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,,iSourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 19113Figure 2.2 Respondents reporting feeling unsofe in their homes at night, United States, selected years 1972-83f\OTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: ''l-bw about at home at night--do you feel safe and secure, or not?"Percent feeling unsafe2520 19151051516 16o~~~------------~--------~------------------~--~1972 1975 1977 1981 1983Source: Geotge H. Gallup, The Gallup Report, Report /'lb. 210 (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Pull, March 1983), p. 8.Figure constructed by sa.RCEBOO< stOff. Reprinted by permission.I'!Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.4 Respondents reporting feeling unsafe at home atnight, by demographic characteriatlcs, United States,1975, 1977, 1981, and 1983f\OTEI For a discussion of public opinion survey samplingprocedUres, see Appendix 7.QuestIon: "How abol,'t at horne at nlght--do you foel safeand secure, or not?"(Percent feeling unsafe)1975 1977 1981 1983Notional 19 15 16 16Sex:Mole 13 12 12 IIFemale 25 18 19 20Race:White 17 14 16 14Nonwhite 33 25 20 23Education:College 13 9 13 13High school 19 17 16 17Grode schoo I 25 22 20 17Occupation:Professional and business 13 8 13 14Clerical and sales 20 14 12 19Manual workers 20 16 17 14Nonlaber force 22 22 18 17Income:Nl\ Nl\ 12 121'5'000 20,000 '"' to r4,999 ON"'Nl\ Nl\ 13 1215,000 to 19,999 Nl\ Nl\ 15 2010,000 to 14,999 Nl\ Nl\ 17 145,000 to $9,999 Nl\ Nl\ 21 21Under $5,000 Nl\ Nl\ 17 18Age:Total under 30 years 21 16 17 16III to 24 years 20 17 18 1625 to 29 years 22 14 15 1730 to 49 years 18 /I 15 1650 years and older 19 18 16 1450 to 64 years Nl\ Nl\ Nl\ 1265 years and older Nl\ Nl\ Nl\ 16City size:1,000,000 and over 27 13 21 21500,000 to 999,999 19 15 Iv 1450,000 to 499,999 17 17 16 162,500 to 49,999 17 15 16 16Under 2,500, rural 17 15 14 12Region:East 20 14 13 17Midwest 18 15 16 10South 21 17 15 19West 16 13 22 15Religion:Protestant 1'9 16 14 14Catholic 19 15 17 16Politics:Republlc.:an 15 12 12 15Democrat 20 17 18 17Independent 20 15 17 13Source: George H. Gallup, The Gallup Opinion Index, Report No.124, p. 17; Report /\b. 154, p. 30 (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Poll);and George H. Gallup, The Gallup Report( Report /\b. 187, p. 7; Report/\b. 210, p. 8 (Princeton, NOJ.: The Gal up Poll). Table adopted byS