VAR 000459 G8.E. Gore placement lib-con branch MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 1332 - 1332 Numeric G8.E. IF R SELECTED FOR BRANCHING VERSION OF LIB-CON SERIES: What about Al Gore? (Is Al Gore a liberal, a conservative, or a moderate?) --------------------------------------------------------------------- [DO NOT PROBE 'DK'] See Form description item Pre-Admin.2d (V000005e) for a general description of the administration of liberal- conservative placements. See also G3 and G3.T (V000455 and V000455a). Respondents were randomly selected to be administered the 7-point scale (G1-G5/G1.T-G5.T) or branching format (G6.E-G10.E) The order in which G8.E, G9.E, and G10.E were administered was randomized. Randomization: Randomization is documented within the collection of randomization variables that appear at the end of the Pre survey vars. The question numbers for randomization variables closely follow survey question numbers, preceded by "Rand" [e.g. for questions A4/A5 there is a randomization variable Rand.A4/A5]. 1. LIBERAL --> G8a.E 2. CONSERVATIVE --> SKIP TO G8b.E 3. MODERATE --> SKIP TO G8c.E 8. DON'T KNOW --> SKIP TO NEXT NAME IN RANDOMIZATION 9. RF 0. NA; INAP, R selected for 7-point scale version 0 1 2 3 8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 868 386 150 254 149 ==============================