VAR CF0843 7PT DEFENSE SPENDING SCALE COLUMNS 542 - 542 NUMERIC MD EQ 0 Some people believe that we should spend much less money for defense. (1996: Suppose these people are at one end of a scale, at point 1.) Others feel that defense spending should be greatly increased. (1996: Suppose these people are at the other end, at point 7.) Where would you place yourself on this scale or haven't you thought much about this? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R) ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. SEE ALSO VCF0828 FOR RELATED (NON-7-POINT) VERSION OF DEFENSE SPENDING QUESTION 1. Greatly decrease defense spending 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Greatly increase defense spending. 9. DK; haven't thought much about it 0. NA; INAP, question not used 1980: 281 1982: 407 1984: 395 1986: 405 1988: 310 1990: 439 1992: 3707 1994: 929 1996: 960463 ==============================