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2009 Baton Rouge Poll
N=360
Conducted by the Students of
Sociology 2211, “Sociological Methods”
LSU
Rick Weil
Race Differences
on Political Opinions
William Hawkins
Race Hodges
Santrell Smith
Would have to go through connection
to contact local official
Contact Local Official Directly
Would have to go through connection
Could approach directly
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
White
Black
Blacks are more likely to believe you need a connection
Trust Local East Baton Rouge
Government
Trust Local East Baton Rouge
Government
Just about always
Most of the time
Some of the time
None of the time
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
White
Black
Whites trust local government more than blacks do
Honesty of Congressmen,
including your own
Honesty of Congressmen
Very high
High
Average
Low
Honesty of Your Own
Congressman
Very Low
100%
Very high
90%
100%
80%
90%
70%
80%
High
Average
Low
Very Low
70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
0%
0%
White
Black
White
Blacks think Congressmen are honest more than whites do
Black
Trust police
to protect you from crime
Kaiesha Thomas
Yvonne Everhardt
Mark Nehlig
Trust police to protect you from crime
Trust police to protect you from
crime
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
White
Black
Whites trust the police more than blacks do
Trust police to protect you from crime
Trust police to protect you from
crime
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
High School Degree or
Less
Voc/Tech, Some
College Degree or More
College (no degree)
Better educated people trust the police more
Trust police to protect you from crime
Trust police to protect you from
crime
80%
60%
40%
Female
Male
Women trust the police more than men do
Trust police to protect you from crime
Trust police to protect you from
crime
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
18-30
31-45
46-60
61 and Over
Age differences do not show a clear pattern
Having a Gun in the House
Brittany Zibilich
Samantha Barnes
Heather Shaffett
Jeremy Bazile
Jessel Ourso
Having a Gun in the House
Having a gun in the house makes it a
... Place
More Dangerous
Safer
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Female
Male
Men think having a gun makes you safer
Having a Gun in the House
Having a gun in the house makes it a
... Place
More Dangerous
Safer
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
White
Black
Whites think having a gun makes you safer
Having a Gun in the House
Having a gun in the house makes it a
... Place
More Dangerous
Safer
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Democrat
Independent
Republican
Republicans think having a gun makes you safer
Having a Gun in the House
Having a gun in the house makes it a
... Place
More Dangerous
Safer
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
North
Central
South
Section of Baton Rouge
People in the central section of Baton Rouge
think having a gun makes you safer
Having a Gun in the House
Having a gun in the house makes it a
... Place
More Dangerous
Safer
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
18-30
31-45
46-60
61 and Over
Age
Age differences do not show a clear pattern
Opinion on the Death Penalty
Xaviera Leon
Jacqua Jackson
Laura Grobusky
Adrienne Breaux
LaTrisha Davis
Opinion on the Death Penalty
Favor Death Penalty for Murder
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
White
Black
Whites are much more in favor of the Death
Penalty than are Blacks
Opinion on the Death Penalty
Favor Death Penalty for Murder
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Male
Female
Men are somewhat more in favor of the Death
Penalty than are Women
Opinion on the Death Penalty
Favor Death Penalty for Murder
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Democrat
Independent
Republican
Republicans are much more in favor of the Death
Penalty than are Democrats or Independents
Opinion on the Death Penalty
Favor Death Penalty for Murder
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Every Week or More
Once a Month to
Weekly
Less than Once a Month
Church Attendance
People who seldom attend church are more in
favor of the Death Penalty
Opinion on the Death Penalty
Favor Death Penalty for Murder
Favor Death Penalty for Murder
80%
80%
60%
60%
40%
40%
20%
20%
0%
0%
0-2 Hours
3-4 Hours
Hours watch TV per Day
5 or More Hours
0-1 Days
2-6 Days
Days per Week Read Newspaper
Media Usage does not have a strong effect
7 Days
2009 Baton Rouge Poll
N=360
Conducted by the Students of
Sociology 2211, “Sociological Methods”
LSU
Rick Weil