VAR CF9101 DEM HSE CAND- 7PT LIBERAL/CONSERV SCALE

VAR CF9101    DEM HSE CAND- 7PT LIBERAL/CONSERV SCALE
              COLUMNS 1005-1005
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8


        We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives.
        Here is a 7-point scale on which the political views that people might
        hold are arranged from extremely liberal to extremely conservative.

        Where would you place <the Democratic U.S. House Candidate>  on this
        scale? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)

        LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE-- DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CANDIDATE'S RATING ON 7-POINT
        SCALE
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        Responses referring to an independent or "other" candidate are not
        recorded here for districts having only one major party candidate
        (e.g. type race 23 in VCF0902).

        NO SELF-PLACEMENT INAPS 1978,1980,1982:
        If R replied DK or "haven't thought much about it" in rating self on
        same 7-point scale, then R was not asked this question. [Note that in
        1972-1982 there was no follow-up question ('if you had to choose.')
        for self-rating.]

        NO SELF-PLACEMENT INAPS 1986,1990,1994, and 1996:
        If R replied "haven't thought much about it" or DK to this same 7-
        point scale, then R was prompted, 'If you had to choose...'  If R's
        response to the follow-up in these years was DK, RF or NA, then R was
        not asked this question.

        In 1996 and later, randomization occurred for the order of the 2 major
        Party House candidate names for this placement.

        In 2000, both telephone and FTF respondents were randomly selected
        for administration of the traditional 7-pt scale version of this
        question or a branching series version.  The 7-point scale version
        from both modes is represented here.

               1.   EXTREMELY LIBERAL
               2.   LIBERAL
               3.   SLIGHTLY LIBERAL
               4.   MODERATE; MIDDLE OF ROAD
               5.   SLIGHTLY CONSERVATIVE
               6.   CONSERVATIVE
               7.   EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE

               8.   DK/DON'T RECOGNIZE (incl. no recognition on thermometer)
               9.   NA; INAP, no post IW (1980,2000); telephone IW (2000);
                    question not used
               0.   Inap, R self-rating was DK or "Haven't thought much about
                    it" (see above); no Democratic candidate in district race
                    (incl. Washington DC)

        1978:  404         1980:  1049       1982:  401
        1986:  388         1990:  409        1994:  843
        1996:  960375      1998:  980407     2000:  001378a


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