Attitudes to Norwegian Developement Assistance, 1972

Surveys on attitudes towards Development aid has been conducted by Statistics Norway in 1972, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986 and 1990, commissioned by NORAD. The investigations have been conducted as well as surveys of labor force surveys (LFS). The purpose was to identify attitudes of Norwegian development aid and provide data for studying the factors that influence these attitudes. In 1974, sought after as 1972 also to identify people's knowledge of foreign aid. Later on it has been placed on studying people's perceptions of media coverage of developing countries and aid issues. Investigations are continuing after 1990 as part of omnibus Statistics, in March 1993, May 1995 and November 1996. Even before 1972, conducted research on attitudes toward foreign aid. An overview of the questions asked by the Norwegian Gallup Institute in the period 1953-1965 found in Bear Alstad (ed) "Norwegian Opinions", Oslo 1969. For an overview of other relevant studies, see Theo Koritzinsky: "Voters, parties and foreign policy, analysis of Norwegian attitudes 1945 - 1970" (Oslo 1970). See also Leif Vetlesen: U-help and public opinion. Norkontakt No. 7-8 1974 For general surveys of public opinion in this area, see Kristen Ringdal Opinions on development aid from 1953 to 1975, PRIO Oslo 1975, Kristen Ringdal People Its meaning and the third world, Oslo 1979.