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THE BDM CORPORATION<br />

1970<br />

ISSUE UNION MEMBER OPINION GENERAL PUBLIC OPINION<br />

BUSING ro ACHIEVE<br />

RACIAL BALANCE OPPOSED 78% TO 16% OPPOSED 76% TO 18%<br />

LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA OPPOSED 79% to 18% OPPOSED 80% TO 14%<br />

STIFFER PENALTIES FOR DRUG<br />

PUSHERS SUPPORTED 71% TO 23% SUPPORTED 73% TO 20%<br />

'MAKE PEOPLE ON WELFARE<br />

GO TO WORK SUPPORTED 90% TO 6% SUPPORTED 89% TO 6%<br />

WAGE-PRICE FREEZE SUPPORTED 52% TO 27% SUPPORTED 52% TO 34%<br />

CUT DEFENSE SPENDING SUPPORTED 60% TO 29% SUPPORTED 58% TO 30%<br />

FEDERAL PROGRAM TO GIVE<br />

JOBS TO UNEMPLOYED SUPPORTED 89% TO 7% SUPPORTED 90% to 7%<br />

MORE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR<br />

POPULATION CONTROL SUPPORTED 85% TO 9% SUPPORTED 83% TO 9%<br />

INCREASED FEDERAL AID<br />

TO EDUCATION SUPPORTED 80% SUPPORTED 76%<br />

1972<br />

INCREASE AID TO POOR SUPPORTED 63% TO 27% SUPPORTED 58% TO 30%<br />

HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN SUPPORTED KENNEDY PLAN<br />

51% TO 25% SUPPORTED 48% TO 30%<br />

DESEGREGATION OF PUBLIC<br />

SCHOOLS SUPPORTED 55% TO 35% SUPPORTED 51% TO 40%<br />

RENEWED BOMBING OF<br />

HANOI OPPOSEL' 52% TO 37% OPPOSED 57% TO 37%<br />

1973<br />

RECOGNITION OF CUBA BY US SUPPORTED 50% TO 36% SUPPORTED 51% TO 33%<br />

"CLOSER RELATIONS WITH<br />

USSR AND PRC SUPPORTED 77% TO 12% SUPPORTED 77% TO 13%<br />

4541/78w<br />

SOURCE: Louis Harris, <strong>The</strong> Anguish of Change, pp. 142-46<br />

Figure 2-1.<br />

Comparison of Union Member/General Public Opinion<br />

2-24<br />

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