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In the last five years, how often have you or a member of your immediate family come across a public official who hinted they wanted, or asked for, a bribe or favour in return for a service?
Public official hinted at or asked for a bribe · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2016 · 2,908 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | Never | Seldom | Occasionally | Quite often | Very often | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,390 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| 86% |
| 7% |
| 6% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1390 |
| ±3 |
| White | 87% | 7% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 1013 | ±4 |
| Black | 81% | 8% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 230 | ±8 |
| Other races | 83% | 7% | 9% | 1% | 0% | 147 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 2016 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.