VAR CF0816 SHOULD GOVT ENSURE SCHOOL INTEGRATION COLUMNS 521 - 521 NUMERIC MD EQ 0 1962: How about this statement, "The government in Washington should see to it that white and colored children are allowed to go to the same schools." Do you have an opinion on this or not? (IF YES:) Do you agree that the government should do this or do you think that the government should not do it? 1964-1986,1990 and later: Some people say that the government in Washington should see to it that white and black (before 1972: Negro) children go (1964-1970: are allowed to go) to the same schools. Others claim this is not the government's business. Have you been concerned (1986,1990: interested) enough about [in] this question to favor one side over the other? (IF YES) Do you think the government in Washington should --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0011/VCF0011A/VCF0011B. Weight variable VCF0011/VCF0011A/VCF0011B must be used if distributions including 1970 data are desired: see VCF0011. Note that use of VCF0011/VCF0011A/VCF0011B as a weight reduces the 1970 total N for this variable: form 2 whites who should appear as code 0 INAP cases are excluded from the 1970 total N. In 1962, additional code categories were present besides those appearing here. 1962 categories "yes, qualified," "yes, but there should be no force. Moderate. Gradual," and "no, qualified" were all recoded to 9. A code which appeared only in 1976 as "anti-busing statement qualified with statement that R is not against integration or opportunity" has been included in code 9. 1. Yes, R has an opinion: see to it that white and black children go to the same schools 2. Yes, R has an opinion: stay out of this area as it is none of government's business 9. No, no opinion; DK; depends; no interest/concern; other; both; pro-con 0. NA; INAP, form A (1986); form B (1990); no post IW (1992); question not used 1962: 62 1964: 100 1966: 25 1968: 75 1970: 62(type 2) 1972: 106 1976: 3211 1978: 443 1986: 485 1990: 470 1992: 5931,5932 1994: 1003 ==============================