VAR CF0338 PRESIDENT INTELLIGENT -TRAIT

VAR CF0338    PRESIDENT INTELLIGENT -TRAIT                                    
              COLUMNS 274  - 274                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8                                                 

        I am going to read a list of words and phrases people may use to      
        describe political figures... (1996 and later:  For each, tell me     
        whether the word or phrase describes the candidate I name.)           
                                                                              
        Think about <the president>.  The first phrase is "intelligent."  In  
        your opinion, does the phrase "intelligent" describe <the president>  
        extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?          
                                                                              
        PRESIDENT'S TRAIT - INTELLIGENT                                       
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        In 1984, presidential trait vars appeared in both the pre and post;   
        the pre versions are represented here.                                
                                                                              
        Presidential trait questions referred to Carter in 1980, to Reagan in 
        1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988, to Bush in 1992, and to Clinton in 1994    
        1996 and 1998.                                                        
                                                                              
        In 1988, Form A respondents were asked Reagan traits and affects in   
        the Pre-election wave, and Form B respondents were asked Reagan traits
        and affects in the Post-election wave; in the Study variables, data   
        from both forms were combined into Post variables.                    
                                                                              
        In 1996, Presidential traits were administered in random order.       
        In addition, since the incumbent President was also the Democratic    
        Presidential candidate, question administration was affected by the   
        fact that randomization occurred for the order in which the 3 major   
        Presidential candidate names were administered for the set of traits  
        and affects questions; note that for each candidate traits preceded   
        affects and all traits and affects questions were administered for one
        candidate before questions concerning the next candidate were begun.  
                                                                              
        In 1998, order of Executive level traits (Clinton, Gore) and of       
        Congressional level traits (US Congress) were randomized; in all      
        cases, Executive level traits were administered in the order:         
        Clinton traits, Gore traits.  Order of Clinton traits were            
        randomized.                                                           
                                                                              
               1.  Extremely well                                             
               2.  Quite well                                                 
               3.  Not too well                                               
               4.  Not well at all                                            
                                                                              
               8.  DK                                                         
               9.  NA                                                         
               0.  INAP, Form B (1986); question not used                     
                                                                              
        1984:  323        1986:  550       1988:  1014                        
        1992:  3635       1996:  960421                                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
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