VAR 000507 H9. Us position in world weaker/stronger MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 1390 - 1390 Numeric H9. Turning to some other types of issues facing the country. During the past year, would you say that the United States' position in the world has grown weaker, stayed about the same, or has it grown stronger? --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. WEAKER 3. STAYED ABOUT THE SAME 5. STRONGER 8. DK 9. RF 0. NA 1 3 5 8 9 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 500 874 403 28 2 ==============================