VAR 000544 K4g. Buchanan trait - out of touch MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 1429 - 1429 Numeric K4g. Think about Pat Buchanan. In your opinion, does the phrase 'he is <trait>' describe Pat Buchanan extremely well, quite well, not too well, or not well at all? (What about <trait>? [Does this phrase describe Buchanan extremely well, quite well, not too well, or not well at all?]) BUCHANAN TRAIT - OUT OF TOUCH WITH ORDINARY PEOPLE --------------------------------------------------------------------- [DO NOT PROBE "DK"] The order in which the 3 series K2, K3, and K4 were administered was randomized. Within each series, the order of the traits about that candidate was also randomized. Buchanan traits were dropped during the field period (09/28/00) 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. EXTREMELY WELL 2. QUITE WELL 3. NOT TOO WELL 4. NOT WELL AT ALL 8. DK 9. RF 0. NA; question dropped 0 1 2 3 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 1037 85 183 177 4 8 9 ----- ----- ----- Count 79 244 2 ............................................................................ L1/L1.T. FTF: Please look at page 5 of the booklet. Some people think the government should provide fewer services even in areas such as health and education in order to reduce spending. Suppose these people are at one end of a scale, at point 1. Other people feel it is important for the government to provide many more services even if it means an increase in spending. Suppose these people are at the other end, at point 7. And, of course, some other people have opinions somewhere in between, at points 2,3,4,5 or 6. TELEPHONE: Some people think the government should provide fewer services even in areas such as health and education in order to reduce spending. Other people feel it is important for the government to provide many more services even if it means an increase in spending. ==============================