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How often have you had any of the following experiences? READ EACH ITEM AND CIRCLE ONE CODE FOR EACH. C. Seen events that happened at a great distance as they were happening.
Seen distant events as they happened · Asked in 3 waves, 1984–1989 · 3,960 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 | Never in my life | Once or twice | Several times | Often | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 76% | 15% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 1,006 |
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,481 |
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 1,473 |
| 7% |
| 2% |
| 1006 |
| ±4 |
| Protestant | 75% | 17% | 6% | 2% | 638 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 78% | 11% | 8% | 3% | 253 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 12 | ±30 |
| Other faith † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 20 | ±24 |
| None | 80% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 82 | ±12 |
General Social Survey 1989 · 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.