VAR CF0830 7PT AID TO BLACKS SCALE

VAR CF0830    7PT AID TO BLACKS SCALE
              COLUMNS 637-637
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        1970-1984, 1986 FORM B, 1988 FORM B:  Some people feel that the
        government in Washington should make every possible effort to improve
        the social and economic position of blacks (1970: Negroes) and other
        minority groups (1980: even if it means giving them preferential
        treatment).  Others feel that the government should not make any
        special effort to help minorities because they should help themselves
        (1970: but they should be expected to help themselves).

        1986 FORM A, 1988 FORM A, 1990 and later:  Some people feel that the
        government in Washington should make every (prior to 1996 only:
        possible) effort to improve the social and economic position of
        blacks. (1996-later: Suppose these people are at one end of a scale,
        at point 1). Others feel that the government should not make any
        special effort to help blacks because they should help themselves.
        (1996-later:  Suppose these people are at the other end, at point 7.
        And, of course, some other people have opinions somewhere in between,
        at points 2,3,4,5 or 6).

        ALL YEARS:  Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven't
        you thought much about it?  (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        Note that form B in 1986, form B in 1988, and all previous years
        specified "blacks and other minorities" in this question, while form A
        in 1986, form A in 1988, and all cases in 1990 and after specified
        only "blacks."  To filter for form A/B responses, use variable
        VCF0012.

        2000: This variable represents 7-point scale data from interviews
        conducted face-to-face.  Respondents interviewed by telephone were
        asked a series of branching questions and are not represented in this
        variable.

               1.  Government should help minority groups/blacks
               2.
               3.
               4.
               5.
               6.
               7.  Minority groups/ blacks should help themselves
               9.  DK; haven't thought much about it

               0.  NA; telephone IW (2000); INAP, no post IW (1972,1980);
                   question not used

        1970:  106(type 0)    1972:  629      1974:  2296
        1976:  3264           1978:  373      1980:  1062
        1982:  415            1984:  382      1986:  426(form B),427(form A)
        1988:  332(formA),    1990:  447      1992:  3724
               340(formB)     1994:  936      1996:  960487
        1998:  980462         2000:  000641


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