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Public Opinion on Human Rights in American Foreign Policy (Part II)—Table 12
Attitudes Toward Human Rights Issues in the Chicago Council of Foreign Relations Surveys of the General Public: 1974-1986:
The Impact of Ideology
[% Agree strongly + Agree somewhat]
| Year | All | Conservatives | Middle of road | Liberals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is morally wrong to back military dictatorships that deny basic rights, even if we have military bases in those countries. | 1974 | 74 | 69 | 75 | 80 |
| The United States may have to support some dictators because they are friendly toward us and opposed to the Communists. | 1982 | 63 | 68 | 65 | 58 |
| We should take a more active role in opposing the policy of apartheid—that is, racial segregation—in South Africa. | 1974 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 52 |
| 1978 | 40 | 32 | 42 | 53 | |
| 1982 | 45 | 40 | 47 | 56 | |
| Support total or partial economic sanctions on South Africa | 1986 | 57 | 54 | 56 | 67 |
| How the Soviet Union handles the treatment of Jews or other minority groups is a matter of internal Soviet politics and none of our business. | 1974* | 41 | 47 | 38 | 41 |
| 1978 | 49 | 56 | 45 | 49 | |
| The U.S. should put pressure on countries which systematically violate basic human rights. | 1974* | 68 | 65 | 71 | 71 |
| 1978* | 67 | 63 | 71 | 73 |
Differences significant at the .001 level unless indicated otherwise by asterisk [*].