VAR CF0804 COLLAPSED LIBERAL-CONSERVATIVE SCALE COLUMNS 512 - 512 NUMERIC MD EQ 0 LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE SCALE, CATEGORIZED SELF PLACEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. SEE ALSO: VCF0801, VCF0824 AND VCF0849. For the full 7-point scale, see VCF0803. This collapses VCF0803: 1-3=1, 4=2, 5-7=3. 1. Liberal 2. Moderate, middle of the road 3. Conservative 9. DK; haven't thought much about it 0. NA; INAP, no post IW (1972); form III,IV (1972); question not used 1972: 652 1974: 2305 1976: 3286 1978: 399 1980: 267 1982: 393 1984: 369 1986: 385 1988: 228 1990: 406 1992: 3509 1994: 839 1996: 960368 1998: 980402 ==============================