VAR 000604 L2e.T. Rep Party-def spend scale phone MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 1489 - 1489 Numeric L2e.T. TELEPHONE: What about the Republican Party? (Do you think they believes we should decrease defense spending, increase defense spending, or that Government spending on defense is about the right amount now?) --------------------------------------------------------------------- [DO NOT PROBE DK] PHONE: L2b.T and L2c.T were randomly administered as the 1st or 2nd names. L2e.T and L2f.T were then randomly administered as the 3rd or 4th names. For the telephone version of this question, see L2e. 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. DECREASE DEFENSE SPENDING --> L2e1.T 3. INCREASE DEFENSE SPENDING --> L2e1.T 5. ABOUT THE RIGHT AMOUNT --> NEXT PARTY OR --> L3.T 8. DK --> NEXT PARTY OR --> L3.T 9. RF 0. NA; INAP, FTF mode 0 1 3 5 8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 1006 68 441 106 186 ==============================