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Public Opinion on Human Rights in American Foreign Policy (Part II)—Table 18
Assessments of Domestic Policy Issues by Self-identified Ideological Preferences in the FPLP Surveys of U.S. Opinion Leaders, 1976-1992
"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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The freedom to dissent at home inhibits the effective conduct of U.S. foreign policy | 1976 | 28 | 53 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 13 |
| 1980 | 27 | 44 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 10 | |
| 1984 | 27 | 53 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 8 | |
| Busing children to achieve school integration | 1984 | 37 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 65 | 85 |
| 1988 | 40 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 64 | 88 | |
| 1992 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 60 | 79 | |
| Banning the death penalty | 1984 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 |
| 1988 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 58 | 69 | |
| 1992 | 33 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 58 | 80 | |
| Reviving the Equal Rights Amendment | 1984 | 56 | 17 | 28 | 61 | 84 | 94 |
| 1988 | 55 | 19 | 31 | 55 | 81 | 93 | |
| 1992 | 53 | 22 | 28 | 58 | 74 | 89 | |
| Barring homosexuals from teaching in public schools | 1984 | 38 | 70 | 59 | 37 | 15 | 8 |
| 1988 | 33 | 75 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1992 | 28 | 73 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 3 |
Differences significant at the .001 level for all items.