Assembler vs C

[vacca at burdvax.UUCP]

     I am trying to determine the percentage of users (in the following
three environments) who actually use assembler to some degree:

       1. UNIX systems programmers
       2. UNIX applications programmers
       3. students and faculty in a university UNIX environment

The question is whether or not C is a viable alternative to using assembler.
It seems that the SysV manuals are trying to dissuade UNIX programmers from
using assembler.  Is this true?