VAR CF0504 REPUBLICANS- LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE SCALE

VAR CF0504    REPUBLICANS- LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE SCALE
              COLUMNS 476-476
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        REPUBLICAN PARTY - R'S RATING OF PARTY ON LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE SCALE
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        1998 and later:  All respondents were asked this question, regardless
        of the status of self-placement.
        1984-1996:    If R responded "DK," NA or "haven't thought much
        about it" to self-placement on the liberal/conservative 7-point scale
        (VCF0803) AND if s/he responded "DK" or NA (1996: or 'refused to
        choose') to the followup, "If you had to choose, would you consider
        yourself a liberal or a conservative?" (VCF0849), then R was not asked
        for Democratic party or Republican party placements on the 7-point

        1972-1982:  Self-placement had no follow-up question in these years
        ("if you had to choose..."):  if the single self-placement var was
        "DK," NA or "haven't thought much" then R was not asked for party
        placements.

        This var was present in 1980 in both the pre and post.  The pre
        version is represented here.

        In 1996 and later, the order in which this rating was administered
        for the 2 major parties was randomized.

             1.  Extremely liberal
             2.  Liberal
             3.  Slightly liberal
             4.  Moderate, middle of the road
             5.  Slightly conservative
             6.  Conservative
             7.  Extremely conservative

             0.  DK party placement; NA party placement; DK/NA self-placement
                 (1984-1996); refused to choose self-placement (1996);
                 INAP, no post IW (1972,2000); form III or IV (1972); question
                 not used

        1972:  657     1974:  2310   1976:  3290
        1978:  402     1980:  278    1982:  404
        1984:  374     1986:  394    1988:  234
        1990:  414     1992:  3517   1994:  848
        1996:  960380  1998:  980412


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