VAR CF9016 OK IF SOME HAVE MORE EQUAL CHANCE COLUMNS 738 - 738 NUMERIC MD EQ 8 OR GE 9 1988 and later: Using page XXX for our choice of answers, I would like you to tell me how much you agree or disagree with each statement. (RESPONDENT BOOKLET SHOWN TO R) 1984,1986,1990,1996: I am going to read several statements. After each one, I would like you to tell me whether you agree strongly, agree somewhat, neither agree nor disagree, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly. (RESPONDENT BOOKLET SHOWN TO R) 'It is not really that big a problem if some people have more of a chance in life than others.' ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. In 1988, the placement of this variable within Post question order varied according to questionnaire 'Form' (see VCF0012). The order in which VCF9013-9018 questions appeared in the original studies varied from year to year. In addition, in 1988 the order of egalitar-ianism items was scrambled among form B respondents (see VCF0012). In 1984, the egalitarianism series was administered with a break mid-sequence. 1. AGREE STRONGLY 2. AGREE SOMEWHAT 3. NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE 4. DISAGREE SOMEWHAT 5. DISAGREE STRONGLY 8. DK 9. NA; INAP, no post IW (1988, 1992, 1996); form B (1990); question not used 1984: 255 1986: 368 1988: 927 1990: 430 1992: 6027 1994: 918 1996: 961233 ==============================