VAR CF0518 REP PARTY - AID TO BLACKS 7PT SCALE

VAR CF0518    REP PARTY - AID TO BLACKS 7PT SCALE
              COLUMNS 484-484
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8


        REPUBLICAN PARTY - R's RATING OF PARTY ON AID TO BLACKS/MINORITIES
        SCALE
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE VCF0517.

        Note that form B in 1988 and all cases in previous years specified
        "blacks and other minorities" in this question, while form A in 1988
        and all cases in 1990 specified only "blacks."  To filter for form A/B
        responses in 1988, use variableVCF0012.

        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 should help minority groups
               2.
               3.
               4.
               5.
               6.
               7.  Minority groups should help themselves

               8.  DK party placement
               9.  NA party placement
               0.  DK self-placement (1972-1984,1990,1994); NA self placement
                 (1972-1990,1994); haven't thought much about self-placement
                 (1970-1984,1990,1994); INAP, no post IW (1972,1980); form III
                 or IV (1972); telephone mode (2000); question not used

        1970:  108(type 0) 1972:  634       1974:  2301
        1976:  3268        1978:  376       1980:  1073
        1982:  418         1984:  386       1988:  337,345
        1990:  450         1994:  939       2000:  000666


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