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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 2.22 Attitudes toward violent crime as (me of the biggestproblems In respondent's neighborhood, by demographiccharacteristics, United States, 1982)\OTE: See I'OTE, Tobie 2.1. For a discussion of public opinion- survey samplingprocedures, see Appendix 7. For detailed infarmotlan on this survey, seeAppendix 8.Question: "Again thinking of your own neighborhood, would you soythat violent crime Is one of the biggest problems In your neighborhood, OMof Its smollest problems or what?"(Percent a )One Somewhere Oneof the between of the No opinion,biggest big a~d smollest refusederoblems smoll eroblems to answerNotional 10 12 77Sex:Mole 9 1'0 80Female II 14 74Race, ethniclty:White 9 II 79 IBlack 20 15 63 IHisponlc 14 12 71 2Education:College 8 II 80 IHigh school II 13 76 IGrade school 18 6 71 5Employment status:Full-time employed 8 II 79 IPort-time employed 12 13 74 IU,employed II 10 78 ILaid off II 22 64 3Retired 10 9 78 3Full-time homemaker 15 14 69 0Student 7 16 77 0Income:ro,OOO and over 1 II 81 I20,000 to ~29,999 9 10 80 I12,000 to 19,999 (.I 13 77 28,000 to $11,999 II 14 74 2U,der $8,000 ;10 12 68 IAge:18 to 24 years II 12 76 (c)25 to 29 years 10 II 78 I30 to 49 years 10 12 78 I50 to 64 years 10 13 76 I65 years and older 10 9 78 3Community size:Lorge city 15 17 66 2Suburb ~ 13 76 ISrooll town 8 8 82 IRural 9 8 82 IRegion:Northeast II 15 73 IMidwest 7 10 82 (c)South II 10 78 IWest 10 13 75 3Neighborhood racial characteristics:Mostly 01' all white 7 10 81Racially mixed 19 18 62Mostly or all black 24 19 56Neighborhood age structure:Mostly younger than 35 years 12 10 76 2Mostly between 35 and 55 years 8 9 82 IMostly older than 55 years 8 14 76 2Mixed, all ages 10 12 76 Itrercents moy no,t add to 100 due to rounding.cRespondents volunteered this response.Less than or equal to 0.5 percent.Source: Table constructed by 5O..RCEBOO< staff from data provided by theABC News Poll; dalla were mode available through the Criminal Justice Archiveand Information ~twork. Inter-university Consortium for Political and SocialResearch.,"III ! I\I!IIII1II)IrIPublic Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsAgure 2.7 Respondents agreeln th t ryears 1973-82 g a too Ittle Is spent on selected problems In the country, Un'ltedN1TE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.States, selectedto n Question: "We are faced with mony probiems In this countr~~~~~i;;' o~r tt:b~~~b~~, rf;t f~~~t~ O~~r;;d (~;:bre:Joa::ilw;:;3n~J~~c;;~a~hl~~ ~~~::lls~~~~n~r t~~e=~i;:'~;y !:it;~• . 0 muc, 00 ttle, or about the right amount onSource:...cCI>~CI>a.8070605040~~----......" " '--- ..".2010 •o..... .."...... - .."."'"......... _---...,.-"ii ~-Ir----'r-----------r-------__ ~1973 1974 197511976 1977 1978 19801982---. Halting the riSing crime rate-- Dealing with drug addiction•• - • - Improving the Nation's education system- - - Improving the conditions of Blacks--- WelfareFigure constructed b 5a.RCEBOO