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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 15183Table 2.513 AttituGes toward a law requiring a police permit prior to gun purchase, by demographic characteristics, United States, 1972-77, 1980, and 1982;I /\oTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling proced\Jres, see Appendix 7.Question.: "Would you favor or oppose a law which would require a person to obtain a police permit before he or she could buy a gun?"{Percental1"1 ,\Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsNationaiSex:MaleFemaleRace:WhiteBlack/otherEducation:CollegeHigh schoolGrade schoolOccupation:Professional and businessClericalManualFarmerIncome:~15,000 and over~IO,OOO to $14,99957,000 to ~9'999$5,000 to 6,999$3,000 to 4,999Under $3,000Age:18 to 20 years21 to 29 years30 to 49 years50 years and olderRegion:NortheastMidwestSouthWestReligion:ProtestantCatholicJewishNonePolitics:RepublicanDemocrotIndependent15172 15173 1974 1975 1976Don't Don't Don't Don't Don'tFavor Oppose know Favor Oppose know Favor Oppose know Favor Oppose know Favor Oppose know706179706971726669807254707468708369636766789669707268273717'1.7262726292818264427242926162733323119429272530324352353232323424433° 2;rercents may not add to 100 because of rounding.One-half of I percent or less.34I746779737476737071787469747272747178737($72748872676!:1688398817076732532192524232527272125282526262627182723262410283129311521828222622222I232(b)23II2I24oI222(b)2222oII2275668375777775717484766277747668797675777674887770667185987074787324331524222223272516223822252332192223232424122228322814229252225(b)2I22II2°IIIo222(b)I2oI222(b)° III274668073817674687381726376707476717674797073857666707083967174777024321725152224262418263423272322262126192724122230292715428232028323242263222I23233oI33323I32° I32272647871747172717478705972716873727478717370867263686782896871746927352027242727282520293927272926282422272529132735303118II28272529I2I32IIo2I3(b)23II2o2IIII2I2o42I2\ :I'II,1\\\:Ii I;11\i\Ii il'l'! ,I,!iFavor7264787081747U72767571587171717176716972707485676968678089737173711977Don'tose know Favor26 2 6935 I 6319 2 7428172528252322274228282725212831262924143128313020926262628222231321112421o2121232213132268817069707U7167536873766274797173706786716460648388716474681980Don'tose know Favor29 2 7236 I 6823 3 75301529292728213247312621302419292729291327343834161228352S2924222222o1I2822oI13I22221o1I227178767164757169367371757168767776726985736269688189726675721982oseDon'tknow26 231 123 227192323 127 130 623 223 (b)29 260 426 229 (b)2424I630 321 323 024 (b)26 229 213 224 236 230 230 217 25 528 0332426I22Source: Table constructed by S