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----------- - -- -Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Figure 2.3 Respondents reporting fear of walking alone at night within a mile of residence, United States, selected years 1965-83!\oTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: "Is there any area right around here--that is, within a mile--where you would be afraid to walk alone at night?"Percent afraid45 4540 422031O~~~--~r-------------'-------~----~----~----~--~-'1965 1967 1972 1975 1977 1979 1981 19821983Source: George H. Gallup, The Gallup Report, Report No. 210 (Princeton, N.J.:constructed by 5O.RCEBOO< stoff. Reprinted by permission.The Gallup Poll, March 1983), p. 6.FigureII !I !11I ! iI Ji~ijnPublic Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.5 Respondents reporting fear of walking alone at night within a mile ofresidence, by demographic characteristics, United States, selected years 1967-83!\oTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.QUestion: "Is there any area right around here--that is, within a mile--where youwould be afraid to walk alone at night?"(Percent responding yes)1967 1972 1975 1979 1981 1982 1983Notional 31 42 45 42 45 48 45Sex:MoleFemale1644226026632557286231642662Race:WhiteNonwhite2946424843574057455247544358EducatiCln:College 29 42 42 36 39 48 43High school 31 42 45 44 47 47 45Grode school 33 46 50 48 52 50 48Occupation:Professional and business 32 39 40 40 42 46 38Clerical and sales 40 46 51 45 46 48 51Manual workers 31 41 43 40 45 44 42Nonlabor force N\ N\ 54 51 51 62 55Income:N\ N\ N\ 32 41 43 371"'000 20,UOO "0' to $24,999 "'"' N\ N\ Nt>. 33 43 48 3915,000 to ~19,999 N\ Nt>. Nt>. 38 41 45 4710,000 to 14,999 Nt>. N\ Nt>. 44 46 54 455,000 to $9,999 N\ N\ Nt>. 52 49 52 50Under $5,000 N\ Nt>. Nt>. 55 56 51 60Age:Total under 30 years N\ Nt>. 43 44 43 44 4518 to 24 years I'.1t.. 41 44 45 43 44 4525 to 29 years N\ 37 42 42 41 45 4430 to 49 years 30 38 42 32 42 40 3950 years and older 33 48 50 49 50 57 5050 to 64 years Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. 51 4765 years and older N\ Nt>. Nt>. N\ Nt>. 65 54City size:I,OOO,OUO and over Nt>. Nt>. N\ Nt>. 55 57 56500,000 to 999,999 40 0 48 0 58 0 52 0 49 54 4950,00U to 499,999 38 51 59 50 52 53 542,500 to 49,999 22 40 45 38 43 50 40Under 2,500, rural 21 28 28 25 33 31 29Region:East 32 42 47 42 48 45 47Midwest 26 34 39 36 36 41 38South 34 52 48 46 47 50 44West 32 41 49 44 53 58 53Religion:Protestant 30 42 44 44 43 49 4SCatholic 30 42 46 39 50 48 47Politics:Republican 26 46 43 41 41 45 41Democrat 34 47 48 46 52 54 50Independent 29 33 43 37 41 51 40°For this survey, this city size category was 500,000 and over.Source: George H. Gallup, The GaIlU~ Opinion Index, Rerort No. 172 (Princeton, N.J.:The Gallup Poll, November 1979), p. 22; on George H. Gallup, The Gallup Report, Report No.187, p. 7; Report No. 200, p. 21; Report No. 210, p. 6 (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Poll).Table adapted by Sa..RCEBOO< stoff. Reprinted by permission.196197