VAR CF0550 REP PARTY -DEFENSE SPENDINIG 7PT SCALE COLUMNS 418 - 418 NUMERIC MD EQ 0 REPUBLICAN PARTY - R's RATING OF PARTY ON DEFENSE SPENDING SCALE ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. SEE VCF0549. In 1996, the order in which this rating was administered for the 2 major parties was randomized. 1. Greatly decrease defense spending 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Greatly increase defense spending. 0. DK party placement; NA party placement; DK/ haven't thought much about self-placement (1980-1984,1990); NA self-placement (exc. 1986); INAP, short form or Spanish language (1992); question not used 1980: 286 1982: 410 1984: 399 1986: 413 1988: 315 1990: 444 1992: 3710 1996: 960478 ==============================