During March through May 2006, were you a resident in a household " such as living in a house, apartment or similar residence - or did you live elsewhere such as living in an institution like a college dorm, military barrack, work camp, shelter, residential treatment center, long-term medical care facility or nursing home?
Household or institutional residence, spring 2006 · Asked in 2 waves, 2008–2010 · 4,067 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 | Living in household | Living in institution | Homeless (volunteered) | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 2,044 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 2,023 |
| 98% |
| 2% |
| 0% |
| 0% |
| 2044 |
| ±3 |
| Northeast | 98% | 2% | – | 0% | 338 | ±7 |
| Midwest | 98% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 474 | ±5 |
| South | 98% | 2% | – | 0% | 787 | ±4 |
| West | 97% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 445 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 2010 · 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.