The NEW YORK TIMES National Surveys, 1983 - Department of ...

45. FLght now, would you sty the Umted States is superior in military strength to the Soviet Union,
or 15 about equal in strength, or is not as strong as the Soviet Union?
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1 Supenor * 12 11 14 11 12 13
2 About equal to 32 30 34 39 3; :: 42 44
3 Not as strong 42 43 42 42 44 32 42 31
6 DK/NA 14 16 11 8 9 11 10 13
46. Would you be willmg to nsk the destruction of the United States rather than be dominated by
the Russians. or not?
6/63 11/63
1 Yes
2 No f f 2:
6 DK/NA 16 17
Los Angeles Times Poll
3/82
Yes, take Risk 60
No. Not take nsk 28
Not Sure/?iA 12
47. Compared to the United States how would you rate the job Japan fs doing on.. . Would you
say Japan is domg a better job than the U.S., a wome job, or about the same?
Better Wuse 6ame Dk
/ 2 3 9
m... incre5ing
b/62
productivity
61 6 25 6
b., having the government and business work closely
together to build economic growth
6/53 45 6 32 17
L, developing top flight business management
d/83 27 6 37 16
vaned ouestion
khng spedficdy &out the economy now, how wvuld you ra?e the job I- is doing.
compured to the United Stctes? Would you say Japan is doing a better job than the U.S., a worse
job or about the same?’
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setter werae lrmu Metswe
onlrlcrea5mg productivity 68 6 21 5
. ..Hcvmg government and business work together
..,Developmg top flight business management
51 7 32 0
30 6 39 13
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