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TABLE XII
THE PERCEPTION OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF CORPORATE
CRIME BY FIVE SOCIAL FACTORSDegree of Seriousness:
Cor orate,-Crimea
Social Factors b High Medium Low Statisticalc
(15 - 23) (24 - 32) (33-40) Signif icance
N % N % N %
Sex d
Male 82 (33.2) 81 (32.8) 84 (34.0) X2=.194 NS
Female 51 (34.9) 45 (30.8) 50 (34.3) df=2
Race 2
Black 39 (30.0) 48 (36.9) 43 (33.1) X =5.174 NS
Chicano 33 (35.5) 33 (35.5) 27 (29.0) df=4
White 61 (35.9) 45 (26.5) 64 (37.6)
Age 2
Young (19-29) 75 (39.1) 58 (30.2) 59 (30.7) X =4.673 NS
Old (30-44) 58 (28.9) 68 (33.8) 75 (37.3) df=2
Social Class
General Pop. 2
Upper 17 (30.9) 11 (20.0) 27 (49.1) X =9.074 NS
Middle 26 (40.6) 22 (34.4) 16 (25.0) df=4
I W r 26 (41.3) 19 (30.1) 18 (28.6)
Prison-2
Upper 3 (18.8) 6 (37.5) 7 (43.7) X2=12.497 S
Middle 31 (45.6) 16 (23.5) 21 (30.9) df=4
Lower 29 (23.4) 51 (41.1) 44 (35.5)
Combined 2
Upper 20 (28.2) 17 (23.9) 34 (47.9) X =14.179 S
Middle 57 (43.2) 38 (28.8) 37 (28.0) df=4
Lower 55 (29.4) 70 (37.4) 62 (33.2)
Exposure to Prison'.
Non-Prisoners 66 (37.1) 52 (29.2) 60 (33.7) X2=2.707 NS
First Offenders 41 (29.5) 48 (34.5) 50 (36.0) df=4
Recidivists 23 (31.9) 26 (36.2) 23 (31.9)aThe degrees of seriousness are exactly the
reverse for
property crime; when corporate crime is "high", property crime
is low et cetera.
bNumbers indicate the range of cumulative rank scores
for each degree of seriousness for the five corporate crimes.
cStatistical. significance is at the .05 level.
d"YS''--significant; "NS"--not significant.
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Colvin, Mark Wayne. The Perceived Seriousness of Corporate Crime and Property Crime by Social Class and Exposure to Prison, thesis, May 1974; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663280/m1/87/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .