Vox Pop

By Janice Castro

CHART: NOT AVAILABLE

CREDIT: From a telephone poll of 1,500 American adults taken for TIME/CNN on Dec. 17-22, 1991, by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman. Sampling error is plus or minus 2.6%. "Not sures" omitted.

CAPTION: Would you favor having a homeless shelter in your neighborhood?

Are those who are homeless for a long time victims of circumstances beyond their control or are they responsible for their situation?

With reporting by Wendy Cole