The Disproportionate Overrepresentation of Minority Youth in ...

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Table 4. Frequency Distributions of Variables Used to Represent Youths’ View of Police
in General, Woodbury County.
White Black
Variable Name Category N % N %
COPFAIR Always 3 5 3 7
Most of the time 25 39 6 15
Sometimes 29 45 21 52
Almost never 2 3 5 12
Never 5 8 5 12
COPATTD Always 14 22 14 36
Most of the time 21 33 6 15
Sometimes 20 31 19 47
Almost never 6 9 -- --
Never 3 5 1 2
COPEWSAM Always 2 3 1 2
Most of the time 13 20 6 15
Sometimes 37 58 22 55
Almost never 11 17 9 22
Never 1 2 2 5
RICHPOOR Always 1 2 1 2
Most of the time 6 9 5 12
Sometimes 25 39 14 35
Almost never 17 27 10 25
Never 15 23 10 25