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VAR CF0545 DEM PARTY -COOPERATE W/USSR 7PT SCALE

VAR CF0545    DEM PARTY -COOPERATE W/USSR 7PT SCALE                           
              COLUMNS 415  - 415                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0

        1980:  Some people feel it is important for us to try very hard to get
        along with Russia.  Others feel it is a big mistake to try too hard to
        get along with Russia.                                                
                                                                              
        1984,1988:  Some people feel it is important for us to try to         
        cooperate more with Russia, while others believe we should be much    
        tougher in our dealings with Russia.                                  
                                                                              
        ALL YEARS:  Where would you place the Democratic Party on this scale? 
        (7-PT SCALE SHOWN TO R)                                               
                                                                              
        DEMOCRATIC PARTY - R's RATING OF PARTY ON COOPERATE WITH RUSSIASCALE  
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        Rs who responded "DK," NA or "haven't thought much about it" to self- 
        placement on the 7-point cooperate-with-Russia scale were not asked   
        for party placements on this scale and have been coded 0 in VCF0545   
        and VCF0546.                                                          
                                                                              
             1.  Cooperate more/get along with Russia                         
             2.                                                               
             3.                                                               
             4.                                                               
             5.                                                               
             6.                                                               
             7.  Get much tougher/big mistake                                 
                                                                              
             0.  DK party placement; NA party placement; DK/NA/haven't thought
                 much about self-placement; INAP, no post IW (1980); question 
                 not used                                                     
                                                                              
        1980:  1090   1984:  411   1988:  374                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001