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Show The Salt Lake Tribute Sunday, Julv 15, 1984 A9 Gallup Poll: Fear of War, Unemployment Are Top Concerns mentioned By Dr. George Gallup Here are the top concerns of the PRINCETON, N J. nations voters as the Democratic delegates convene in San Francisco to select their candidates and determine the party platform: equal proportions cite international unrest (27 percent) and jobincluding the fear of war lessness (26 percent) as the paramount problems. These are followed by the . a high cost of living, including high inter- est rates (14 percent collectively), and excessive government spending, including the federal budget deficit (11 percent). mentions are a Earning single-dig- it ir. (lallup perceived moral decline in American society (5 percent), President Reagans budget cuts' (4 percent), and the economy in general 13 percent). bv merely level. 6 jiercent, one-fourt- h the current fac- - Demos Ind 25S, 33 11 35 21 13 11 IS 14 spending, deficits Moral decline in society Reagan budget cuts Economy (general) u 9 7 2 3 4 2 3 4 4 All 14 12 15 3 : 2 104 109 109 others Dont know Totot (Totals odd to more toon 100 Here are the results from recent surveys. Totals add to more than 100 jiercent due to multiple responses. There is general agreement about the major problems facing the nation on the part of voters of different political persuasions, with one important exception: Unemployment is thought by far more Democrats (35 percent) than either Republicans (18 percent) or Independents (21 percent) to constitute the top current national problem at present. Party Better Able per cent due to multiple responses.) Many factors can. of course, alter the political outlook, but at this point the Gallup Poll issue barometer points to a close race in November. In the current survey 35 percent say the Democratic Party is better able to handle the problem they consider most urgent while 33 percent credit the Republican Party, 20 percent see no difference be- latest figures are similar to those recorded in a February survey, when the threat of war and unemploy- One year earlier, in October 1982, joblessness claimed an overwhelming share of the publics concerns, named by 62 percent, followed by inflation and the high cost of living, cited by 18 percent. International problems were 24 interest rotes Excess gov't. Most Important Problem in October 1976. presaging Carters win over incumbent Gerald Ford. In October 1960, the Democratic Party was considered by 29 percent, compared to the Republican Party's 27 percent as better able to deal with the top problems. John Kennedy won a narrow victory over Richard Nixon that year. This question is asked "Which political party do you think can do a better job the of handling the problem you have just mentioned Republican Party of the Democratic Party? Party Threot ot wor, int'l tensions Unemployment High living costs, The ment also shared the spotlight as the most serious problems. The current findings are quite different, however, from last November, when international tensions reached the highest level (37 percent) recorded since the end of the Vietnam War. lelow Most Important Problem GOP Following is the question and highlights of the recent trend. "What do you think is the most important problem ing this country today?" is shown comparison tween the parties and 12 percent are undecided. For four decades the Gallup Poll has asked Americans what they consider to be the most important problem facing the nation and which political party can better deal with these problems The results have proved to be a good barometer of the outcome of presidential elections. In October 1980, for example, the Republican Party had a 40 percent to 31 percent lead on this question, pointing to Ronald Reagans victory over President Carter in the November election. Similarly, the Democratic Party was the choice of 43 percent to 23 percent for the Republican To Handle Problem June Feb. Nov Oct. 1984 1914 1983 1982 35 32 37 41 Party 33 30 24 29 (Volunteered) No opinion Totot 20 24 25 21 12 12 12 100 100 100 Democratic Party Republican No difference 9 100 The latest findings are based un interviews with 1,522 adults, 18 and older, conducted in more than 300 scientifically selected localities across the nation during the period June For results based on samples of this size, one can say with 95 percent confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects could be 3 percentage points in either direction. 22-2- c 1984 Lo Angele Time Syndicate People Patterns: Noble Institution of Marriage Still Fashionable in U.S. By Last year 30 percent of all households were occupied by married couples without children under 18, while only 29 percent included married Peter Francese Marriage appears to be back in style. For awhile there, it seemed as if living alone or living together or some other alter- native lifestyle I 4 , might replace this noble institution. But, in fact, most adults still marry at some point in their lives, and married couples ar still occupy a of all house-C- i ma-jori- ty holds. Mr. Francese About 2.4 million people were married last year, so there now are about 50 million husband-wife families in the United States. Over the last 14 years, this type of household has increased only 12 percent, three points behind the total population and far less than the 82 percent increase in other types. By 1990, 1 expect married couples to increase another 8 percent to 54 million, but by then they will represent a bare majority only 57 percent of all households. Contrast this with 1950 when four out of every five households were occupied by married couples. 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