VAR CF9017 SHOULD WORRY LESS ABOUT EQUALITY
COLUMNS 739 - 739
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)
'The country would be better off if we worried less about how equal
people are.'
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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 STRNGLY
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: 251 1986: 367 1988: 926
1990: 429 1992: 6026 1994: 917
1996: 961232
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