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We would like to know a few things about that person. A. Was that person male or female?
Sex of closest homicide victim known · Asked in 3 waves, 1988–1990 · 446 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. Groups with an effective sample under 50 in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Group | Male | Female | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 78% | 22% | 128 | ±10 | |
| Less than high school † | 89% | 11% | 36 | ±19 | |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 128 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 162 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 156 |
| High school † |
| 73% |
| 27% |
| 43 |
| ±17 |
| Some college † | 68% | 32% | 28 | ±21 |
| Bachelor's † | Too few respondents | – | – | 14 | ±27 |
| Postgraduate † | Too few respondents | – | – | 6 | ±43 |
General Social Survey 1990 · 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.