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

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0. U.S. troops have been sent to Grenada. Do you approve or disapprove of sending troops there?
WOMEN TOTAL
1 Approve 4s 80 56
2 Disapprove -43 20 38
0 DK/NA “i2 6 0
IO/83
1 Approve 51
2 Disapprove 37
0 DK/NA 13
Sa. Regardless of how you vote, do you think the Republican Party or the Democratic Party is more
concerned about creating government policies that wifI be fair to alI people?
WOMEN MEN TOTAL
1 Republican party 24 30 27
2 Democratic party 47 40 44
3 Both/Neither (voU 12 17 14
0 DK/NA 17 13 15
10. Do you think Ronald Reagan has performed his job as president well enough to deserve re-
election, or do you think it’s time to give a new person a chance to do better?
WOMEH MEN TOTAL
1 Deserves reelection 3a 53 4s
2 Give new person chance
52 41 47
9 DK/NA 10 0 8
6/83 9/83 10/83
1 Deserves reelection 42 37 38
2 Give new person chance 51 54 51
9 DK/NA 8 10 11
11. Regardless of your overall opinion of him, are you afraid Ronald Reagan might get us into a
war?
WOMEN MEN TOTAL
1 Yes 4% 33 42
2 No 39 58 48
3 Already in war fvoIl 1 : 1
9 DK/NA 10 9
4/81 l/82 3/82 5/02 9182 1183 4183 6103 9i83
1 Yes 33 48 48 41 35 34 40 40 44
2 No 60 46 46 51 59 61 55 54 49
9 DK/NA 7 6 6 8 6 5 5 6 7
12. As you know, the Equal Rights Amendment was not approved by enough states to make 11 part
of the Constitutton. If the E.R.A. is to be approved. Congress must vote for it again and then state
legislatures must consider it again. Do you think it is important that another effort be made to
ratify the E.R.A., or not?
1 Important
2 Not Important/Against ERA
9 DK/NA
WOMEN MEN TOTAL
48 54 51
3s 40 37
17 II 12