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A. Number of traumatic events (divorces, unemployment, hospitalizations/disabilities) happening to respondent's relatives last year.
Traumatic events to relatives in the last year · Asked in 4 waves, 1978–1984 · 6,072 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.
| Group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 40% | 40% | 17% | 3% | 1473 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 1,473 |
| General Social Survey 1983 | 1983-02-23 to 1983-04-27 | face to face | 1,599 | 1,599 |
| General Social Survey 1980 | 1980-01-18 to 1980-05-16 | face to face | 1,468 | 1,468 |
| General Social Survey 1978 | 1978-02-13 to 1978-04-29 | face to face | 1,532 | 1,532 |
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.
| 42% |
| 39% |
| 15% |
| 4% |
| 400 |
| ±6 |
| High school | 38% | 39% | 20% | 3% | 504 | ±5 |
| Some college | 40% | 40% | 19% | 1% | 314 | ±7 |
| Bachelor's | 39% | 44% | 15% | 2% | 175 | ±9 |
| Postgraduate | 50% | 34% | 14% | 2% | 77 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 1984 · 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.