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~---.-.-.~~~ .. ~.Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 19[:13'Table 2.54 Attitudes to'Nard the job performance of local, State, and Federal low enforcement.officials, by demograJ.hlc characteristics, IJnlttiJ States, 19S1/.!'OTE: For.o discussion of public opinion survey sanpling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: "How would you rate the job done by law enforcement officials on the (local level, Statelevel, Federal level)--{~xcellent, pretty goad, only fair, or poor?"Race:WhiteBlackAge:IS to 29 years30 to 49 yeal's50 to 64 years65 years and olderComnunlty size:CitySuburbTownRuralRegion:EastMidwestSouthWestPolitics:ConservativeMiddle of the roadLiberal(Percent)Local level State level Federal levelPositive Negative N:>t sure Positi',1e Negative N:>t sure Positive Negative N:>t s~~65525763626961686158646362596561603448423737283831384135363741343840IoI(c)I3IIIo!Io59475958535448595663555761505657583549393740354435413439373446:!P?sltlve Is defined as responses of "excellent" and "pretty good."-Negative is defined as responses of "only fair" and "poor."cLess than 0.5 percent.Source: Louis Harris, The Harris Survey (New York: The Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate,Feb. 26, 1981), pp. 3, 4. Table adapted by 5O...RCEBOO< staff. Reprinted by permission.39393764257II86I366545454944544842434348495150495038494552435342464B44464545444143435544474283461013II76598777Il6"•• 4\"