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VAR CF0504 REPUBLICANS- LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE SCALE

VAR CF0504    REPUBLICANS- LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE SCALE                         
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              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0

        REPUBLICAN PARTY - R'S RATING OF PARTY ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE SCALE  
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        1998:  All respondents were asked this question, regardless of        
        the status of self-placement.                                         
        1984-1996:    If R responded "DK," NA or "haven't thought much        
        about it" to self-placement on the liberal/conservative 7-point scale 
        (VCF0803) AND if s/he responded "DK" or NA (1996: or 'refused to      
        choose') to the followup, "If you had to choose, would you consider   
        yourself a liberal or a conservative?" (VCF0849), then R was not asked
        for Democratic party or Republican party placements on the 7-point    
                                                                              
        1972-1982:  Self-placement had no follow-up question in these years   
        ("if you had to choose..."):  if the single self-placement var was    
        "DK," NA or "haven't thought much" then R was not asked for party     
        placements.                                                           
                                                                              
        This var was present in 1980 in both the pre and post.  The pre       
        version is represented here.                                          
                                                                              
        In 1996 and 1998, the order in which this rating was administered     
        for the 2 major parties was randomized.                               
                                                                              
               1.  Extremely liberal                                          
               2.  Liberal                                                    
               3.  Slightly liberal                                           
               4.  Moderate, middle of the road                               
               5.  Slightly conservative                                      
               6.  Conservative                                               
               7.  Extremely conservative                                     
                                                                              
             0.  DK party placement; NA party placement; DK/NA self-placement 
                 (1984-1996); refused to choose self-placement (1996);        
                 INAP, no post IW (1972); form III or IV (1972); question     
                 not used                                                     
                                                                              
        1972:  657     1974:  2310   1976:  3290                              
        1978:  402     1980:  278    1982:  404                               
        1984:  374     1986:  394    1988:  234                               
        1990:  414     1992:  3517   1994:  848                               
        1996:  960380                1998:  980412                            
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001