GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

621. I'd like you to imagine that you want to buy each of the 
following items or services. Would you rather buy them from a 
business or service provider with whom you had some family or 
social relationship, or from a seller or provider with whom you 
had no prior personal contact. d. Home maintenance (e.g., 
carpetry, painting)

621. I'd like you to imagine that you want to buy each of the 
following items or services. Would you rather buy them from a 
business or service provider with whom you had some family or 
social relationship, or from a seller or provider with whom you 
had no prior personal contact. e. A house or condominium

622. Imagine that you have a used car in average condition for 
an automobile of its age and model. To your knowledge the car is 
in basically sound condition; ther ehas been a history of 
transmission problems, but the transmission is working well now. 
Now imagine that one of your relatives sees the car and wants to 
buy it. How likely would you be to mention the car's history of 
transmission problems (if this person did not ask)?

How much do you agree with the following statements: 623. People 
usually get a better price for goods or services when they get 
them from friends than when they deal with strangers.

How much do you agree with the following statements: 624. When 
friends buy or sell something to friends, discussing price is 
usually awkward or puts somebody on the spot.

625. Consider the following situation: a small facotry produces 
tables and sells all that it can make at $200 each. Because of 
changes in the price of materials, the cost of making each table 
has recently decreased by $20. The factory does not lower its 
price for the tables. Is this acceptable or unfair?