VAR CF9078 PRESIDENT- 7PT GOVT SPEND/SERVICES SCALE

VAR CF9078    PRESIDENT- 7PT GOVT SPEND/SERVICES SCALE
              COLUMNS 982-982
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8


        Some people think the government should provide fewer services, even
        in areas such as health and educaation, in order to reduce spending.
        Other people feel that it is important for the government to provide
        many more services even if it means an increase in spending.

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

        GOVERNMENT SERVICES/SPENDING-- PRESIDENT'S RATING ON 7-POINT SCALE
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        The 1980 version of this question was not comparable.

        The presidents referred to in each year were:
           1982: RONALD REAGAN
           1984: RONALD REAGAN
           1986: RONALD REAGAN
           1988: RONALD REAGAN
           1990: GEORGE BUSH
           1992: GEORGE BUSH
           1994: BILL CLINTON
           1996: BILL CLINTON
           1998: BILL CLINTON
           2000: BILL CLINTON

        NO SELF-PLACEMENT INAPS:
        In all years before 1996, if R replied DK or "haven't thought much
        about it" when rating self on this same 7-point scale, then R was not
        asked this question.

        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 PROVIDE MANY FEWER SERVICE: REDUCE
                      SPENDING A LOT
             2.
             3.
             4.
             5.
             6.
             7.   GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE MANY MORE SERVICES: INCREASE
                     SPENDING A LOT

             8.   DK
             9.   NA; INAP, short-form or Spanish language IW (1992);
                  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 (all years  before 1996)

        1982:  444        1984:  376          1986:  449
        1988:  309        1990:  453          1992:  3702
        1994:  941        1996:  960453       1998:  980464
        2000:  000551


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