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On average, about how many people do you have contact with in a typical week day, including people you live with. We are interested in contact on a one-to-one basis, including everyone with whom you chat, talk, or discuss matters. This can be face-to-face, by telephone, by mail, or on the internet. Please include only people you know. Please tell me which of the following categories best matches your estimate. Would you say…
Number of people in contact with on a typical weekday · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2014 · 2,782 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 | 0-4 persons | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50 or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,264 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| 20% |
| 30% |
| 23% |
| 17% |
| 9% |
| 1264 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 21% | 30% | 21% | 18% | 10% | 636 | ±5 |
| Catholic | 20% | 29% | 23% | 20% | 8% | 290 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | ±25 |
| Other faith † | 20% | 36% | 29% | 6% | 9% | 51 | ±15 |
| None | 17% | 29% | 28% | 15% | 11% | 259 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2014 · 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.