Table 3.
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Bivariate correlations across different demographic groups

Crime concernPunitivenessDeath penalty
Male/female0.95***0.98***0.88***
White/non-White0.98***0.79***0.88***
16–49/50+0.93***0.73***0.96***
Crime concernPunitivenessDeath penalty
Male/female0.95***0.98***0.88***
White/non-White0.98***0.79***0.88***
16–49/50+0.93***0.73***0.96***

Pearson product-moment correlations. Trends by age and by gender are estimated from 1981 to 2023 (n = 43). Due to the small sample sizes for the non-white category in earlier surveys, those series are calculated from 1991 to 2023 (n = 33).

***p < 0.001.

Table 3.
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Bivariate correlations across different demographic groups

Crime concernPunitivenessDeath penalty
Male/female0.95***0.98***0.88***
White/non-White0.98***0.79***0.88***
16–49/50+0.93***0.73***0.96***
Crime concernPunitivenessDeath penalty
Male/female0.95***0.98***0.88***
White/non-White0.98***0.79***0.88***
16–49/50+0.93***0.73***0.96***

Pearson product-moment correlations. Trends by age and by gender are estimated from 1981 to 2023 (n = 43). Due to the small sample sizes for the non-white category in earlier surveys, those series are calculated from 1991 to 2023 (n = 33).

***p < 0.001.

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