VAR CF0513 DEM PARTY - GUARANTEED JOB 7PT SCALE

VAR CF0513    DEM PARTY - GUARANTEED JOB 7PT SCALE
              COLUMNS 481-481
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8


        Some people feel that the government in Washington should see to it
        that every person has a job and a good standard of living.  (1972-
        1978): Suppose these people are at one end of a scale, at point
        1).  Others think the government should just let each person get ahead
        on his/their own. (1972-1978: Suppose these people are at the other
        end, at point 7.  And, of course, some other people have opinions
        somewhere in between, at pints 2,3,4,5 or 6.)

        Where would you place the Democratic party {on this scale}?  (7-POINT
        SCALE SHOWN TO R)

        DEMOCRATIC PARTY - R's RATING OF PARTY ON JOBS/STD OF LIVING SCALE
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE ALSO:   VCF0512.

        In 1972, form I respondents were asked this question in the pre-
        election survey while form II respondents were asked in the post-
        election survey.

        Prior to 2000, Rs who responded "DK," NA or "haven't thought
        much about it" to self-placement on the 7-point jobs/std living
        scale were not asked for party placements on this scale and have
        been coded 0 in VCF0513 and VCF0514.

        In 2000, telephone respondents were asked a series of branching
        questions; 2000 telephone data are not included.

        The order in which Democratic and Republican party placements
        were administered was randomized in the 2000 study.

            1.  Government see to job and good standard of living
            2.
            3.
            4.
            5.
            6.
            7.  Government let each person get ahead on his own

            8.  DK party placement
            9.  NA party placement
            0.  DK/NA/haven't thought much about self-placement; form III or
                   form IV (1972); INAP, form II and no post IW (1972); no
                   post IW (1980); short form or Spanish language (1992);
                   telephone mode (2000); question not used

        1972:  176,617          1974:  2269           1976:  3244
        1978:  359              1980:  1122           1982:  427
        1984:  417              1988:  329            1992:  3722
        1994:  934              2000:  000631


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