Think about the person you know best who was a victim of homicide. Please tell me the letter of the category on the card which best describes your relationship to that person.
Relationship to 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 | Partner or lover | Son or daughter | Other relative | Friend | Neighbor | Co-worker |
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| 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 |
| Acquaintance |
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| Patient |
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| Other |
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| n |
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 0% | 0% | 12% | 41% | 3% | 6% | 33% | 1% | 3% | 128 | ±10 | |
| Democrats † | – | 1% | 11% | 43% | 2% | 11% | 31% | 1% | 2% | 53 | ±15 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) † | 1% | – | 18% | 42% | 3% | 2% | 32% | – | 3% | 47 | ±18 | |
| Republicans † | – | – | 5% | 36% | 5% | 6% | 38% | 3% | 7% | 27 | ±21 |
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.