VAR CF0823 LEVEL OF U.S. CONCERN FOR WORLD PROBLEMS

VAR CF0823    LEVEL OF U.S. CONCERN FOR WORLD PROBLEMS
              COLUMNS 629-629
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        1956-1960 INTRO:  same introduction as in VCF0805 for 1956,1960,1962.
              (card with responses shown to R).
        1968,1980 INTRO:    Now I'd like to read some of the things people
              tell us when we interview them (1968: and ask you; 1980: As I
              read, please tell me) whether you agree or disagree with them.
        1972 INTRO:   I'd like you to tell me whether you agree or disagree
              with each of these next six statements.
        1976 INTRO:   I am going to read you two statements about US foreign
              policy and I would like you to tell me whether you agree or
              disagree with each statement
        1984-1988,1992 INTRO:  I am going to read a statement about US foreign
              policy, and I would like you to tell me whether you agree or
              disagree.
        1990,1994-later INTRO:  Do you agree or disagree with this statement.

        All years:  'This country would be better off if we just stayed home
        and did not concern ourselves with problems in other parts of the
        world.'
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        2000: Respondents were randomly selected for administration of the
        standard version of this question or an alternative version which
        did not use agree/disagree format but rather offered opposing
        positions on isolationism from which to choose.  Only data from the
        traditional format are represented here.

               1.  Agree (1956-1960:  incl. 'agree strongly' and 'agree but
                      not strongly')
               2.  Disagree (1956-1960:  incl. 'disagree strongly' and
                      'disagree but not strongly')
               9.  DK; depends; not sure; no opinion, can't say; refused to
                   say

               0.  NA; INAP, no post IW (1968,1976,1980,1984); telephone IW
                   (1984: see v.15); form B (1986); form A (1990);
                   noncomparable question format (2000); no pre IW
                   (1960); question not used

        1956:  35           1958:  25           1960:  56
        1968:  522          1972:  291          1976:  3926
        1980:  1036         1984:  1057         1986:  535
        1988:  254          1990:  498          1992:  3604
        1994:  1019         1996:  960410       1998:  980488
        2000:  000513a


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