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Did you ever know anyone who was in a hospital because of a mental illness?
Knows someone hospitalized for mental illness · Asked in 3 waves, 1996–2024 · 3,287 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
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 | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 56% | 44% | 1645 | ±3 | |
| Democrats | 58% | 42% | 441 | ±7 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,645 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 906 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 736 |
| 56% |
| 44% |
| 715 |
| ±5 |
| Republicans | 55% | 45% | 420 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 2024 · 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.