I'd like you to imagine that you want to sell each of the following items. Would you rather sell these items to someone with whom you have had some family or social relationship, or to a buyer with whom you had no prior personal contact? Please tell me the number that best represents your feeling with respect to each of the sales listed. B. An automobile.
Prefer selling a car to acquaintance or stranger · Asked in 1 wave, 1996 · 736 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | Strong preference no contact | 2 | Dont care | 4 | Strong preference contact | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 27% | 5% | 50% | 7% | 11% | 736 | ±4 | |
| Lower income | 27% | 3% | 45% | 11% | 14% | 237 | ±7 | |
| Middle income |
General Social Survey 1996 · 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 736 |
| 29% |
| 4% |
| 53% |
| 6% |
| 9% |
| 221 |
| ±7 |
| Upper income | 30% | 10% | 47% | 4% | 10% | 178 | ±8 |