General Social Survey, 2004

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CLOSE45 From time to time, most people discuss important matters with other people. Closeness of fourth and fifth persons   1) Especially close   2) Neither close nor strangers   3) Total strangers   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Especially close	61	35.7%	35.7%	-.75
Neither close nor strangers	68	39.8%	75.4%	-.05
Total strangers	37	21.6%	97.1%	.66
No answer	5	2.9%	100%	4.89

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Education Political ideology Marital status Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Especially close	33.3% 8	40.4% 21	29.4% 20	46.2% 12	35.9% 61
Neither close nor strangers	37.5% 9	42.3% 22	39.7% 27	34.6% 9	39.4% 67
Total strangers	25.0% 6	11.5% 6	29.4% 20	19.2% 5	21.8% 37
No answer	4.2% 1	5.8% 3	1.5% 1	0.0% 0	2.9% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 24	100.0% 52	100.0% 68	100.0% 26	170

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Especially close	40.0% 30	32.3% 31	35.7% 61
Neither close nor strangers	40.0% 30	39.6% 38	39.8% 68
Total strangers	17.3% 13	25.0% 24	21.6% 37
No answer	2.7% 2	3.1% 3	2.9% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 75	100.0% 96	171

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Especially close	25.0% 1	40.3% 29	27.3% 3	31.6% 18	37.0% 10	35.7% 61
Neither close nor strangers	25.0% 1	40.3% 29	36.4% 4	45.6% 26	29.6% 8	39.8% 68
Total strangers	0.0% 0	18.1% 13	36.4% 4	19.3% 11	33.3% 9	21.6% 37
No answer	50.0% 2	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	3.5% 2	0.0% 0	2.9% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 4	100.0% 72	100.0% 11	100.0% 57	100.0% 27	171

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

Table contains all missing data

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Especially close	37.1% 39	50.0% 3	37.9% 11	33.3% 1	25.0% 7	35.7% 61
Neither close nor strangers	39.0% 41	16.7% 1	37.9% 11	33.3% 1	50.0% 14	39.8% 68
Total strangers	20.0% 21	33.3% 2	24.1% 7	33.3% 1	21.4% 6	21.6% 37
No answer	3.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	2.9% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 6	100.0% 29	100.0% 3	100.0% 28	171

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Especially close	33.8% 51	57.1% 8	33.3% 2	35.7% 61
Neither close nor strangers	41.1% 62	35.7% 5	16.7% 1	39.8% 68
Total strangers	23.8% 36	7.1% 1	0.0% 0	21.6% 37
No answer	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	50.0% 3	2.9% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 151	100.0% 14	100.0% 6	171

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Especially close	39.3% 35	34.3% 12	16.7% 1	20.8% 5	50.0% 8	35.9% 61
Neither close nor strangers	42.7% 38	28.6% 10	33.3% 2	50.0% 12	37.5% 6	40.0% 68
Total strangers	16.9% 15	28.6% 10	50.0% 3	29.2% 7	12.5% 2	21.8% 37
No answer	1.1% 1	8.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 89	100.0% 35	100.0% 6	100.0% 24	100.0% 16	170