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Surveys on attitudes to U-help has been conducted by Statistics Norway in 1972, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986 and 1990, commissioned by NORAD. The investigations have been carried out as additional studies to labor force surveys (LFS). The aim has been to survey attitudes of Norwegian development assistance and provide data for studying the factors that influence these attitudes. In 1974, one applied as in 1972 to identify people's knowledge of foreign aid. Later, emphasis is being placed on studying people's perceptions of media coverage of the developing countries and aid issues. Investigations are continuing after 1990 as part of SSBs omnibus, in March 1993, May 1995 and November 1996. Even before 1972, it was conducted surveys on attitudes to foreign aid. A list of questions asked by the Norwegian Gallup in the period 1953-1965 are in Bjørn Alstad (ed) "Norwegian Opinions", Oslo, 1969. For a review 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.