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---------------------Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.l3 Attitudes toward the level of spending to halt the rising crime rate, by demographic characteristics, United States, 1973-78,1980, and 1982f\OTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sompling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: 'We are faced with many problems in this country, none of which can be solved easily or inexpensively. I'm going to name some ofthese problems, ,and for each one I'd like you to tell me whether you think we're spending too much money on it, too little money, or about the rightamount. First (halting the rising crime rate) are we spending too much, too little, or about the right amount on (halting the rising crime rate)?"(Percent a )TotalSex:MaleFemoleRace:WhiteBlack/otherEducation:CollegeHigh schoolGr'ade schoolOccupation:Professional and businessClericalManualFarmerIncome:15,000 and over10,000 to $14,9997,000 to ~9'9995,000 to 6,99913,000 to 4,999Under $3,000Age:18 to 20 years21 to 29 years30 to 49 years50 years and olderRegion:(\brtheastMidwestSouthWestReligion:ProtestantCatholicJewish(\bnePolitics:RepublicanDemocratIndependentToolittle6565646466646661646764616466646266648159666568666458646871546167651973About Too Don't Tooright much know little252425252229242126242331302525251921123424212424223024242134272225573544464363344678344624675356Opercents moy not add to 100 due to rounding.4466386846II6666457696336975757525864676667667365686665706852687163716155556468696870646367686857666865Aboutright2325222417262318242423282421302228253829241822222228222527282422241974Toomuch5555535953517II54567235653655445465Don'tknow54656648645343324135447547362o10646Toolittle666566666563695863716650706467636159716265686669646265717855656863AbOutright2323232422262224251923302325222822252629251823222425232317282123241975Toomuch6745874766410556478I566645862o10945Don'tknow6476545II646103665108I54856756447557Toolittle666467666762696465686747686965596858646766657164676066707350676863Aboutright2124192214261921231919372123222418192224231819241727211815332220221976Toomuch8888II897779106691081485810679988412689DOn'tknow546585495646424768643735745485546Toolittle66 2264 2468 2166 2364 2062 2971 1958 216~ 2471 2265 2154 2366 2473 1964 2461 2364 1662 2169 2768 2567 2363 2068 2466 2164 2266 2265 2269 2071 II50 3457 2970 1966 221977About Tooright much6846845124489655987o458377565o9666Don'tknowToolittle6 64 255 63 267 65 256 64 268 69 ;:"5 62 295 67 2310 61 256 62 294 67 246 66 2314 56 244 66 244 66 256 64 277 67 2612 57 2810 59 214 65 303 63 264 65 269 64 235 66 246 65 246 66 267 58 286 65 245 65 2617 69 178 60 297 62 2tl5 66 246 64 24m8About Tooright, much6856576565746562413566767566677666Don'tknowToolittle19801987About Too Don't Too About Too Don'tright much kno':: little right much know4 69 21 63 66 23 75 71 19 54 68 22 64 79 13 63 66 25 44 72 19 69 66 18 84 69 21 64 74 19 55 68 21 716 56 24 63 70 22 54 72 20 j3 68 21 85 68 21 4II 64 19 127 68 10 10o 64 27 45 74 21 42 68 23 56 67 19 84 72 18 63 69 21 74 71 19 68 62 26 65 69 21 62 71 20 67 72 12 :34 64 25 55 68 20 104 70 22 45 68 20 6I; 72 18:; 71 195 72 185 71 192 74 154 72 193 75 178 60 214 72 182 76 175 70 1915 50 313 74 182 73 183 72 207 64 235 67 1712 61 195 89 92 71 224 73 196 70 183 72 183 71 195 73 187 70 194 71 193 74 1812 78 II7 65 243 69 204 75 166 69 20574576465461256356725555547543874552654341253583458107o33746445483445Source: Table constructed by SCA..RCEBOO< staff from data provided by the (\btional Opinion Re.I'·'llarch Center; data were made available throughthe Roper Public Opinion Research Center.IIIIi219