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QUESTION:
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1970-1984, 1986 FORM B, 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 to help minorities because they should help
themselves (1970: but they should be expected to help themselves).
1986 FORM A, 1988 FORM A, 1990 AND LATER:
Some people feel that the government in Washington should make every
(prior to 1996 only: possible) effort to improve the social and economic
position of blacks. (1996-LATER: Suppose these people are at one end of
a scale, at point 1). Others feel that the government should not make any
special effort to help blacks because they should help themselves.
(1996-LATER: Suppose these people are at the other end, at point 7.
And, of course, some other people have opinions somewhere in between,
at points 2,3,4,5 or 6).
ALL YEARS: Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven't
you thought much about it? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
VALID_CODES:
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1. Government should help minority groups/blacks
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Minority groups/ blacks should help themselves
9. DK; haven't thought much about it
MISSING_CODES:
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0. NA; telephone IW (2000); no Post IW
Inap. question not used
NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
Note that form B in 1986, form B in 1988, and all previous years
specified "blacks and other minorities" in this question, while form A
in 1986, form A in 1988, and all cases in 1990 and after specified
only "blacks." To filter for form A/B responses, use variable
VCF0012.
2000 NOTE:
This variable represents 7-point scale data from interviews conducted
face-to-face; telephone respondents were administered asked a branching
series and are not represented here.
WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a
TYPE:
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Numeric Dec 0
SOURCE_VARS:
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1970: 700106(type 0)
1972: 720629
1974: 742296
1976: 763264
1978: 780373
1980: 801062
1982: 820415
1984: 840382
1986: 860426(form B),860427(form A)
1988: 880332(form A),880340(form B)
1990: 900447
1992: 923724
1994: 940936
1996: 960487
1998: 980462
2000: 000641
2004: 043158
Walter Mebane
2005-11-03