VAR CF9050 ASSISTANCE TO BLACKS - FEDERAL BUDGET COLUMNS 776 - 776 NUMERIC MD EQ 8 OR GE 9 If you had a say in making up the federal budget this year, for which (1986 and later: of the following) programs would you like to see spending increased and for which would you like to see spending decreased: Should federal spending on <item> be increased, decreased or kept about the same? PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST BLACKS (1984: ASSISTANCE TO BLACKS) ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. Order of items VCF9046-9050 varied from year to year. In 1988, the federal budget allocation series was administered with a break mid- sequence. 1. INCREASED 2. SAME 3. DECREASED 7. CUT OUT ENTIRELY (VOLUNTEERED) 8. DK 9. NA; INAP, no post IW (1984); abbrev. telephone IW (1984); question not used 1984: 1005 1986: 334 1988: 381 1990: 386 1992: 3729 ==============================