OP/RF Class of 1953 Attitudes Toward the Availability of Alcohol in Oak Park

Question - "As you remember in 1953, villagers could not purchase alcohol in a package store or restaurant. Now they can. What do you think of that change

 

Frequency

Percentage

strongly approve

49

22

mildly approve

93

42

no opinion

18

8

mildly disapprove

38

17

strong disapprove

19

9
     

good For the community

111

50

bad for the community

66

30

no opinion

35

16

Do you approve of the availability of alcohol in public establishments in Oak Park?

Cross Tabulated with Current Residence

 

OP/RF

Chicago Area

Midwest

South

Northeast

Southeast

Southwest

Northwest

West
                   

Approve

71

62

70

67

62

69

42

86

63

Disapprove

7

27

26

25

23

15

50

14

37

No Opinion

21

9

4

8

15

15

8

0

0

Cross-Tabulated with Education Level

 

High School

College

Graduate School
       

Approve

62

66

65

Disapprove

32

26

26

No Opinion

6

9

8

Cross-Tabulated with Income

 

$50,000 or below

$50,000 to $100,000

Above $100,000
       

Approve

45

73

74

Disapprove

33

23

21

No Opinion

20

4

5

Cross-Tabulated with Marital Status

 

Married

Divorced

Single
       
Approve

67

65

53
Disapprove

26

20

29
No Opinion

6

16

18

Cross-Tabulated with Work Status

 

Working

Retired
     
Approve

63

69
Disapprove

27

25
No Opinion

6

11

Cross-Tabulated with sex of respondent

Male

Female
     
Approve

68

63
Disapprove

6

27
No Opinion

6

10

Cross-Tabulated with Years Lived in Oak Park

 

0-5

5-10

10-20

20-30

more than 30
           
Approve

70

58

57

40

60
Disapprove

23

35

36

34

14
No Opinion

7

7

7

17

26

 

Is the public availability of alcohol good for the community?

Cross Tabulated with Current Residence

 

OP/RF

Chicago Area

Midwest

South

Northeast

Southeast

Southwest

Northwest

West
Yes

71

45

51

42

54

77

46

71

46
No

7

34

27

50

31

15

46

29

38
No Opinion

21

20

22

8

15

8

8

0

15

 

Cross-Tabulated with Education Level

 

High School

College

Graduate School
       
Yes

31

54

53
No

56

28

31
No Opinion

13

17

16

Cross-Tabulated with Income

 

$50,000 or below

$50,000 to $100,000

Above $100,000
       

Yes

34

59

62

No

37

30

24

No Opinion

29

11

14

Cross-Tabulated with Marital Status

 

Married

Divorced

Single
       

Yes

55

53

35

No

31

23

35

No Opinion

14

23

29

Cross-Tabulated with Work Status

 

Working

Retired
     

Yes

49

55

No

29

31

No Opinion

22

14

Cross-Tabulated with sex of respondent

 

Male

Female
     

Yes

56

49

No

28

34

No Opinion

17

17

Cross-Tabulated with Years Lived in Oak Park

 

0-5

5-10

10-20

20-30

more than 30
           
Yes

55

40

50

60

60
No

28

50

29

40

13
No Opinion

17

10

21

0

27

Link to Tabulations of Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians in Oak Park

Link to Tabulations of Attitudes toward the Intergration of Oak Park

Link to Tabulations of Attitudes toward Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright as Icons of Oak Park