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OCR Page 1 of 42THE WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
July 7, 1970
INFORMATION
Roper Survey, January 1970,
of 1,000 Male College Seniors
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Highlights
The "typical senior" is "by no means complacent" but he describes
himself as "moderately optimistic about the direction in which American
society is moving."
The war in Vietnam is not the overriding issue. Among the reasons for
personal concern, he puts "race relations" (63%), "poverty and slum
conditions" (44%), "crime and lawlessness" (44%), and "avoiding future
wars" (40%) at the top of the list.
Nearly one in three plans to take a "very active" role in tackling these
problems; more than half plan to participate at least moderately.
In appraising four basic national institutions, highest marks for
confidence go to "our system of business and industry; "our system of
administering justice" and "our system of higher education" tie for
second; and a poor last is "our political system.'
Only one in ten feels that a fundamental social overhaul is called for.
As Roper puts it:
"Today's student bodies are not divided between those who
think things are all wrong and those who think they are all
right. It is rather a difference between those who think
our problems can be solved within the system as now consti-
tuted and those who think radical revisions are needed."
Other Views in Brief
1. More than a third of those eligible for the draft say they will try
to find a way out of military service--with 2% willing to resort to
illegal means if necessary.
2. One in four says he has tried marijuana, only 15% more than once.
Fully 46% think it should be legalized, but only 7% favor public
sale of LSD.
3. The college senior is "skeptical about organized religion." Most
are "believers" but only a third regularly attend religious services.
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