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Public Opinion on Human Rights in American Foreign Policy (Part II)—Table 19
Assessments of Domestic Policy Issues by Foreign Policy Orientations 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 | Hard-Liners | Isolationists | Internationalists | Accommodationists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The freedom to dissent at home inhibits the effective conduct of U.S. foreign policy | 1976 | 28 | 42 | 25 | 38 | 15 |
| 1980 | 27 | 41 | 21 | 36 | 13 | |
| 1984 | 27 | 48 | 27 | 41 | 14 | |
| Busing children to achieve school integration | 1984 | 37 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 55 |
| 1988 | 40 | 11 | 28 | 25 | 57 | |
| 1992 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 53 | |
| Banning the death penalty | 1984 | 33 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 52 |
| 1988 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 53 | |
| 1992 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 49 | |
| Reviving the Equal Rights Amendment | 1984 | 56 | 23 | 50 | 41 | 76 |
| 1988 | 55 | 20 | 44 | 40 | 73 | |
| 1992 | 53 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 67 | |
| Barring homosexuals from teaching in public schools | 1984 | 38 | 66 | 34 | 55 | 21 |
| 1988 | 33 | 63 | 25 | 53 | 15 | |
| 1992 | 28 | 53 | 28 | 43 | 15 |
Differences significant at the .001 level for all items.