VAR CF0606 DOES GOVT WASTE TAX MONEY

VAR CF0606    DOES GOVT WASTE TAX MONEY
              COLUMNS 508-508
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        Do you think that people in the government waste a lot of money we pay
        in taxes, waste some of it, or don't waste very much of it?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE INTRODUCTORY TEXT OF VCF0604.

        The order in which questions VCF0604-VCF0608 appear may vary from
        year to year.

        In 1988, the placement of this variable within Post question order
        varied according to questionnaire 'Form' (see VCF0012).

               1.  A lot
               2.  Some
               3.  Not very much
               9.  DK

               0.  NA; INAP, no post IW (1964,1968,1972,1984,1988,1992,1996,
                   2000); abbrev. telephone IW (1984: see VCF015); question
                   not used

        1958:  156         1964:  402      1968:  503
        1970:  150(type 0) 1972:  570      1974:  2229
        1976:  3162        1978:  346      1980:  401
        1982:  528         1984:  1063     1988:  956
        1990:  505         1992:  6121     1994:  1034
        1996:  961252      1998:  980527   2000:  001535


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