Blacks, Women Give President Record Support
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NEW YORK — A record number of women and blacks say they support President Reagan, according to a poll released Sunday, which found that 68% of Americans approve of his performance.
Twenty-four percent disapproved, and the rest had no opinion, a New York Times survey showed. The newspaper said the overall approval figure is slightly higher than in any of its previous polls.
Sixty-seven percent of Americans approved of the President’s performance in April, 1981, just after an attempt on Reagan’s life. In January, July and November of 1985, 65% approved.
However, the upward turn since the similar poll in November is not statistically significant because both polls had margins of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The latest poll found that 67% of women, compared with 60% in November, and 56% of blacks, up from 38%, approved of Reagan.
The finding on blacks was subject to a margin of error of plus or minus 9 percentage points, while the finding for women had a 3-point margin of error.
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