Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

~-~ - -'--~-------~----~~------------------"-- ~ ~- ---~-,"Sourcebook of Crimi no I Justice Statistics 1983Table 2.63 Reported confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court, by demographic characteristics, Uniteu States, 1973-78, 1980, and 1982!'OTE: For 0 discussion of public opinion survey sompling procedurt!s, sele Appendix 7.Question: "I'm going to nome some institutions In this country. As for as the people running th~lse Institutions (U.S. Supreme Court) areconcerned, would you soy you hove a great deal of confidence, only some confidence, or hardly on)' confidence at ali In them?"NotionalSex:MaleFemaleRace:WhiteBlock/otherEducation:CollegeHigh schoolGrade schoolOccupation:Professional and buslr,lessClericalManualFarmerIncome:15,000 and over10,000 to $14,9997,000 to ~9' 9995,000 to 6,99913,000 to 4,999Under $3,000Age:18 to 20 years21 to 29 years30 to 49 years50 years and olderRegion:NortheastMidwestSouthWestReligion:ProtestantCatholicJewishNonePolitics:RepublicanDemacratIndependent(Percent a )1973 1974-:A"'-gr-e-at:--"COn:::-:"ly'-w:-;H:I"""r-:d"-IY--:D==-o-n"'""t A great Only H:lrdly1975Don't A great Only H:lrdly1976Don't A great Only H:lrdly Don'tdeol some any know deal some any know deal some any know deal some ony know32 50 15 3 35 48 14 4 31 46 19 4 35 44 15 6323132273530293730312832283631293927323132.14~\I303031334028343132485149545153391~7574947525449464841665452434950485350505253485050181315161315201612172115171417161551315181315171516147171415162443I212I234(b)2I666~ercents may not odd to 100 because of rounding.One-half of I perCl1nt or less.3I26344244o243238293427363231382833333436342934284535343133363134343530243733324352475252484250594443524752504544435349445249464547475757435049Source: Table constrlJ,~tQd by Sa..RCEBCJa< stoff from data provided by the Notional Opinion Research Center; data were made available thro\l\lhthe Roper Public Opinion HF. .. earch Center.1712141510!617IIII17201314II181815II10141712II181614III71717121627472410I263I4333122238346454724533329312736292735302928313233313028413129313332283231303!136343030425046514648434850463649454642425345504843464648434648483942494623151918171918161420311920172221II121719201818182018209211918192645I4II2556I34578I2372554534454539323631443427453032353837413233303838333539373333353467393935334146434744444140504537444838424242474846354544424545423340464343161416131018181216162416II152017141291718131317191519o15II1716385824152573I5668143448468464o7448Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related Topics1977 1978 1980A great Only H:lrdly Don't A great Only H:lrdly Don't A great Only HClrdly Don't A great 1982deal some on know deal some on know deal some on know deal s~ ~~dIY ~~~:36 49 II 4 28 53 15 4 25 50 20 6 31 53 12 439 47 1233 52 1036 50 II37 47 1040 50 834 52 II34 42 1640 50 831 58 835 47 1238 43 1638 51 1039 48 1034 52 929 48 1533 48 1430 46 1239 51 936 53 833 52 1237 46 1235 53 940 49 834 48 1232 48 1635 49 1238 50 1040 51 635 50 II35 49 1238 47 II34 53 102 32 50 165 25 55 144 28 52 157 25 58 123 37 52 103 25 55 169 21 47 182 34 52 123 27 55 145 23 53 163 28 54 17I 32 53 143 27 54 165 22 58 167 36 42 124 19 58 1612 22 51 122 35 53 122 26 58 144 31 54 146 26 49 163 26 56 154 32 51 135 26 52 155 27 54 164 28 52 144 27 56 163 31 59 34 33 46 205 33 51 123 28 55 124 26 52 182 27 49 216 23 51 184 24 50 205 29 47 16I 28 55 164 24 50 2214 21 39 202 25 54 173 25 51 197 24 ~6 21I 21 47 29I 23 55 213 33 48 164 22 46 22II 26 36 178 22 41 1915 24 46 16o 34 57 73 30 52 152 24 53 209 22 46 224 24 50 194 27 57 147 24 51 223 211 46 246 23 52 19I 29 42 217 25 59 122 21 57 195 23 53 214 28 48 174 22 50 213 32 53 138 30 53 126 30 54 128 31 49 132 36 53 104 27 55 1420 30 45 II5 34 52 104 29 58 II8 28 52 153 38 50 12I 31 56 123 34 57. II10 29 57 1020 34 40 1618 24 54 1415 29 52 142 43 47 93 33 53 124 28 56 1410 31 52 127 34 49 137 30 57 II4 27 53 157 32 53 II6 29 54 138 33 54 103 35 43 193 30 53 163 34 50 136 30 54 II7 29 54 142537I3143I5oI34965o22642544332354254255