The Disproportionate Overrepresentation of Minority Youth in ...

Table 6. Frequency Distributions of Variables Used to Represent Youths’ View of
Probation Officers in General, Black Hawk County.
White Black
Variable Name Category N % N %
113
POFAIR Always 34 59 12 37
Most of the time 17 29 7 22
Sometimes 5 9 8 25
Almost never 1 2 3 9
Never 1 2 2 6
POACCUSE Always 1 2 2 6
Most of the time 2 3 2 6
Sometimes 13 22 8 24
Almost never 21 35 8 24
Never 23 38 13 39
POTROUBL Always 2 3 5 16
Most of the time 8 13 7 22
Sometimes 26 43 10 31
Almost never 13 22 4 12
Never 11 18 6 19
POWBSAME Always 15 25 11 33
Most of the time 15 25 7 21
Sometimes 26 43 13 39
Almost never 3 5 2 6
Never 1 2 -- --