"Do you generally think of the police more as friends, more as enemies, or don't you think of them in either of these ways?" asks a New York Times/CBS News poll.
Overall, 42 percent of Americans regard the police as their friend, 10 percent regard the police as their enemy, and 44 percent say the police are neither friend nor enemy. Here is the percentage of Americans who think of the police as their friend (or their enemy)...
Blacks: 23% (13%)
Whites: 49% (9%)
Men: 36% (15%)
Women: 48% (7%)
Aged 18-44: 29% (16%)
Aged 45-plus: 53% (5%)
Source: New York Times and CBS News, Reactions to the Shooting in Ferguson, Mo., Have Sharp Racial Divides
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