VAR CF0502 WHICH PARTY IS MORE CONSERVATIVE (1)
COLUMNS 389 - 389
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0
1960-1976: Would you say that one of the parties (1972: either party)
is more conservative or more liberal than the other (1970-1976: at
the national level)?
(IF YES:) Which party is more conservative?
(IF NO 1960,1968:) Do you think that people generally consider the
Democrats or the Republicans more conservative or wouldn't you want to
guess about that?
(IF NO OR DK 1964,1970,1972,1976:) Do you think that people generally
consider the Democrats or the Republicans more conservative or
wouldn't you want to guess about that?
1984 and later: Would you say that either one of the parties is more
conservative than the other at the national level? (IF YES:) Which
party is more conservative?
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
After 1976, respondents answering no/DK to the initial question were
not prompted further.
In 1960,1964 and 1968, a single variable was coded, and "no" (or DK)
responses to the first question were combined with DK responses from
both versions of the second question.
1. Yes, Democrats more conservative
2. Yes, Republicans more conservative
9. No, both the same; DK; no guess (1970-1976); other
(1968,1970,1972)
0. NA; INAP, no post IW (1960,1964,1968,1972,1984,1988,1992);
telephone IW (1984); form II,III or IV (1972); form A
(1990); question not used
1960: 232 1964: 302 1968: 361
1970: 177(type 0) 1972: 500 1976: 3194
1984: 874,875 1988: 810,811 1990: 349,350
1992: 5914,5915
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