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14. Ahora, tengo un par de preguntas sobre la llamada ley Helms-Burton. Primero, quiero preguntarle cuánto ha oído hablar sobre la ley "Helms-Burton" y cómo se supone que funcione. Ha oído hablar mucho sobre la ley, poco sobre esta ley o no ha oído mucho sobre esta ley?
14. Now, I have a couple of questions having to do with the Helms-Burton law, which was
passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1996. First, I'd like to ask how
much you have heard about the Helms-Burton law and how it is supposed to work. Have you
heard a lot, heard a little, or not heard much at all about the Helms-Burton law?
| Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid | HEARD A LOT | 659 | 54.9 | 56.4 | 56.4 |
| HEARD A LITTLE | 332 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 84.8 | |
| NOT HEARD MUCH AT ALL | 178 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 1169 | 97.4 | 100.0 | ||
| Missing | DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE | 31 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2.6 | |||
| Total | 1200 | 100.0 | |||
| 7. Establish national dialogue? | 9. Overall how well has embargo worked? | Age | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oppose | favor | not well | well | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65 and older | ||
| 14. How much have you heard about Helms-Burton? | HEARD A LOT | 62% | 52% | 56% | 58% | 32% | 48% | 66% | 67% |
| HEARD A LITTLE | 27% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 33% | 36% | 25% | 23% | |
| NOT HEARD MUCH AT ALL | 11% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 35% | 16% | 9% | 10% | |
| Gender of respondent | high school graduate | 39. In what year did you leave Cuba? | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALE | FEMALE | less than HS | HS or more | 1959 or before | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1997 | ||
| 14. How much have you heard about Helms-Burton? | HEARD A LOT | 58% | 55% | 59% | 55% | 65% | 61% | 61% | 58% | 60% |
| HEARD A LITTLE | 29% | 28% | 28% | 28% | 29% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 30% | |
| NOT HEARD MUCH AT ALL | 14% | 16% | 13% | 16% | 6% | 12% | 12% | 16% | 10% | |
| 50. Are you a U.S. citizen? | race | income | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| citizen | not citizen | White | Black or Mulatto | under $20,000 | $20-50,000 | over $50,000 | ||
| 14. How much have you heard about Helms-Burton? | HEARD A LOT | 55% | 58% | 57% | 54% | 59% | 55% | 49% |
| HEARD A LITTLE | 28% | 30% | 28% | 34% | 28% | 31% | 30% | |
| NOT HEARD MUCH AT ALL | 17% | 12% | 15% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 20% | |
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