VAR CF9012 PARTY THAT WOULD HANDLE IMPORTNT PROBLEM

VAR CF9012    PARTY THAT WOULD HANDLE IMPORTNT PROBLEM
              COLUMNS 896-896
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 9


        (IF R HAS MENTIONED A 'MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM' IN THE NATION:)
        Which political party do you think would be most likely to get the
        government to do a better job in dealing with this problem (1972: to
        be helpful on this problem) --the Republicans, the Democrats, or
        wouldn't there be much difference between them?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        THIS VAR IS A FOLLOWUP TO VCF0875/VCF0875a/VCF0875b.


        For 1972, code 8 includes 11 cases where R's response was "other."

        1996,2000:  A half-sample of respondents was randomly selected to
        be administered questions about "most important problem".

               1.   DEMOCRATS
               3.   NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE
               5.   REPUBLICANS
               8.   DK; other (1972 only); neither

               9.   NA; INAP, no post IW (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992,
                    1996); form I.II,IV (1972); short form (1992); question
                    not administered in assigned half-sample [see VCF0012A]
                    (1996, 2000); question not used
               0.  INAP, R has not identified any problem

        1972:  550       1976:  3692        1978:  317
        1980:  985       1982:  300         1984:  995
        1986:  308       1988:  819         1992:  5728
        1994:  707       1996:  961143      1998:  980348
        2000:  000438


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