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---------f1Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Figure 2.5 Respondents taking precautions for protecting their homes, by type of precaution token, United States, 1980NJTE: See NJTE, Table 2.9. For further discussion of the survey, see Appendix 9.Question: "Do you protect your home by ..."(Percent responding yes)Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Griminal Justice-Related :ropicsFigure 2.6 Respondents taking precautions against being victimized when going out, by type of precaution token, United States,1980NJTE: See NJTE, Tabie 2.9. This figure presents the percent of respondef'\ts answering ''most of thetime" and "sometimes." For further discussion of the survey, see Appendix 9.(Percent)Always keeping the doorslocked when you go out?When riding or sitting In acar. do you keep the cardoors locked to keepIn!ruders out?70Always Identifying peoplebefore letting them In?Do you dress plainly toavoid drawing allentlon?Owning a gun?Do you telephone back to afriend or relative 10 sayyou've arrived safe at home?Having extra lockson your doors?Do you plan your routa toavoid potentially dangerousplaces?Engraving your valuables withsome sort of Identification?Having a burglar alarm?Having bars on someof your windows?When you go out after dark.do you get somoone 10 gowith you because of crime?Do you take something with youat night that could be used forprotection - like a dog, whistle,knife or gun?Source: Research and Forecasts, Inc., The Figgie Report on Feor of Crime: America Afraid (Willoughby, Ohio: Figgie International,Inc., 1980), p. 84. Figure constructed by SCJ...RCEBOO< staff. Reprinted by permission.Table 2.18 Respondents taking precautions against beingvictimized when going out, by type of precaution token, andlevel and type of fear, United States, 1980NJTE: See NJTE, Table 2.9. For each of the specific precautions listed,respondents were asked whether they took this measure "rnost of thetime," "sometimes," or "never/almost never." The table presents onlythe percent of answers that were ''most of the time." For furtherdiscussion of the survey and indices, see Appendix 9.(Percent taking precaution ''most of the time")Level of Level ofconcrete fear formless fearModerate ModerateType of precaution High to low High to lowWhen you go out after dark, doyou get someone to go withyou because of crime? 48 26 63 20Do you plan your route to avoidpotentially dangerous ploces? 70 35 71 37When riding or sitting in a cor,do you keep the cor doors lockedto kep.p intruders out? 83 63 84 64Do you dress plainly to ovoiddrawing attention? 74 52 77 52Do you telephone bock to afriend or relative to soyyou've arrived safe at home? 70 55 72 54Do you toke something with youat night that could be usedfor protection--Iike a dog,whistle, knife or gun? 33 22 33 23Source: Research and Forecasts, Inc., The Figgie Report on Fearof Crime: America Afraid (Willoughby, Ohio: Figgie International, Inc.,(980), pp. 90, 91. Table adopted by 5O..RCEBClCK stoff. Reprinted bypermission.~IIIIgIiI~!r,~Ii[1IIIIjIII',IifSource: Research and Forecasts, Inc., Thec2Zgie Report on Fear of Crime: America Afraid (Willoughby, Ohio: Figgie International, Inc.,1980), p. 83. Figure constructed by SOLRCE8 stOff. Reprinted by permission.Table 2.19 Respondents' concerns about public issues, lklited States, selectedyears 1974-82NJTE: The data below were .collected by the ROlJar Organization. These surveys wereconducted in January of the year noted.Question; ''Here is a list of things people have told us they are concerned abouttoday. Would you read over tllat list and then tell me which two or three youpersonally arti' most concerned about today?"(Percent a )1974 1975 1976 1977 1979 1981 1982Inflation and high prices 56 58 44 48 63 56 53Crime and lawlessness 30 34 40 40 31 35 37Money enough to Ii¥e rightand pay the bills 25 30 26 28 31 31 29The fuel and energy crisis 46 27 22 31 25 30 17The way the courts are run 20 22 30 27 23 24 25A recession and rising unemployment 15 33 20 19 20 24 34Our relations with foreign countries 18 10 13 9 !5 19 21Wrongdoing by elected governmentofficials 40 26 32 22 24 18 17Getting into another war 7 II 10 8 9 18 16Drug abuse 23 20 24 21 14 16 17The way young paople think and oct 10 14 15 17 14 14 12Pollution of air and water 12 II Ii 13 10 10 7Alcoholism (b) (b) 6 7 6 7 7bPercenb odd to more than 100 due to multiple responses.Concern was not listed.Source: "Opinion Roundup," Public ~inion 5(February/March 1982), p. 33. Tableadopted by 5O..RCEBOa< stoff. Reprinte by permission.?
--~-~~~~---------'---Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopIcsSourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 15183Table 2.21 Attitudes toward the most Important problem facing the country, by demographic characteristics, United States,1!l82.2.20 Attitudes towC1rd the mostImportant problem facing the country, United States, 1!l80-83Table/'OTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sllll'9ling procedures, see AppendIx 7.Question: "What do you think is the most Important problem facing this country today?"(Percent O )Sept. N:lv. Jan. 30- May Oct. Jan. Apr. June Aug. Oct. Apr.July8-11, 2-5, 11-14, 13-16, 15-18, 15-18,11-14, 12-15, 7-1~ Feb. 2, 8-11, 2-5,15182 15182 15182 1518315180 l5I80 15180 15181 15181 15181 15182 1518253 73 551 52 451 24c 26 23 c18 18 cHigh cost of living; Inflation 56 6115 151 28 42 38 c 45 61 54Unemployment; recession 15 16 /I 85 3 3Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. 6 7 7 5Reagan budget cuts4 2 4 3 5 3 3 3 2 2International problems 4 513 3 3 22 2 4 2 5 4 5 3Crime 4 5 5 10 6 3 /IFear of war 2 3 2 2 33 4 3 45 3 Nil.. 2 5 4 4 3Moral decline in society 4 5 5 4 53 Nt>. I 4 4 3Excessive government spending 3Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nil..Energy problems 6 4 4 5 5 2 2Nt>. Nt>.2 2 2 I 3 4 I Nt>. Nt>. Nt>.Defense3 2 2 2 I Nt>. Nt>. 2 3 Nt>.Dissatisfaction with government 8 6Nt>. Nt>. 7 10 8 4 2High interest rate Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>./I 16 lid 8Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. IIEconomy (general) Nt>. 2 3 3 I Nt>.Nt>. Nt>. Nil.. Nt>. Nt>. Nt>. Nil..Recession/depression 8 6 2 5151 7 13 5 17 7 5 10Ali other 2 2 2 3 2 J.3 2 4 3 3 2N:l opinionaTotals add to mare than 100 percent because of multipie responses.cu,empioyment only; recession is reported separately.ilRespondents were handed a list of categories 10 choose from,dRespondents who answered the "economy in general" were asked"what specific economic problem do you mean?"unlike previous and subsequent questions, which were open-end.f\b 1518 27' R t No 206 p 23 (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Poll); and George H.Source: George H. C!allup, The Ga~up '2iOWl rt 'p R i,POJ:Gallup, The Gallup Poll (Princeton, NOJ.: he up 0, ay, ,..8 15lEhf' p 2 1aWe ad~pted by SOLRCEBOO< staff. Reprinted by permission."NJTE: The data for this table were collected Oct. 15-18, 15182. Categories reported by less than 2percent of respondents were military budget cuts, recessIon, energy problems, national defense, allothers, and no opinion. For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedUres, seeAppendix 7.Question: ''What do you think is the most important problem facing this couniry today?"(Percent a )EXcesSive bissatis-The High govern- Reagan faction Fear MoralUnem- econ- Interest ment budget with of decline In Foreignplo~nt Inflation oml:: rates spendln2 cuts government war Crime socletl:: relationsNational 61 18 II 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2Sex:Mole 551 18 12 4 5 2 3 3 3 3 3Female 64 17 II 3 2 4 2 3 2 3 IRace:White 61 18 II 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 2f\bnwhite 551 15 II 2 I 7 I 3 5 3 2Education:College 55 16 15 6 6 4 2 3 2 4 7.High school 65 18 12 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2Grade school 551 18 3 2 2 5 2 2 4 5 2Region:East 61 18 II 3 4 5 2 2 3 2 2Midwest 70 13 II 3 2 3 2 3 2 5 2South 56 21 12 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2West 56 18 12 4 4 I 3 6 2 2 IAge:Total under 30 years 58 18 /I 3 4 3 3 5 I 3 I18 to 24 years 57 17 51 2 3 4 4 8 (b) 2 I25 to 251 years 551 20 15 3 7 I 2 I 3 4 I30 to 451 years 63 151 15 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 2Total SO years and older 62 16 8 4 2 4 3 3 4 3 250 to 64 yeors 63 17 !1 4 2 3 2 3 4 3 265 years and older 61 15 7 3 3 5 4 2 4 ). 2Income:551 151 14 4 5 2 2 3 3 3 21'5'000 20,000 ,,' to 0",' 24,515151 63 17 /I 8 2 (b) (b) I 2 5 I15,000 to ~ 151,515151 61 15 12 3 4 5 4 2 4 3 210,000 to 14,515151 63 17 13 5 4 2 5 4 2 2 25,000 to $9,51519 64 17 7 I 4 4 2 5 5 3 2Under $5,000 60 151 5 2 I 51 4 I I I 3Politics:Republican 54 151 13 4 8 I I 3 2 4 2Democrat 68 15 10 3 I 5 3 2 4 2 2Independent 58 19 13 5 3 2 3 5 2 4 2Religion:Protestant 61 17 12 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 2Catholic 65 17 Ii 4 3 4 2 3 3 2 IOccupation:Professional and business 54 18 13 6 5 4 2 3 2 4 3Clerical and sales 65 16 12 6 :.I 2 I 3 3 6 IManual workers 66 151 12 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 INanlabor force 63 12 !I 2 3 6 4 3 4 3 3City size:1,000,000 and over 65 17 10 3 2 3 I 4 4 3 4500,000 to ?519,5I5151 62 13 51 3 3 3 3 2 2 I I50,000 to tI 5l5l,5151!1 58 18 15 4 4 5 5 2 2 3 I2,500 to 451,5151!1 66 17 II 2 5 23 2 3 (b)u,g!:[ 2,~OQ, [u[91 59 20 10 ~ ~ J 2 Ii J Ii 2bTotlJI adds to mare than 100 percent due to rnu!tljili! re=r'nnses.Less than I percent."~Source: George H. Gallup, The Gallup Report, Report N:l. 206 (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Pall, N:lvember 15182), pp. 22, 23.Reprinted by permIssion.215
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