Sunday, December 15, 2001
Race Relations poll
Survey Findings on Racial Attitudes In Cincinnati: City vs. Suburbs
By The Cincinnati Enquirer
Here are questions and results from The Enquirer's poll on racial attitudes in Greater Cincinnati. The survey, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Aug. 17-23, interviewed 1,112 randomly selected Greater Cincinnati residents. The poll accurately reflects the region's population by using oversampling techniques and a cross-section of phone exchanges. The margin for error is less than ±8 percentage points for suburban black responses; ±6 percentage points for city black responses; ±5 percentage points for suburban white responses, and ±7 percentage points for city white responses
Part 7: Law Enforcement
I would like to ask you a few questions about
your local law enforcement, the police agency that serves your community.
QUESTION: In the past three
years, have you personally interacted with state or local law enforcement?
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Yes
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53%
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56%
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70%
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59%
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No
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47%
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44%
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30%
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41%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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-
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-
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(IF YES) QUESTION: If so,
were you treated fairly and with respect?
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Yes
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87%
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93%
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31%
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73%
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No
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13%
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7%
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69%
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27%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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-
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Again, for the next few statements,
I would appreciate you telling me if you agree or disagree with each, and please
tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly
disagree.
STATEMENT: My community’s local law
enforcement is well trained and professional.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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41%
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53%
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11%
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12%
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Somewhat agree
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35%
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38%
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32%
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50%
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Somewhat disagree
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13%
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3%
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35%
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21%
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Strongly disagree
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7%
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4%
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21%
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14%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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4%
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2%
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1%
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2%
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STATEMENT: My community’s local law enforcement
treats minorities fairly and with respect.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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24%
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41%
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5%
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3%
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Somewhat agree
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25%
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29%
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13%
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29%
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Somewhat disagree
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21%
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7%
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34%
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32%
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Strongly disagree
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12%
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3%
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45%
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23%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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18%
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19%
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4%
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14%
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STATEMENT:
My community’s local law enforcement has a practice of stopping people because of
their race – called racial profiling -- even if the people they stop have done
nothing wrong.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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16%
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7%
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50%
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34%
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Somewhat agree
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19%
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8%
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38%
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40%
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Somewhat disagree
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20%
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19%
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4%
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6%
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Strongly disagree
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23%
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43%
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4%
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1%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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23%
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22%
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4%
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20%
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STATEMENT:
I am confident that the Cincinnati Police Department is taking actions that will
result in improved race relations.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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34%
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35%
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17%
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8%
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Somewhat agree
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42%
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43%
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34%
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44%
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Somewhat disagree
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9%
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9%
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22%
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25%
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Strongly disagree
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13%
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5%
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26%
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20%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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2%
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8%
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1%
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2%
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* NOTE:
Cincinnati Metropolitan Area is defined as the City of Cincinnati, the Ohio Counties of Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren, and the Kentucky Counties of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton.
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