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"~Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 2.112 Respondents favoring stricter drunk drivinglows and mandatory jail sentences for first offenders,by region, United States, 1982!'OTE: For a ;i(scussion of public opinion survey samplingprncedul es, see Appendix 7.Questions: "Do you think that there should or shouldnot be stricter laws regarding drinking and driving?""I n some states, drunl< drivers convicted of a firstoffense are required to serve a mandatory two-day jailsentence. Would you like to see such 0 low in this state, ornot?"RegionNotionalEastMidwestSouthWestPercent favoringstricter drunkdriving laws8992918786Percent favoring 2-day jail sentencesfor first offensedrunk drivers7776787782Source: George H. Gallup, The Gallup Poll (Princeton,N.J.: The C.allup Poll, Apr. 22, 1982), pp. I, 2. Reprinted bypermission.300\\\I:Ij1IjI1IIl1\di1\1III11II1111i\1Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.113 Attitudes toward pornographic material leading to rope, by demographic characteristics, lkIited States, seJected years 1~73-80!'OTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: "The next questions are about pornography--books, movies, magazines, and photographs that show or describe sex activities. I'm goingto read some opinions about the effects of looking at or reading such sexual materials. As I read 2ach one, please tell me if you think sexualmaterials do or do not have that effect: Sexual materials lead people to comnit rape."(Percent a )1973 1975 1216 1216 121lQDon't Don't Don't Don't Don'tYes No know Yes No know Yes No know Yes No know Yes No knowNotional 50 43 7 52 38 10 53 - 38 9 57 36 7 54 37 9Sex:MaleFemale43565136684657463171246584632810506145305947594530810Race:White 50 43 7 53 38 10 54 38 9 57 36 7 54 38 ~Black/other 52 43 5 47 41 12 44 44 12 55 38 8 59 31 IIEducation:Grade school 69 23 8 70 18 12 67 19 14 76 15 9 68 17 15CollegeHigh school345360406737555435910405653367840615133963562563088Occupation:Professional and business 41 50 8 46 45 8 43 51 6 46 46 8 46 44 10Clerical 47 44 9 50 37 13 55 35 10 62 30 8 62 30 8Manual 55 39 6 56 36 8 57 35 8 58 35 6 58 33 8Farmer 61 35 4 55 36 8 56 28 16 60 34 6 50 32 18Income:1'5,000 00' 0_"38 56 6 45 44 II 42 51 7 50 42 7 48 46 610,000 to $14,999 50 42 8 51 41 8 56 35 8 57 37 6 63 33 57,000 to f,999 51 44 5 52 41 7 53 36 10 58 31 II 60 32 85,000 to 6,999 57 36 7 55 40 5 58 32 10 58 35 7 68 18 153,000 to 4,999 63 33 4 61 25 14 67 26 8 72 23 6 56 23 21lkIder $3,000 59 34 7 63 26 12 60 28 12 68 27 6 62 26 12Age:18 to 20 years 41 56 3 44 51 5 39 54 7 53 45 2 50 43 721 to 29 years 36 60 5 3~' 55 8 38 54 8 47 46 "/ 45 50 530 to 49 years 47 47 6 47 42 II 49 44 7 50 42 8 48 44 750 years and older 62 28 10 66 23 II 65 23 12 69 23 8 65 22 13Region:Northeast 42 49 9 54 3S 8 49 47 4 48 42 10 51 38 12Midwest 53 39 7 51 41 8 56 34 10 57 35 8 53 38 8South 53 41 6 57 30 13 53 34 13 65 29 7 61 32 7West 50 45 6 40 50 10 51 41 8 52 43 5 46 42 12Religion:Protestant 54 39 7 56 33 II 56 34 10 62 32 6 59 33 8Catholic 50 41 8 54 38 8 54 39 6 56 35 9 48 42 10Jewish 24 67 10 26 56 17 38 58 4 41 48 10 39 45 16None 21 75 4 20 73 7 26 65 9 26 66 8 36 55 9Politics:Republican 54 39 7 58 30 12 56 31 13 63 29 8 57 34 9Democrat 52 40 7 54 36 10 56 35 8 57 38 6 57 34 9Independent 44 50 7 46 44 9 47 45 8 53 39 8 50 40 10Clpercents may not add to 100 because of rounding.Source: Table constructed by 5O..RCEBOO< stoff from data provided by the NotiOnal Opinion Research Center; data were made available throughthe R~per Public Opinion Research Center.