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----------- --~-_.------~---t]Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 2.31 Attitudes toward the statement that increasing youth employment opportunities couldreduce serious crime, by demographic characteristics, lkIlted States, 1982~TE: See ~TES, Tables 2.25 and 2.26.Question: "I'd like you to tell me whether you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhot, ordisagree strongly with each of the statements.""Increasing employment opportunities for youths could prevent a lot of serious crimes."(Percent)i'iillber of Agree Agree Disagree Disagreerespondentsf\b opinion!strongll:: somewhat somewhat strongly no responsePublic Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.32 Attitudes toward the statement that the juvenile crime problem Is not as serious as mostp~ople soy, by demographic characteristics, United Stotes, 1982~TE: Se" I\OTES, Tables 2.25 and 2.26.Question: "I'd like you to tl}1I me whether you agree strongly, agree somewhot, disagree somewhot ordisagree strongly with each of the statemenh\." ,"The juvenile crime problem Is not reall)' as serious as most peC'ple are saying It is."(Percent)Number of Agree Agree Disagree Disagreeres~ndents No opinion/stron21l:: somewhat somewhat .5tron21l:: no reseonseTotal 1,002 67 22 5 4 2 TotalSex:1,002 6 9 20 61 4Mole 499 68 20Sex:Female 65035 I66 24 Male4 4 2499 6Female10 215036162Race:7 20 6,1 6White 871 65 Race:Black! other 24 5123480210 WhiteI 8 I871 5 9 Black/ other 221236013 4Education:I7 10 68 2High school, incomplete 167 72 Education:High school, graduate18 33575 272 tHigh school, Incomplete 167College, incomplete 18 5 4 I10 10 20190 65 High school, graduate 3575674College, graduate21 7 82855 2 Callege, Incamplete 1860 190642936 4 I 5College, graduate10 202856124Occupatian:7 24 61 6Professional, monager, owner 292 64 25 IOccupatlan:Soles and clerical 5120557 Professlonol, monager, ownerI292Blue collar 31 5 6 2Sales and clerical8 24221 69 1206220 34G 4 Blue collar 10 172216783I-busehold income:8 16 66 2lklder $15,000 237 72 18I-busehold Income:~15,000 to $24,999 4 4 2 ,1215 Under $15,000 23725,00070and over 22 5 3 07 7~ 15,000 to $24,999 19397 2156463 73~25,000 to $34,99925 5 6 I I 25,000 and over10 17252 397634335,00067and over 22 5 5 I9~25,000 to $34,999 23145 2526157 21l 436 7 2 ! 35,000 and over 9 241456023Age:8 23 63 4lklder 35 years 429 Age:1862to 24 years 27 6 5 (0)147 iUnder 35 years 4292564 5to 34 years 22 8 5 I18 to 24 years7 242826161330 5 4 0I147 525 to 34 years10 22282595 It45 35 to 44 to 64 years years 181 68 22 4 4 35 to 44 years 181 5 ,., 6 25246 262 2i.c;6S73years and o!der16 3 5 3 45 to 64 years 17133 246 :;6372316 6 5 I65 years and older9 1613366 5Community size:II 7 21 53 8Nonmetro 551 69 CQrrIllunlty size:Metro:21 5 4 IN.lnmetro 551 650,000 to 999,999 Mel-ro:10 2134159654I,OOO,OOU und over 25 4110567I1750,000 to 999,9'99 53412 ~51,000,000 and over8 20110637 4Region:6 18 66 3Northeast 219 69 f:Region:North Central 20 7260365I Nottheast23 5 521926North Central6 182606753II 25 53 6South 331 68 21 4 5 2 South 331 8 9 III 62 3West 192 69 22 4 5 0 West 192 3 6 22 65 4I-bme awnership:Own 702 67 21Home ownership:5 5 2 Own 702 6 10 20 60 4Rent 296 67 23 5 4 I Rent 296 6I-busehold size:5 22 63 4I or 2 people 441 68 I-busehold size:21 5 5 I I' I or 2 people 441 7 7 20 61 53 or 4 people 408567people and more 22 4 5 2 Ii148 65 3 or 4 people23 7 440811I55 people and more9 201486353Marital status:" IIII 23 58 3to'\orrled 651l 68 ~ Marital status:Not morried 21 53414672 IJ Married23 5 4658 5INot married10 203416174Employment status:6 21 61r:5Employed 640 FEmployment sta~us:64Employed female 24 6265560I ~ Employed 640 5Not employed 27 5 7 IEmployed femole8 20 64362 733~ 265 4Not employed female17 4 4 2 Not employed 6 2136265238 73 8419 3 2 3 h 9Not employed female 212385676Head of household:Ii9 19 58 7Male 432 69Head of household:Female 20 5!!!IO5 I ~Male21 23 g g 43226Femole 10 20 61 3~440 5 8aLess than 0.5 percent.I20 62 5Source: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affair~, Public Attitudfls Toward Youth Crime, WorkingSource: Hubert H. I-Mnphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Pu);)lic Attitudes Toward Youth Crime, Workingpaper (Minneapolis, Minn.: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public AU'airs, 1982). Table adapted bypaper (Minneapolis, Minn.: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute (if Public Affairs, ! 982). Table adopted bySQ.RCEBOO< stoff. Reprinted by permission.SOLRCEBO'.l< stoff. Reprinted by permission.nI226r227