VAR CF9076 PRESIDENT- 7PT AID TO BLACKS SCALE

VAR CF9076    PRESIDENT- 7PT AID TO BLACKS SCALE
              COLUMNS 980-980
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8


        1970-1984,1988 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 ot help
        minorities because they should help themselves.

        1988 FORM A, 1990 and later:  Some people feel that the government in
        Washington should make every possible effort to improve the social and
        economic position of blacks.  Others feel that the government should
        not make any special effort to help blacks because they should help
        themselves.

        ALL YEARS:  Where would you place <president> on this scale?
        (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)

        GOVERNMENT AID TO BLACKS--  PRESIDENT'S RATING ON 7-POINT SCALE
        -------------------------------------------------------------------

        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        The presidents referred to in each year were:
           1970: RICHARD NIXON
           1972: RICHARD NIXON
           1974: GERALD FORD
           1976: GERALD FORD
           1978: JIMMY CARTER
           1980: JIMMY CARTER
           1982: RONALD REAGAN
           1984: RONALD REAGAN
           1988: RONALD REAGAN
           1990: GEORGE BUSH
           1994: BILL CLINTON
           1996: BILL CLINTON
           2000: BILL CLINTON

        Note that form B in 1988 and all 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,
        use variableVCF0012.

        NO SELF-PLACEMENT INAPS:
        In all years except 1970,1996, and 2000, if R replied DK or "haven't
        thought much about it" in rating self on this same 7-point scale, then
        s/he was not asked this question.
        In 1970, if R replied "haven't thought much about it" for his/her own
        self-placement, then this question was not asked (if self-placement
        was DK, this question was still asked).

        In 1996, since the incumbent President was also the Democratic
        Presidential candidate, the order of administration for this var was
        affected by the fact that randomization occurred for the order of the
        3 major Presidential candidate names for this placement.

        In 2000, this question was administered as a 7-point scale to
        FTF respondents only; telephone respondents were administered a
        branching series instead.

               1.   GOVERNMENT SHOULD HELP MINORITY BLACKS/MINORITIES
               2.
               3.
               4.
               5.
               6.
               7. BLACKS/MINORITIES SHOULD HELP THEMSELVES

               8. DK
               9. NA; INAP, no post IW (1972,1980); telephone IW (2000);
                  question not used
               0. Inap, R self-rating is DK or "Haven't thought much about it"
                on same 7-point scale (1972-1984,1988, 1990); R self-rating
                is "haven't thought much about it" (1970)

        1970:  109          1972:  630      1974:  2297
        1976:  3265         1978:  374      1980:  1063
        1982:  416          1984:  383      1988:  339 (formA);
        1990:  448          1994:  937             347 (form B)
        1996:  960490       2000:  000646


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