Harris 1969 New York City Racial and Religious Survey, No. 1925, Non-Jewish-White - Analysis
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In New York City, do you think the police often engage in police brutality against Negroes, tend to treat them too leniently, or are fair the way they treat Negroes?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Engage in police brutality | 110 | 21.6% | 21.6% | -1.53 |
2) Too lenient | 92 | 18.0% | 39.6% | -0.57 |
3) Are fair | 201 | 39.4% | 79.0% | 0.38 |
4) Not sure | 107 | 21.0% | 100.0% | 1.34 |
Missing | 1 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 510 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Engage in police brutality | 23.9%65 | 18.9%45 | 0 | 21.6%110 |
Too lenient | 18.0%49 | 18.1%43 | 0 | 18.0%92 |
Are fair | 40.4%110 | 38.2%91 | 0 | 39.4%201 |
Not sure | 17.6%48 | 24.8%59 | 0 | 21.0%107 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 100%272 | 100%238 | 510 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Some high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engage in police brutality | 20.1%47 | 15.9%23 | 24.5%13 | 33.3%16 | 33.3%8 | 3 | 21.2%107 |
Too lenient | 21.4%50 | 17.9%26 | 15.1%8 | 8.3%4 | 12.5%3 | 1 | 18.1%91 |
Are fair | 35.9%84 | 48.3%70 | 43.4%23 | 27.1%13 | 45.8%11 | 0 | 39.9%201 |
Not sure | 22.6%53 | 17.9%26 | 17.0%9 | 31.3%15 | 8.3%2 | 2 | 20.8%105 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 100%234 | 100%145 | 100%53 | 100%48 | 100%24 | 504 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $5k | $5k through $10k | $10k through 20k | $20k or greater | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engage in police brutality | 26.7%32 | 20.0%48 | 18.4%21 | 24.0%6 | 3 | 21.4%107 |
Too lenient | 15.0%18 | 16.7%40 | 27.2%31 | 8.0%2 | 1 | 18.2%91 |
Are fair | 34.2%41 | 39.2%94 | 42.1%48 | 56.0%14 | 4 | 39.5%197 |
Not sure | 24.2%29 | 24.2%58 | 12.3%14 | 12.0%3 | 3 | 20.8%104 |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Total | 100%120 | 100%240 | 100%114 | 100%25 | 499 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Single | Married | Divorced | Widowed | Separated | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engage in police brutality | 34.9%37 | 15.8%53 | 46.2%6 | 15.6%5 | 31.3%5 | 4 | 21.1%106 |
Too lenient | 12.3%13 | 19.7%66 | 7.7%1 | 25.0%8 | 18.8%3 | 1 | 18.1%91 |
Are fair | 36.8%39 | 41.8%140 | 38.5%5 | 34.4%11 | 25.0%4 | 2 | 39.6%199 |
Not sure | 16.0%17 | 22.7%76 | 7.7%1 | 25.0%8 | 25.0%4 | 1 | 21.1%106 |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100%106 | 100%335 | 100%13 | 100%32 | 100%16 | 502 |