VAR CF0545 DEM PARTY -COOPERATE W/USSR 7PT SCALE
COLUMNS 415 - 415
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0
1980: Some people feel it is important for us to try very hard to get
along with Russia. Others feel it is a big mistake to try too hard to
get along with Russia.
1984,1988: Some people feel it is important for us to try to
cooperate more with Russia, while others believe we should be much
tougher in our dealings with Russia.
ALL YEARS: Where would you place the Democratic Party on this scale?
(7-PT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
DEMOCRATIC PARTY - R's RATING OF PARTY ON COOPERATE WITH RUSSIASCALE
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
Rs who responded "DK," NA or "haven't thought much about it" to self-
placement on the 7-point cooperate-with-Russia scale were not asked
for party placements on this scale and have been coded 0 in VCF0545
and VCF0546.
1. Cooperate more/get along with Russia
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Get much tougher/big mistake
0. DK party placement; NA party placement; DK/NA/haven't thought
much about self-placement; INAP, no post IW (1980); question
not used
1980: 1090 1984: 411 1988: 374
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