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---~----Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Agure 2.19 Respondents favoring a low forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages, United States, selected years 1936-81f\[)TE: For a di;cussion of public opinion survey sompling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: 'Would you favor or oppose a low forbidding the sale of all wine, beer and liquor throughout the nation?"Percent favoring5040302010O~-'r------r------'-r----'r---·-----~ir----'Ir----ri----------Yi-----------------'ir-------~ir-1936 1940 1944 1945 1948 1954 1957 1960 1966 1976 1981Source: George H. Gallup, The Gallup Poll (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Poll, Feb. 8, 1981), pp. 4, 5. Figure constructed by5CX.RCEBOO< stoff. Reprinted bi' permission.I,!!I !~IiIPublic Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.111 Attitudes toward a law forbidding the sale ofbeer, wine, c."d liquor, by demographic characteristics,United States, 1981!\oTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey somplingprocedures, see Appendix 7.Question: "Would you favor or oppose a law forbidding thesale of all beer, wine and liquor throughout the notion?"(Percent)Favor Opposea low a lowforbidding forbidding /\btsole sale sure/\btional 17 80 3Sex:Mole 15 in 2Female 19 77 4Race:White 17 81 2/\bnwhite 2U 74 6Educatio.1lCo II elJe 9 90 IHigh school 18 79 3Grade school 28 66 6Occupation:Professional and business 12 86 2Clerical and sales 17 80 3Manual workers 21 76 3/\bnlabor force 18 80 2Income:9 90 I1'5'000 20,000 "d to $24,999 '""13 85 215,000 to ~19,999 18 80 210,000 to 14,999 19 79 25,000 to $9,999 21 74 5Under $5,000 33 57 JOAge:Total under 30 years 17 82 I18 to 24 years 17 81 225 to 29 years 17 83 030 to 49 years 17 79 450 years and older 17 80 3City size:1,000,000 and over 14 82 4500,000 to 999,999 14 84 250,000 to 499,999 13 85 22,500 to 49,999 22 76 2Under 2,500, rural 21 75 4Region:East 10 86 4Midwest 17 82 ISouth 25 71 4West 17 81 2Religion:Protestant 21 76 3Catholic IJ 85 4Politics:Republican 18 79 3Democrat 18 79 3Indeeendent 17 81 2Source: George H. Gallup, The Gallup Report, Report No.IH6 (Princeton, N.J.: The Gallup Poll, March 1981), p. 36.Reprinted by permission.