The Commission on Maine's Future. 1989 (April). The People of Maine: A Study in Values Volume 1: Executive Summary (Excerpts). Prepared by Market Decisions, Inc.
GOVERNMENT: A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP?
Selected statements rated on a 1-to-5 scale
Where 1=strongly agree and 5=strongly disagree
|
1-2 Agree |
Neutral |
4-5 Disagree |
|
| It's government's responsibility to assure such basics as housing and health care |
51.0% |
22.5% |
26.5% |
| I would think it's o.k. if one of my friends avoided paying some taxes and got away with it. |
6.6% |
6.8% |
86.6% |
| People like me are unable to affect or change the policies of government |
33.7% |
14.0% |
52.2% |
| Government does mostly what the big corporations want it to do. |
55.2% |
23.6% |
21.2% |
| The state bureaucracy is so strong that things will stay pretty much the same no matter whom we elect to office. |
37.1% |
18.0% |
44.9% |
| It ought to be the family's rather than government's responsibility to financially care for aging parents. |
40.7% |
28.1% |
31.3% |