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--- --".(~, .... ,,~~~-)~ .Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsSourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 2.30 Attitudes toword the statement that juvenile status offenses should be handled byagencies other than the juvenile court system, by demographic characteristics, United States, 1982Table 2.29 Attitudes toward the statement that committing juveniles to correctional Institutionsdeters other youth frorn committing CI !rne, by demographic characteristics, United States, .982 N:>TE: See N:>TES, Tables 2.25 and 2.26.N:>TE: See [\OTES, Tables 2.25 and 2.26. Question: "I'd like you to tell me whether you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, ordisagree strongly with each of the statements."Question: "I'd like you to tell me whether you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, ordisagree strongly with each ?f the statements.""Youths who are runaways, habitual truants and youths in conflict with their parents should not behandled by the juvenile court system, but by other community agencIes.""Corrmitting juveniles to correctional institutIons serves as a deterrent to other youths from committingcrimes."(Percent)(Percent) NUmber of Agree Agree Disagree Disagree No opinion!respondents strongll somewhat somewhat strongl:t no responseNUITiber of Agree Agree Disagree Disagree No oplnlon/respondents strongll somewhat somewhat strongl:t no response Total 1,002 30 31 18 12 9Total 1,002 23 34 20 16 7 Sex:Sex:Mole 499 29 29 20 13 9Mole Female 503 3049933 17928 32 19 16Female5503 III 37 21 16 8 Race:"Race:White 871 28 32 19 II IJWhite Black/other 12387141 23 13 20 322 34 21 16Black/other7123 28 38 15 16 3 Education:Education:High school, incomplete 167 32 26 1813High school, incompleteHigh school, gradUate 357 2ll16729 18 " 16 936 26 14 /I 13High school, graduateCollege, incomplete 19O 31 34 17 /I357724 39 16 14College, incomplete7 College, graduate 285 2919035 19 7 1O20 37 24 16College, graduate3285 16 33 25 21 5 Occupation:Occupation:Professional, manager, owner 292 28 31 22 9 10Professional, manager, ownerSales and clerical292120 27 40 17514 39 24 18Sales and clerical5 Blue collar120221 34 29 16"13 829 29 22 16Blue collar4221 28 31 21 15 5 Household income:Household income:Under $15,000 237 35 27 16 13 9U1der $15,000 ~23715,000 to $24,999 215 30 352518 9 e32 19 16 8 25,000 and over 397 29'>,~15,000 to $24,999 215 -',20 i2 819 32 ~e?24 17 8 ~25,000 to $34,9994J«25,000 and over 39730 32 18 1223836 21 IS 5 35,000 and over~25,000 to $34,999 252145 28 292323 12 838 2035,00014and over5145 23 35 22 15 5 Age:Age:U1der 35 years 429 25 36 21 13 5U1der 35 years 18 to 24 years 147 29 29 21 III429318 40 221817to 24 years:3 25 to 34 yean:147282 23 402421 10 644 202510to 34 years2 35 to 44 yearl,282181 35 30 14 10 /I15 37 233521to 44 years4 45 to 64 years 24618132 26 19 10 1321 33 204517to 64 years9 65 years and older 133 31 29 13 IS2461229 31 186514years and older8133 32 27 IS 13 13 Corrmunity size,:Corrmunity size:Nonmetro 551 30 31 17 12 /0NonmetroMetro;551 24 36 18 15Metro:7 50,000 10 999,999 341 26 34 20 1O /050,000 to 999,999 I ,000,000 and over /1034136 25 20 13 621 34 231,000,00016and over /1O622 31 19 20 8 Region:Region:Northeast 219 36 29 18 10 7Northeast North Central 260 27 29 22 14 821~ 22 30 25North Central18 5 South260331 27 31 17 IS 1O19 35 22South16 8 West331192 30 36 16 7 /I26 36 16WestIS 7192 23 38 17 16 6 Home ownership:Home own!","ship:Own 702 28 32 19 /I /0Own 702Rent 296 32 312416 14 735 18Rent16 7296 20 34 23 17 6 Household sIze:I-busehold size:I or 2 people 441 30 32 16 11 /I1 or 2 people 3 or 4 people441408 282331 19 13 932 193 or 4 people17 9 5 people and mare408148 32 302321 10 736 21515people and more 5148 22 36 21 15 6 MarItal status:Marital status:Married 658 29 31 18 12 10Morried Not married658341 31 31 19 11 825 34 19 16Not married 6341 20 35 22 16 7 Employment status:Employment status;Employed 640 30 32 19 10 9Employed Employed female 265 30 34 18 9 9 ~640 21 35 22 17Employed female5 f\Dt employed265362 29 29 17 14 /I19 34 24 17Not employed 6 Not employed female362238 29 32 16 13 1026 34 15 15Not employed female 2381016 40 17 15 12 Head of household:Head of household:Male 432 29 30 19 12 10Femol~Male 432440 29 33 17 11 1029 31 18 17Female 5440 17 38 20 16 9 Source: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Public Attitudes Toward Youth Crime, WorkingSource: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Public Attitudes Toward Youth Crime, Workingpaper (Minneapolis, Minn.: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 1982). Table Gdapted bySCllRCEBCXX staff. Reprinted by permission.paper (Minneapolis, Minn.: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 1§1l2). Table adapted bySCllRCEBCXX staff. ReprInted by permIssion.224225