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--~---------------~----------Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related Topics.Table 2.61 Attitudes toward permitting police to strike, bydemographic characteristics, United States, 1981NJTE: For a discussian of public opinion survey samplingprocedures, see Appendix 7.Question: "Here are some questions about strikes bypersons in various occupations ••• Should policemen bepermitted to strike or not?"(Percent)ShouldShould be not be I\be!::rmitted e!:rmitted opinionI\btionol 27 69 4Sex:Male 29 68 3Female 27 68 5Race:White 25 71 4I\bnwhite 42 53 5Education:College 23 74 3High school 29 67 4Grade school 33 62 5Occupation:Professional and business 21 77 2Clerical and sales 19 76 5Manual workers 31 64 5Nonlabor force 28 68 4Income:22 76- 21"'000 20,000 ood to r4,999 ....32 64 415,000 to 19,999 28 68 410,000 to 14,999 27 68 55,000 to $9,999 27 69 4Under $5,000 36 59 5Age:Total under 30 years33 65 218 to 24 years 31 67 225 to 29 years 35 62 330 to 49 years 30 66 450 years and olc!'lf 21 73 6City size:1,000,000 and over27 72 I500,000 to 999,999 26 69 550,000 to 499,999 32 65 32,500 to 49,999 23 73 4Under 2,500, rural 27 67 6Region:East25 72 3Midwest 28 67 5South 30 65 5West 26 71 3Religion:Protestant26 69 5Catholic 28 69 3Politics:Republican 18 79 3Democrat 33 63 4Independent 33 62 5Source: George H. Gallup, The Gallup ReWt, Report I\b.191 (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Poll, August if)), p. 8.Reprinted by permisisOil.,ff\ !I'~.IiilII:iIfij1,j:1I!lI iIAgure 2.11 Respondents in favor of permitting prison guards to strike, United States,1975, 1976, and 1961!>OTE: For 0 discussion of public opinion survey sampling proced\Jres, see Appendix i.Question: "How do you feel about workers' right to strike--do you fovor or Oppose theright of (prison guards) to strlk~?"60 -50////////,////,////,,~40 ////////,OlC ////,'C /,///,0 ////> ////~...////,c ////,Q) ////,~ ////,////,If 20 ////,- ////,////,////,o////,////////~//////////////////197549~/////////////////////////////////////////////,1//////////////////////////////////////////////////I~~~~197639~////////////////////////////////////////////////////////~~~~I ////////////~~I-/~1981Source: Louis H:lrrls, The H:ll'rls Surl'eJt (Chicago: The Chicago Tribune, Aug. 24, 1981),p. 4. Figure constructed by SOCRCEBOO< ~tafr. Reprinted by permission.250251