Even though the pollster is asking about crime, the responder is using their own definition. Same thing with the concept of a “problem.” What is and is not a problem can mean different things to different people.
Even though the pollster is asking about crime, the responder is using their own definition. Same thing with the concept of a “problem.” What is and is not a problem can mean different things to different people.
I think that may explain part of the Fenno paradox here. If you associate crime with black people, but live in rural Illinois you’re going to say it isn’t a problem in your neighborhood because black people don’t liver there. They live in Chicago