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Have you ever been threatened with a gun, or shot at? A. Did this happen to you as a child or as an adult?
Threatened or shot at as a child or adult · Asked in 15 waves, 1973–1994 · 3,803 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.
| Group | Child | Adult | Both | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 16% | 73% | 11% | 202 | ±8 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 105 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 202 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 207 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 180 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 203 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 217 |
| General Social Survey 1987 | 1987-01-31 to 1987-04-28 | face to face | 1,819 | 389 |
| General Social Survey 1986 | 1986-02-14 to 1986-04-24 | face to face | 1,470 | 296 |
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 292 |
| General Social Survey 1983 |
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.
| Democrats † | 18% | 76% | 6% | 60 | ±15 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 15% | 68% | 17% | 84 | ±12 |
| Republicans † | 17% | 79% | 4% | 54 | ±15 |
General Social Survey 1993 · 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.
| 1983-02-23 to 1983-04-27 |
| face to face |
| 1,599 |
| 327 |
| General Social Survey 1980 | 1980-01-18 to 1980-05-16 | face to face | 1,468 | 311 |
| General Social Survey 1978 | 1978-02-13 to 1978-04-29 | face to face | 1,532 | 311 |
| General Social Survey 1976 | 1976-02-28 to 1976-05-29 | face to face | 1,499 | 257 |
| General Social Survey 1975 | 1975-02-28 to 1975-05-15 | face to face | 1,490 | 260 |
| General Social Survey 1973 | 1973 | face to face | 1,504 | 246 |