Still, only 41 percent of those polled thought stricter gun control laws would significantly reduce violent crime.

According to the same survey, 75 percent of Germans polled expressed certainty that prices have been rounded up.

Although they express long-term concerns, 63 percent of those polled judged the economy to be in good shape.

Among other things, the survey discovered that 45 percent of the men polled call stocks the investment of choice at the moment.

Two months ago, 65 percent of British Muslims polled believed that their communities should increase efforts to integrate.

When informed, 72 percent of those polled supported voting rights.

While blacks had serious concerns about the quality of public schools, only 41 percent of those polled supported using tax money for vouchers.

A decade ago, only 17 percent of Americans polled expressed dissatisfaction with deregulation and supported more Government controls.

Even among Hamas voters, more than 60 percent of those polled support an "immediate" resumption of negotiations.

Seventy-seven percent polled also regard abortion as a kind of killing.