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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 | |
| Protestant | 11% | 5% | 35% | 16% | 33% | 408 | ±5 | |
| Catholic |
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 |
| 10% |
| 2% |
| 42% |
| 20% |
| 26% |
| 166 |
| ±9 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±24 |
| Other faith † | 21% | 1% | 33% | 11% | 33% | 33 | ±19 |
| None | 14% | 2% | 49% | 13% | 22% | 80 | ±12 |