Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

--~ ~ ,.---~------ ----- - -~-----~ ---~ iIjSourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Agure 2.4 Reported fear of being murdered, robbed, or assaulted, United States, 1980J'.OTE: See J'.OTE, Table 2.9. This figure presents the percent of respondents answering "frequently"or "sometimes." For further discussion of the survey, see Appendix 9.Question: "l-bw often do you worry about the folloWing things (getting murdered, getting robbed, getting beaten up):frequently, sometimes, rarely, never?"(Percent)IiIiuIinI' ,I~hIi~Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2:1.0 Attitudes toward the attention giVen to crime stories ontelevIsion news, by demographic characteristics, United States, 1982J'.OTE: See J'.OTE, Table 2.1. For a discussion of public opinion surve som lin~~~~~~~e:., see Appendix 7. For detailed information on this s~rvey; se~st I Quebstlon: :'00 you think television news gives too much attention toor es a out cnme, nnt enough attention or what?"(Percent a )o 5 10 15 20 25No opinion,Too Aboub Not refusedmuch right enough to answerNotional 51 29 18 2GettingmurderedGettingrobbedGettingbeaten upSource: Research and Forecasts, Inc., The Figgie Report on Fear of Crime: America Afraid (Willoughby, Ohio: FiggieInternational, Inc., 198U), p. 251. Fig,ure constructed by SCLRCEBOO< staff. Reprinted by permission.24Sex:Male 50Female 28 19 253 29 16 3Race, ethnlcity:White53Black 29 15 233Hispanic26 39 242 30 27 IEducation:Co/lege54High school32 12 250Grade school26 22 244 23 27 7Employment status:FUll-time employed 52Part-time employed30 16 248Unemployed28 20 339Laid off29 31 I351Retired50 8 359Full-time homemaker21 16 455Student26 15 429 50 21 0Income:1",000 ~d "." 56 30 13 220,000 to ~29,99912,OUO to 19,9998,000 to $11,999Under $8,00UAge:52 32 14 251 27 21 247 26 26 241 25 25 10I~1J18 to 24 years 34 3/125 to 29 years30 I4630 to 49 years34 17 3535U to 64 years29 16 2596526years and older14 263 20 12 4Community size:Large city 46Suburb30 22 354Small town29 15 352Rural27 19 252 31 14 3Region:tI INortheast 57Midwest24 16 2South51 31 14 346West29 23 25/~ 30 13 2Neighborhood racialcharacteristics:204I I'Ii:1II iII: i(1 II!Mostly or all white 53 29R~clally mixed15 242 27Mostly or all black29 244 24 30 2Neighborhood age' structure:Mostly younger than 35 years 40 41Mostly between 35 and 55 years 17 253 27Mostly older than 55 years 18 260Mixed, all ages26 12 251 28 18 3~ercents may not add to 100 due to rounding.Respondents volunteered this response.Source: Table constructed by SQRCEBOO< staff from data provided b theABC News Pol,l; data were made available through the Criminal Justice Ar{hlve~~~e~;:;h.rmatlon Network, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social205\,