Have you ever spent any time in prison or jail?

Ever spent time in prison or jail · Asked in 1 wave, 2012 · 1,754 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

YesNo

Group	Yes	No	n	MoE
All respondents	14%	86%	1754	±3
White	13%	87%	1178	±3
Black	21%	79%	251	±8
Hispanic	14%	86%	231	±8
Asian †	7%	93%	59	±17
Other †	18%	82%	35	±20

General Social Survey 2012 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

YesNoNo answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2012	2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05	face to face	1,974	1,754