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I'd like you to imagine that you want to buy each of the following items or services. Would you rather buy them from a business or service provider with whom you had some family or social relationship, or from a seller or provider with whom you had no prior personal contact. Please tell me the number that best represents your feeling with respect to each of the purchases listed. E. A house or condominium
Prefer buying a house from someone known or a stranger · Asked in 1 wave, 1996 · 708 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | Strong preference no contact | 2 | Dont care | 4 | Strong preference contact | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 12% | 4% | 38% | 16% | 29% | 708 | ±4 | |
| Northeast | 8% | 6% | 43% | 15% | 28% | 140 | ±9 | |
| Midwest |
General Social Survey 1996 · 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 708 |
| 14% |
| 5% |
| 35% |
| 19% |
| 27% |
| 159 |
| ±9 |
| South | 12% | 5% | 36% | 12% | 35% | 255 | ±7 |
| West | 14% | 1% | 41% | 20% | 24% | 154 | ±9 |