Summary Results
Frequency Of Sources Used For Information About The Courts
How often do you get information about the courts from______________________
Television/Radio/Electronic News:
|
Nat
Tot
|
Wash
Tot
|
Nat
Cauc
|
Wash
Cauc
|
Nat
Black
|
Wash
Black
|
Nat
Hisp
|
Wash
Hisp
|
Nat
Asian
|
Wash
Asian
|
|
Regularly
|
59
|
52
|
60
|
52
|
59
|
61
|
54
|
51
|
55
|
44
|
|
Sometimes
|
26
|
29
|
26
|
28
|
23
|
21
|
30
|
30
|
31
|
40
|
|
Hardly Ever
|
9
|
12
|
8
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
|
Never
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
7
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
Newspapers/Magazines/Print News
|
Nat
Tot
|
Wash
Tot
|
Nat
Cauc
|
Wash
Cauc
|
Nat
Black
|
Wash
Black
|
Nat
Hisp
|
Wash
Hisp
|
Nat
Asian
|
Wash
Asian
|
|
Regularly
|
50
|
50
|
53
|
52
|
49
|
53
|
39
|
46
|
33
|
44
|
|
Sometimes
|
33
|
33
|
32
|
31
|
28
|
29
|
36
|
36
|
50
|
41
|
|
Hardly Ever
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
15
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
|
Never
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
9
|
7
|
14
|
9
|
7
|
5
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
Television Dramas and Comedies/Movies
|
Nat
Tot
|
Wash
Tot
|
Nat
Cauc
|
Wash
Cauc
|
Nat
Black
|
Wash
Black
|
Nat
Hisp
|
Wash
Hisp
|
Nat
Asian
|
Wash
Asian
|
|
Regularly
|
25
|
20
|
23
|
20
|
39
|
28
|
30
|
19
|
22
|
14
|
|
Sometimes
|
36
|
34
|
35
|
28
|
36
|
31
|
42
|
42
|
49
|
51
|
|
Hardly Ever
|
21
|
23
|
23
|
26
|
13
|
17
|
15
|
21
|
24
|
21
|
|
Never
|
18
|
22
|
20
|
26
|
13
|
24
|
14
|
17
|
5
|
14
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
"Reality Based" TV Productions such as the Peoples Court and Judge Judy:
|
Nat
Tot
|
Wash
Tot
|
Nat
Cauc
|
Wash
Cauc
|
Nat
Black
|
Wash
Black
|
Nat
Hisp
|
Wash
Hisp
|
Nat
Asian
|
Wash
Asian
|
|
Regularly
|
18
|
16
|
14
|
13
|
34
|
23
|
25
|
20
|
24
|
16
|
|
Sometimes
|
22
|
22
|
20
|
18
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
23
|
18
|
30
|
|
Hardly Ever
|
21
|
19
|
22
|
17
|
15
|
18
|
16
|
26
|
23
|
22
|
|
Never
|
39
|
42
|
43
|
52
|
24
|
32
|
30
|
31
|
35
|
32
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
Are there any other sources from which you get information about the courts?
|
Nat
Tot
|
Wash
Tot
|
Nat
Cauc
|
Wash
Cauc
|
Nat
Black
|
Wash
Black
|
Nat
Hisp
|
Wash
Hisp
|
Nat
Asian
|
Wash
Asian
|
|
Yes
|
33
|
42
|
35
|
40
|
33
|
56
|
27
|
40
|
30
|
35
|
|
No
|
67
|
58
|
65
|
60
|
67
|
44
|
73
|
60
|
70
|
65
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
From what other sources do you get information about the courts?
Note: Base = those who said there are other sources they have used for information about the courts.
|
Nat
Tot
|
Wash
Tot
|
Nat
Cauc
|
Wash
Cauc
|
Nat
Black
|
Wash
Black
|
Nat
Hisp
|
Wash
Hisp
|
Nat
Asian
|
Wash
Asian
|
|
People you know who have had other court experiences
|
15
|
45
|
14
|
42
|
15
|
47
|
18
|
55
|
15
|
38
|
|
People you know who are legal professionals
|
31
|
27
|
33
|
34
|
31
|
23
|
21
|
21
|
22
|
13
|
|
People you know who have been jurors
|
2
|
16
|
1
|
19
|
3
|
18
|
4
|
9
|
0
|
13
|
|
From your school or library
|
7
|
15
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
19
|
9
|
11
|
4
|
19
|
|
From the courts themselves
|
3
|
10
|
3
|
10
|
3
|
10
|
5
|
9
|
15
|
11
|
|
Having been a juror
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
7
|
3
|
9
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
|
Other personal court experiences
|
10
|
16
|
10
|
16
|
13
|
18
|
7
|
14
|
19
|
13
|
|
