VAR CF9079 PRESIDENT- 7PT GUARANTEED JOBS SCALE

VAR CF9079    PRESIDENT- 7PT GUARANTEED JOBS SCALE
              COLUMNS 983-983
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8


        Some people feel that the government in Washington should see to it
        that every person has a job and a good standard of living.  Others
        think the government should just let each person ahead on his own.
        And, of course, other people have opinions somewhere in between.

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

        GUARANTEED JOB/STANDARD OF LIVING-- PRESIDENT'S RATING ON 7-POINT
        SCALE
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        The presidents referred to in each year were:
                1972: RICHARD NIXON
                1974: GERALD FORD
                1976: GERALD FORD
                1978: JIMMY CARTER
                1980: JIMMY CARTER
           1982-1988: RONALD REAGAN
                1992: GEORGE BUSH
                1994: BILL CLINTON
                1996: BILL CLINTON
                1998: BILL CLINTON

        NO SELF-PLACEMENT INAPS:
        In all years except 1992 and 1996, if R replied DK or "haven't thought
        much about it" in 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.

               1.   GOVERNMENT SEE TO JOB AND GOOD STANDARD OF LIVING
               2.
               3.
               4.
               5.
               6.
               7.   GOVERNMENT LET EACH PERSON GET AHEAD ON HIS OWN

               8.   DK; haven't thought much about it
               9.   NA; INAP, no post IW (1980); form II (1972); short-form or
                    Spanish language IW (1992); question not used
               0. Inap, R self-rating is DK or "Haven't thought much about it"
                  on same 7-point scale (all yrs. exc. 1992, 1996 and later)

        1972:  173         1974:  2266        1976:  3242
        1978:  358         1980:  1111        1982:  426
        1984:  415         1988:  330         1992:  3719
        1994:  931         1996:  960484      1998:  980458


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