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Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsSourcebook of Criminol Justice Statistics 1983nant as a result ofId b,' legal if a woman became pregTable 2.52 Respondent:, agreeing thi~: ab°St~~~ds~~~tes, -1972-78, 1980, and 1982by demographic character SICS, d' 7rape, r edures see Appen IX ,!'OTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey samp Ing proc, a n to obtain at th'nk i" should be possible for a pregno nt w maQuest!on: .''PI~os~ tell mepr:~~~~r a~r a n~es~l~u of ~ape?1Ilegal abortion If slle ecame , )d ' bortion sho'Jld be possible(Percent respon Ing aTotalSex:MoleFemaleRace:WhiteBlock/otherEducation:CollegeHigh schoolGrode schoolOccupation: .Professional and bUSinessClericalManualFarmerIncome:15,000 and over10,000 to $14,9997,000 to 19,9995,000 to 6,9951\ 3,000 to 4,999Lhder $3,000Age:18 to 20 years21 to 29 years30 to 49 years5C years and olderRegion:I~rtheostMidwestSo'JthWestReligion:ProtestantCatholicJewishi'bne197Z 1973 1974 1975 1976 197775 81 83 80 81 817475785688755581806864737'17770807368807470968681808366918261848676619182817378668\8483718878766581759893838382Politics: 82 84 85 80 84 ~~ 79Republican 70 79 81 78 79 79 82Democrat 79 84 86 82 80lndopendent h N tional- _ stoff from data provided by teaSource: Table constructed by ~~E~h~per public Opinion Research Center.Center; data were mode available t aug84n898469878778699184827878738489828t898476868379100898080826887816581847877868280827\70798580778581748580769692808182688882658684775487827974747186867979868175848274100908\BI836688816885867674888282767165768380819078758782759794197881818183658582678386777684847976786878867979868077838174100921980808378826986826384797785848279697669828179818577778780'/691938281781982838483857390836987887980898381677666858386818983788783819292868284Opinion ResearchI !II I iI iI jII ,ITable 2.53 Attitudes toward wiretapping, by demographic characteristics, United States, selected years 1974-82!'OTE: For a discussion of public ~pinlon survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: "Everything considered, would ~ou soy that you approve or disapprove of wiretapping?"i'btionalSex:MoleFemaleRace:WhiteBlael:/ otherEducation:CollegeHigh schoolGrode schoolOccupation:Professional and business t9Clerical 17Manual 15Former 20Income:15,000 and over10,000 to $14,9997,000 to ~9'9995,000 to 6,99913,000 to 4,999U1der $3,000Age:18 to 20 years21 to 29 years30 to 49 years50 years and olderRegion:NortheastMidwestSouthWestReligion:ProtestantCatholicJewishNonePolitics:RepublicanDemocratIndependent(Percent a )1974 1975 1977 1978 1982Dis- i'b Dis- i'b Dis- f\b Dls- No Dis- i'bApprove approve opinion Approve approve opinion Approve approve opinion Approve approve opinion Approve approve opinion16211318720161022171410178II151817181416201815II1322131880768378907880827B7982757778848680848682797879828077788~8481748479435433382434242438°Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding.43263443444643416221217II23141223131418172017101314916181618171514171513132212t8807484798475828075B582748178788680818883787878808081788378857485784444524822582254654I4643455292435Source: Table constructed by S~CEBOO< staff from data prOVided by the Notional Opinion Research Center; data were mode available throughthe Raper Public Opinion Research Center,182314201021191324171719231616201510613182321221419182020152617167875827885777883747979787582827882869186797277768278797774807181803243523424422332343I3522433365324192614208211917221518242120161918II101520212516191719181419261618787183778876797874837974777779778084908378737383777878797978718179333333263232233424a22522443213333192714217231813211719312315141715108172121221817232017271727161877708275897578787580785474838377788489827674758078737680688168807943444231042415323665423532544352543