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---------- - - ~----------------------------------------Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 19H3Table 2.84 Attitudes toward capital punislvnent for persons convicted of murder, by demographic characteristics, lktlted States, 1972-78,1980, and 1982I·1Public AttitUdes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related Topics,"!\oTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see I',;lpendlx 7.Question: "Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?"Notional 53Sex:Male 61Female 45Ra','l:White 5t!Black/other 29Education:Collllge 54High school 53Grade school 51Occupation:Professional and bus;,1ess 57Clerical 51Manual 49Farmer 66Income:15,000 and over N!>.10,000 to $14,999 N!>.7,000 to 19,999 N!>.5,000 to 6,999 N!I,13,000 to 4,999 N!>.lklder $3,000N!I,Age:18 to 20 years 4021 to 29 years 4630 to 49 years 5650 years and older 56Region:Northeast 64Midwest 51South 41West 62Religion:Protestant 50Catholic 60Jewish 65None 47Politics:Republican 63Democrat 50Independent 50(Percent a )19741975FavorDon'tOppose know Favor OpposeDon'tknow Favor OpposeDon'tknow Favor Oppose39344435624038403739423056483734304149324234264931404485II71068961084567106810696946106606854643657616365565875656758545846474863666160596262646237715559:/,ercents may not add to 100 because of rounding.The question in 1972 and 1973 was "Are you in favor of the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?"3529403257393430303937213129394136475048322835333734333233582540365465845755544425673456475454554556368596638586664626960776966606058545558656666596366637139437359623229352954382830342735202730343339404339312729353229322552502236335375846644524466362348466554975556067S4633358606264605769626761585442535362646659556459676150675759332738305737332831343523332632353547424033283034363033303942263634DOnltknow76861047II66785576IIII5758478683o7767Favor66736068446368616766657774686154595155586968706563656561:174557365621976DOn'tOppose know30 524 334 628 551 433 327 43J 830 327 732 418 423 326 535 440 636 543 642 33H 427 426 626 431 431 632 330 527 426 041 423 1130 534 41I!IIJIJIII1, IIFavor6775617046666965646469777167706556586962677064686477677066647467641977Don'tOppose know26 622 330 924 647 !l29 624 729 628 826 926 518 424 527 522 728 737 735 730 231 627 723 731 625 72H 820 326 725 526 934 221 627 629 7Favor667461694466686068726376726771605H436364676867696464676879587363661978ose2824312548292631282330212428:22343250333128252824303127272138233127Don'tknow63868568467355771073557566666o44671980Don'tFavor Oppose know67 27 675 21 461 32 770 24 640 51 967 30 471 23 656 33 II66 29 569 26 568 26 771 15 1573 23 466 32 364 27 958 30 1253 36 1046 36 1870 27 466 31 469 26 566 25 968 26 666 26 866 28 670 25 567 26 671 23 675 22 354 39 777 18 563 31 666 28 7Favor7480697751717864717973777876736461606874747474727476737673737971731982Don'tOppose know20 616 424 718 642 721 517 526 923 617 421 615 818 420 418 924 1231 831 926 620 621 520 622 421 721 518 621 620 419 816 1016 524 520 7Source: Table constructed by SO-RCEBOO< staff from data provided by the Notional Opinion Research Center; data were made available throughthe Roper Public Opinion Research Center.IIIIII274