VAR CF9038 GUARANTEED EQUAL OPPOR IS NOT GOVTS JOB COLUMNS 763 - 763 NUMERIC MD GE 8 1986: Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statement. (RESPONDENT BOOKLET SHOWN TO R) Do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, neither agree nor disagree, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with that statement?) 1988: Now looking again at <respondent booklet> for your choices, here are several more statements. (RESPONDENT BOOKLET SHOWN TO R) 'Equal opportunity for blacks and whites is very important but it's not really the government's job to guarantee it.' ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. In 1988, the placement of this variable within Post question order varied according to questionnaire 'Form' (see VCF0012). 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); question not used 1986: 522 1988: 965 ==============================