VAR CF0517 DEM PARTY - AID TO BLACKS 7PT SCALE COLUMNS 399 - 399 NUMERIC MD EQ 0 OR GE 8 1988 FORM A, 1990 and later: Some people feel that the government in Washington should make every possible) effort to improve the social and economic position of blacks. Others feel that the government should not make any special effort to help blacks because they should help themselves. 1970-1984, 1988 FORM B: Some people feel that the government in Washington should make every possible effort to improve the social and economic position of blacks (1970: Negroes) and other minority groups (1980: even if it means giving them preferential treatment). Others feel that the government should not make any special effort to help minorities because they should help themselves (1970: but they should be expected to help themselves). ALL YEARS: Where would you place the Democratic party {on this scale} (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R) DEMOCRATIC PARTY - R's RATING OF PARTY ON AID TO BLACKS/MINORITIES SCALE ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. Note that form B in 1988 and all cases in previous years specified "blacks and other minorities" in this question, while form A in 1988 and all cases in 1990 specified only "blacks." To filter for form A/B responses in 1988, use variable VCF0012. Rs who responded "haven't thought much about it" in 1970 or who responded "haven't thought much about it" or DK in 1972-1984,1990, 1994 in reply to R's self-placement on the 7-point aid to blacks/minorites scale were not asked for party placements on the scale and have been coded 0 in VCF0517 and VCF0518. If R's self-placement was NA in 1972-1984,1990,1994 then R was not asked for party placements and VCF0517,VCF0518 have been coded 0. If R's self-placement was DK or NA in 1970, then R was still asked for party placements on this scale. In 1988, the respondent was asked for placements of the major parties on this scale regardless of whether R replied "DK" or "haven't thought much about it" to self-placement. 1. Government should help minority groups 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Minority groups should help themselves 8. DK party placement 9. NA party placement 0. DK self-placement (1972-1984,1990,1994); NA self placement (1972-1990,1994); haven't thought much about self-placement (1970-1984,1990,1994); INAP, no post IW (1972,1980); form III or IV (1972); question not used 1970: 107(type 0) 1972: 633 1974: 2300 1976: 3267 1978: 375 1980: 1074 1982: 417 1984: 385 1988: 338,346 1990: 449 1994: 938 ==============================