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VAR CF9080 PRESIDENT-7PT LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE SCALE

VAR CF9080    PRESIDENT-7PT LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE SCALE                        
              COLUMNS 821  - 821                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8                                                 

        We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives.    
        I'm going to [1996-later: Here is a] show you a 7-point scale on which
        the political views that people might hold are arranged from extremely
        liberal to extremely conservative.  (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)        
                                                                              
        Where would you place <president> on this scale?                      
                                                                              
        LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE-- PRESIDENT'S RATING ON 7-POINT SCALE            
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        The presidents referred to in each year are:                          
                1972: RICHARD NIXON                                           
                1974: GERALD FORD                                             
                1976: GERALD FORD                                             
                1978: JIMMY CARTER                                            
                1980: JIMMY CARTER                                            
           1982-1988: RONALD REAGAN                                           
                1990: GEORGE BUSH                                             
                1992: GEORGE BUSH                                             
                1994: BILL CLINTON                                            
                1996: BILL CLINTON                                            
                1998: BILL CLINTON                                            
                                                                              
        NO SELF-PLACEMENT INAPS 1972-1982:                                    
        If R replied DK or "haven't thought much about it" in rating self on  
        same 7-point scale, then R was not asked this question. [Note that in 
        1972-1982 there was no follow-up question ('if you had to choose.')   
        for self-rating.]                                                     
                                                                              
        NO SELF-PLACEMENT INAPS 1984-1990,1994:                               
        If R's response to the follow-up for self-placement ('if you had to   
        choose.') was DK, then R was not asked this question and R has been   
        coded 0 here.                                                         
                                                                              
        In 1996, since the incumbent President was also the Democratic        
        Presidential candidate, administration for this var was affected by   
        the fact that randomization occurred for the order of the 3 major     
        Presidential candidate names for this placement.                      
                                                                              
               1.   EXTREMELY LIBERAL                                         
               2.   LIBERAL                                                   
               3.   SLIGHTLY LIBERAL                                          
               4.   MODERATE; MIDDLE OF THE ROAD                              
               5.   SLIGHTLY CONSERVATIVE                                     
               6.   CONSERVATIVE                                              
               7.   EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE                                    
                                                                              
               8.   DK                                                        
               9.   NA; INAP, no post IW (1972); forms III,IV (1972); question
                    not used                                                  
               0.   DK/Haven't thought about self-rating on same 7-point scale
                    [see above] (not 1996 or later)                           
                                                                              
        1972:  653      1974:  2306     1976:  3287                           
        1978:  400      1980:  268      1982:  394                            
        1984:  371      1986:  387      1988:  236                            
        1990:  408      1992:  3514     1994:  841                            
        1996:  960369                   1998:  980403                         
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001