%

The United States of America

16%

As we can see in the pie graph, a 38% of the respondents a cleared that Mexico is one of the countries with more recognized urban legends that any other countries, Japan took the second place with a 24% and China the third place with a 16%.

Have you ever witnessed or be the protagonist of the development of an urban legend? (For example, be the victim of some urban legend).

32% Yes No 68%

As we can see in the pie graph, a 68% of the respondents hasn´t experience in real life the plot of a urban legend, while the other 32% have develop some experience with them.

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