Los Angeles Times Poll # 1982-058: Foreign policy &amp; domestic policies
Creators: name: Los Angeles Times
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2008

description: Stories given most attention in the news: President Reagan's budget, Falkland Islands controversy, unemployment, Princess Diana's new baby, military action by Israel in Lebanon, baseball, possibility of nuclear war, trial of Presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr; question would most like to ask President Reagan; Reagan's Presidential report card; Reagan's handling of: economic policy, foreign policy, cuts in domestic spending, military buildup, international disarmament; improvement/deterioration in U.S./international relations during last 18 months; impressions of governments of: Argentina, China, Egypt, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, the PLO, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States; effects of Israel's military action in Lebanon on Middle East peace; Israeli military action: aggressive or defensive; Reagan's attitudes towards Middle East: pro-Israel or pro-Arab; actions Israel should take towards Lebanon; support of U.S. involvement in Israeli/ Lebanese conflict; personal sympathies in Middle East conflict; Congressional approval of U.S. arms sales to Israel; U.S. government attention to problems in Israel; Impressions of PLO leader Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, former Argentine President Leopoldo Galtieri, Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, President Reagan, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; state of national economy; inflation rate as compared to a year ago; relationship between unemployment and inflation; confidence in Reagan's handling of inflation; proposed cu of federal income tax as a stimulant the economy; most important problem facing country today: unemployment interest rates, inflation; effect of Reagan's policies on the economy; support of a nuclear weapons freeze between the soviet and the United States; possible outcome of strategic arms limitations talks on June 29; support of U.s. utilization of nuclear weapons in the event of a Soviet takeover of Europe; trust of Soviet Union in a nuclear arms Limitation agreement; effect of increased U.S. military spending in disarmament proceedings; support of U.S. promise never to strike first with nuclear weapons; effect of Reagan's policies on increasing chances of nuclear war; political ideology; astrological sign; Reagan's job performance; impressions Reagan made on his trip to Europe; Reagan's familiarity with foreign affairs; U.S. use of force to prevent spread of communism; attitude of U.S. towards country opposed to communism but which violate human rights; U.S. request of developing nations to conduct affairs without corruption; restriction of foreign imports to protect domestic industries; U.S. policies in Falkland Islands dispute and its effect on relation with other Latin American countries; Political importance in British Recapturing of the Falkland Islands; preference for Presidential nominee; a divorced Midwestern attorney vs. a married New York businessman or a married mid western attorney vs. a divorced new York businessman; choice of Democratic candidate for Presidency: Jimmy Carter, Alan Cranston, John Glenn, Gary Hart, Edward Kennedy, Walter Mondale; choice of Republican candidate for Presidency: Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Jack Kemp; political party with the best proposals for dealing with economy; vote in 1980 Presidential election.