10.25940/ROPER-31094617
Associated Press
NBC News
NBC News/Associated Press Poll: National Poll, October 1981
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
2008
Study
Associated Press
NBC News
1981-10-25
Ronald Reagan's job performance in general and in regard to the economy, foreign affairs and the environment; effect of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's death on the chances of peace in the Middle East; support for a new agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit nuclear weapons; soundness of investment in space shuttle program; banning of controversial books from public school libraries and classes; sale of AWACS To Saudi Arabia and subsequent increase in military aid to Israel; AWACS and chance of war in the Middle East; taxes on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages; consumption of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; clarity of American foreign policy; most important economic problem during the next three years: unemployment, inflation, interest rates; likelihood of America's involvement in a war during the next few years; issue of most importance: protecting the environment vs. building a needed oil refinery or pipeline; protecting the environment and effect on prices; women's rights movement and attitudes of men; future family financial situation.