VAR CF9018 FEWER PROBLEMS IF MORE EQUAL TREATMENT
COLUMNS 740 - 740
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-later: 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)
'If people were treated more equally in this country we would have
many fewer problems.'
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: 253 1986: 369 1988: 928
1990: 431 1992: 6028 1994: 919
1996: 961234 1998: 980428
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