Was the death of the person you knew best who died by suicide emotionally distressing to you?

Emotional distress from closest suicide death · Asked in 1 wave, 2016 · 774 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

Yes, greatlyYes, to some extentYes, but not muchNoNot sure

Group	Yes, greatly	Yes, to some extent	Yes, but not much	No	Not sure	n	MoE
All respondents	33%	34%	17%	15%	2%	774	±4
Lower income	39%	32%	15%	14%	1%	262	±8
Middle income

General Social Survey 2016 · 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

Yes, greatlyYes, to some extentYes, but not muchNoNot sureDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2016	2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19	face to face	2,867	774