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--------------Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983~Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.16 Respondents reporting crime prevention measures they employ, by demographic characteristics, United States, 1981Table 2.17 Respondents taking precautions for protecting theirI'OTE: Less than one-half of I percent of respondents gave no answers. For ahames, by type of precaution taken, and level and type ofdiscussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7. fear, Uhited States, 1980Question: "Listed on this card are some things people do because of their concern over crime. Please tell me which, If any, of theseyou, yourself, do, or have done."(Percent a )NOmE: See NOTE, Table 2.9. For further discussion ofand indices, see Appendix 9.Question: '00 you protect your hCTe by •Let neigh- Belong to (Percent ref-ponding yes)Carry Installed bors localKeep Have Mace, Installed Lock burglar- know N:lt walk crime Level ofCarry lights on trained other burglar doors at proof when alone at Carry watchLevel ofIBought Other concrete fearwhistle at night dog reE!ellant alarm night locksformless fearawa~ night weaE!2n grouJ:! ,[gun measures b N:lne Moderate Moderateii Type of precaution High to lowN:ltional 5 46 20 7 5HighIl4 13 55 20 II 5to low16 8 8 Having extra locks on your doors? 28Sex:26 62 44Engraving your valuables withMale 2 39 20 7 5 83 12 50 10 14 5I 19 7some sort of identification?1038Female 7 52 21 8 5 85 14 60 28 7 435 37 35~ 12 8Always keeping the doors locked, 7when you go out? 91Race:84 92!84Always identifying people beforeWhite 5 46 20 7 5 85 13 57 20· II 4 I 16letting them in?8 790N:mwhite 284'a 19 7 8 73 10 41 14 10 891 8314 5Having bars on some of15your windows? 10 6 II 5Having a burglar alarm? 17Education:14 18 14Owning a gun? 48College 7 54 18 9 6 85 17 61 17 12 854 42 57High school 5 46 21 7 5 84 II 55 20 II 316 II 5IS 6 8 Source: Research and Forecasts, Inc., The Figgie ReE!ort on FearGrade school I 30 22 4 4 80 II 41 21 9 2I16 9 ISof Crime: America Afraid (Willoughby, Ohio: Figgie International, Inc.,I1980!, pp. 91, 100. Table adapted by SOlRCEBOO< staff. Reprinted byOccupation:permission.Professional and business 6 53 19 7 6 87 14 61 22 9 9Clerical and sales 3 54 21 10 4 96 22 64 23 16 414 10 5Manual workers 4 45 21 7 5 83 II 52 18 15 4IS 3 2N:lnlabor force 6 33 19 5 4 79 13 51 19 5 318 8 912 6 13Income:1",000 ood~, 6 57 20 7 6 92 17 65 19 9 820,000 to r4,999 2 53 26 7 4 86 12 59 19 20 3IS II I15,000 to 19,999 7 47 19 9 5 85 10 60 21 13 4 17 8 610,000 to 14,999 3 43 22 7 5 82 15 53 21 12 3 18 8 85,000 to $9,999 4 36 16 8 6 76 12 48 19 II 4 20 6 IIUnder $5,000 5 32 15 2 3 76 5 30 17 5 4 14 5 137 8 20Age:Total under 30 years 5 52 18 10 5 85 9 46 21 16 318 to 24 years 3 54 19 10 4 85 10 41 21 15 318 7 725 to 29 years 8 49 16 10 6 86 9 54 20 17 3 16 5 730 to 49 years 4 48 22 7 6 83 13 59 18 12 7 22 10 7SO years and older 5 39 21 5 5 84 16 58 20 7 4 13 8 8IS 9 10City size:1,000,000 and over 7 49 20 5 6 78 16 47 24 8 6500,000 to 999,999 2 51 20 10 7 85 23 64 18 12 29 II 1650,000 to 499,999 7 49 23 10 6 86 15 59 25 14 69 8 !'.2,500 to 49,9~9 4 46 19 6 4 90 6 60 24 10 416 7 ~Under 2,500, rural 3 39 18 6 3 81 9 51 10 II 418 9 421 6 9Region:East 4 48 17 8 6 82 12 52 15 10 3Midwest 5 44 22 7 3 86 10 55 17 6 38 8 12South 4 40 20 7 5 84 12 52 21 16 813 7 7West 8 54 24 6 6 82 20 64 26 13 624 5 718 12 8Religion:Protestant 4 45 19 7 5 84 14 56 19 12 5Catholic 6 47 22 6 6 82 13 53 22 9 418 8 8II 9 10Politics:Republican 6 51 21 7 5 88 15 67 20 12 6 •Democrat 4 46 23 7 6 79 13 51 22 10 416 8 4IndeE!endent 5 43 17 8 3 88 II 52 16 13 5 14 8 1216 7 7~Totals add to more than 100 percent due to multiple responses.Follow-up question asked: "Are there any things not an this card that youor your family are doing to protect your residence or person against crime?"Source: George H. Gallup, The GalluE! Report , Report N:l.permission.187 (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Poll, April 1981), pp. 12, 13. Reprinted bythe survey210