Results: Death Plans
Published on 01/21/2017
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1.
1.
When you die what would you like to be done with your remains? buried in cemetery
25%
465 votes
cremated
44%
824 votes
don't care
19%
357 votes
donated to research
9%
177 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
50 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.37% | 7 | |
| not sure | 0.21% | 4 |
| don't know | 0.11% | 2 |
| fed to wildlife | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ashes mixed with seedling tree | 0.05% | 1 |
| buried in a gunnysack and planted with a tree | 0.05% | 1 |
| cremated to turn into soil for trees | 0.05% | 1 |
| Burned or tossed in an ocean or dumped in a volcano or on the side of the road or ate. | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't want to talk about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| no | 0.05% | 1 |
| tree pod | 0.05% | 1 |
| Na | 0.05% | 1 |
| Put in Mausoleum. | 0.05% | 1 |
| all parts that can be used will be used | 0.05% | 1 |
| havent decided | 0.05% | 1 |
| Toss me in the ocean and return me to the food-chain. | 0.05% | 1 |
| undecided | 0.05% | 1 |
| have a proper Muslim burial | 0.05% | 1 |
| Trash compactor | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure haven't really thought about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| Buried with a biodegradable coffin and a tree planted in place of a head stone or plaque | 0.05% | 1 |
| Organ donation and buried | 0.05% | 1 |
| cremated and buried in cemetery | 0.05% | 1 |
| Stand me on tippy toes and drive me into the earth with a croquet mallet | 0.05% | 1 |
| Buried in my yard. | 0.05% | 1 |
| tree planting with ashes ceremony | 0.05% | 1 |
| turned into trees and diamonds | 0.05% | 1 |
| Straight in the ground no funeral home chemicals | 0.05% | 1 |
| tree urn or blasted into space | 0.05% | 1 |
| ashes spread over my pot plantation | 0.05% | 1 |
| recycled | 0.05% | 1 |
| buried in a in a drawer at a cemetary | 0.05% | 1 |
| A "green" cemetary | 0.05% | 1 |
| Chyrogenic | 0.05% | 1 |
| Have my ashes scattered in a river. | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.05% | 1 |
| Sent back to my child | 0.05% | 1 |
| buried in the backyard | 0.05% | 1 |
| IDK | 0.05% | 1 |
2.
2.
Where would you like your final resting place to be? where you grew up
13%
243 votes
last city you lived in
8%
144 votes
a favorite vacation spot
8%
152 votes
wherever your family is
32%
602 votes
don't care
34%
628 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
104 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.80% | 15 | |
| ocean | 0.21% | 4 |
| the ocean | 0.16% | 3 |
| not sure | 0.11% | 2 |
| Don't Know | 0.11% | 2 |
| in the forest | 0.11% | 2 |
| In a flower garden | 0.05% | 1 |
| ashes in ocean | 0.05% | 1 |
| I want to be next to my husband. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Any ocean or sea will do. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no place to go | 0.05% | 1 |
| In running water | 0.05% | 1 |
| Outer space | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ashes sprinkled over the ocean back home where I grew up | 0.05% | 1 |
| Scattered in the Atlantic off Holden Beach, N.C. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I haven't decided yet. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Tropical | 0.05% | 1 |
| where I lived when I was first married | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure, probably by parents | 0.05% | 1 |
| With my late husband in a near-by National Cemetery. Spouses are allowed to be buried with veterans. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Na | 0.05% | 1 |
| space | 0.05% | 1 |
| catholic cemetary | 0.05% | 1 |
| beach | 0.05% | 1 |
| Near the ocean. | 0.05% | 1 |
| With my spouse | 0.05% | 1 |
| Somewhere away from civilization. | 0.05% | 1 |
| put in ocean | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.05% | 1 |
| scattered in the wind with the ashes of all my previous dogs | 0.05% | 1 |
| Beside my mom | 0.05% | 1 |
| ashes spread in certain place | 0.05% | 1 |
| Have not decided yet | 0.05% | 1 |
| mountains | 0.05% | 1 |
| by my Grams and Gramps | 0.05% | 1 |
| put my ashes in the ocean | 0.05% | 1 |
| In Lake Huron | 0.05% | 1 |
| In a Muslim country. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Church close to where I grew up 20 something. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Cremains in a forest or rustic cemetery | 0.05% | 1 |
| Nowwhere - cremate and leave the ashes | 0.05% | 1 |
| ashes sprinkled on husband grave at fort snelling cemetary | 0.05% | 1 |
| give some of my ashes to everyone who wanted a part of me | 0.05% | 1 |
| by my parents graves | 0.05% | 1 |
| meaningful place if possible | 0.05% | 1 |
| Urn into the sea...Yippee fish food !!! Come back as Jaws | 0.05% | 1 |
| Veteran's Cemetary | 0.05% | 1 |
| My flower garden | 0.05% | 1 |
| texas with my kids and grandkids | 0.05% | 1 |
| on a horse ranch | 0.05% | 1 |
| either somewhere near big water like near a beach off cali or somewhere in the mountains. | 0.05% | 1 |
| sprinkled somewhere beautiful | 0.05% | 1 |
| tampa bay | 0.05% | 1 |
| jamaica | 0.05% | 1 |
| We live by the Atlantic ocean. My ashes, and my husband's are being combined, then half go in the ocean, other half at the lake where we have a cottage. | 0.05% | 1 |
| VA cemetary next to my husband | 0.05% | 1 |
| water | 0.05% | 1 |
| Wherever spare parts are needed. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ashes with my oldest daughter in a nice urn. | 0.05% | 1 |
| in the river next to my Dad & Mom & brother | 0.05% | 1 |
| in the plot I've already purchased | 0.05% | 1 |
| I want to become part of a coral reef | 0.05% | 1 |
| Sprinkled over the blue ridge mtns | 0.05% | 1 |
| Where my wife is. | 0.05% | 1 |
| country cemetary near my home | 0.05% | 1 |
| scattered at the beach | 0.05% | 1 |
| Forensic Body Farm | 0.05% | 1 |
| In nature | 0.05% | 1 |
| Back yard | 0.05% | 1 |
| on a golf course | 0.05% | 1 |
| at home in the garden | 0.05% | 1 |
| in a cemetary | 0.05% | 1 |
| my backyard | 0.05% | 1 |
| same as above | 0.05% | 1 |
| No where. I'm dead and don't care. Flush my ashes, mix them in with dirt in your flower garden | 0.05% | 1 |
| its a secret | 0.05% | 1 |
| in a national park | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.05% | 1 |
| Arizona | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ashes to Ashes Earth to Earth | 0.05% | 1 |
| next to my wife of 53 years | 0.05% | 1 |
| have not decided | 0.05% | 1 |
3.
3.
Would it matter to you if your family spent a lot of money on your funeral and burial? Yes
36%
674 votes
No
45%
846 votes
Undecided
10%
181 votes
Not Applicable
9%
172 votes
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