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Public Opinion on Human Rights in American Foreign Policy (Part II)—Table 14
Assessments of U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions by Self-identified Ideological Preferences in the FPLP Surveys of U.S. Opinion Leaders, 1984-1992
"Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each statement."
[% Agree strongly + Agree somewhat]
| Year | All Respondents | Very Conservative | Somewhat Conservative | Moderate | Somewhat Liberal | Very Liberal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failing to impose economic sanctions on South Africa | 1984 | 44 | 70 | 61 | 44 | 26 | 16 |
| Placing sanctions on Poland after the imposition of martial law | 1984 | 58 | 73 | 62 | 55 | 57 | 45 |
| Imposing economic sanctions on South Africa for its policy of apartheid | 1988 | 62 | 28 | 44 | 64 | 83 | 95 |
| Lifting economic sanctions that had been imposed on South Africa | 1992 | 70 | 86 | 86 | 69 | 61 | 37 |
| Returning refugees to Haiti | 1992 | 50 | 76 | 71 | 51 | 32 | 17 |
| Too many Iraquis were killed in the Persian Gulf War | 1992 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 60 | 82 |
| The U.S. should exercise its power in such a way as to assure continuing stability in world affairs even at the cost of denying self-determination to some groups | 1992 | 52 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 44 | 28 |
| Granting Most Favored Nation Trade Status to China | 1992 | 34 | 48 | 41 | 35 | 26 | 20 |
Differences significant at the .001 level for all items.