This next question is about friends and family (you do/NAME does) not live with. During the last twelve months, how often did (you/NAME) see or hear from friends or family, whether in-person or not – basically every day, a few times a week, a few times a month, once a month, less than once a month, or not at all?
Asked of: (PES11 = 1-6, -2, -3) AND (HRNUMHOU = 1)
Frequency of contact with friends and family outside household · Asked in 2 waves, 2011–2013 · 119,956 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Waves loaded: 2011-11, 2013-11.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Basically everyday | A few times a week | A few times a month | Once a month | Less than once a month | Not at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS November 2013 Civic Engagement Supplement Source variable PES13. Universe: (PES11 = 1-6, -2, -3) AND (HRNUMHOU = 1) | 2013-11-17 to 2013-11-23 | mixed | 38,601 | 38,601 |
| CPS November 2011 Civic Engagement Supplement Source variable PES13. Universe: (PES11 = 1-6, -2, -3) AND (HRNUMHOU = 1) | 2011-11-13 to 2011-11-19 | mixed | 81,355 | 81,355 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 43% |
| 36% |
| 13% |
| 3% |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 81355 |
| ±0.4 |
| AK | 41% | 38% | 14% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 952 | ±3 |
| AL | 53% | 30% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 886 | ±3 |
| AR | 45% | 36% | 11% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 799 | ±4 |
| AZ | 37% | 36% | 13% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 1000 | ±3 |
| CA | 37% | 37% | 16% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 6636 | ±1 |
| CO | 44% | 38% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1777 | ±2 |
| CT | 45% | 38% | 11% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1628 | ±2 |
| DC | 48% | 34% | 12% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1133 | ±3 |
| DE | 39% | 40% | 15% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1113 | ±3 |
| FL | 44% | 35% | 13% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3146 | ±2 |
| GA | 48% | 32% | 12% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1569 | ±3 |
| HI | 39% | 33% | 14% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 1207 | ±3 |
| IA | 47% | 35% | 12% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1583 | ±2 |
| ID | 45% | 37% | 12% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1051 | ±3 |
| IL | 47% | 36% | 11% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2595 | ±2 |
| IN | 42% | 34% | 13% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 1330 | ±3 |
| KS | 46% | 32% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1162 | ±3 |
| KY | 43% | 34% | 16% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1281 | ±3 |
| LA | 52% | 30% | 12% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 855 | ±3 |
| MA | 44% | 37% | 14% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1297 | ±3 |
| MD | 45% | 33% | 14% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1777 | ±2 |
| ME | 46% | 36% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1535 | ±3 |
| MI | 41% | 39% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2012 | ±2 |
| MN | 44% | 38% | 12% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2006 | ±2 |
| MO | 54% | 32% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1313 | ±3 |
| MS | 56% | 30% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 777 | ±4 |
| MT | 40% | 39% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 790 | ±4 |
| NC | 40% | 36% | 16% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1647 | ±2 |
| ND | 43% | 38% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1082 | ±3 |
| NE | 44% | 40% | 11% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1171 | ±3 |
| NH | 41% | 39% | 14% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1847 | ±2 |
| NJ | 45% | 33% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1513 | ±3 |
| NM | 35% | 40% | 19% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 630 | ±4 |
| NV | 35% | 35% | 17% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 1200 | ±3 |
| NY | 44% | 34% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3484 | ±2 |
| OH | 45% | 37% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2340 | ±2 |
| OK | 46% | 35% | 12% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 953 | ±3 |
| OR | 42% | 38% | 15% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1233 | ±3 |
| PA | 41% | 39% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2492 | ±2 |
| RI | 49% | 34% | 11% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1425 | ±3 |
| SC | 41% | 38% | 15% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1095 | ±3 |
| SD | 46% | 37% | 12% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1426 | ±3 |
| TN | 46% | 32% | 12% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 1150 | ±3 |
| TX | 43% | 35% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 4183 | ±2 |
| UT | 55% | 33% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 929 | ±3 |
| VA | 40% | 38% | 17% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1808 | ±2 |
| VT | 45% | 35% | 13% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1240 | ±3 |
| WA | 46% | 36% | 13% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1458 | ±3 |
| WI | 45% | 39% | 11% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1675 | ±2 |
| WV | 55% | 31% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1042 | ±3 |
| WY | 46% | 35% | 12% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1122 | ±3 |
CPS November 2011 Civic Engagement Supplement · US civilian noninstitutional population 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.