VAR 000674a L6x1. Summary - Strength of feeling MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 7 COLUMNS: 1564 - 1564 Numeric L6x1. STANDARD VERSION: Some people think that if a company has a history of discriminating against blacks when making hiring decisions, then they should be required to have an affirmative action program that gives blacks preference in hiring. What do you think? Should companies that have discriminated against blacks have to have an affirmative action program? EXPERIMENTAL VERSION: Some people think that if a company has a history of discriminating against blacks when making hiring decisions, then they should be required to have an affirmative action program that gives blacks preference in hiring. What do you think? Should companies that have discriminated against blacks have to have an affirmative action program or should companies not have to have an affirmative action program? BOTH VERSIONS: Do you feel strongly or not strongly (that they should not have to have affirmative action)? SUMMARY - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION (STANDARD/EXPERIMENTAL) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Built from L6, L6.E and L6a/L6b. 1. Strongly - should have to have affirmative action 2. Not strongly - should have to have affirmative action 4. Not strongly - shouldn't have to have affirmative action 5. Strongly - shouldn't have to have affirmative action 7. Other 8. DK 9. RF 0. NA 1 2 4 5 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 601 221 204 560 7 8 9 ----- ----- ----- Count 109 93 19 ............................................................................ L7. Next I am going to read you a list of federal programs. For each one, I would like you to tell me whether you would like to see spending increased or decreased. The first program is: ==============================