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VAR CF0829 IS THE GOVT IN WASHINGTON TOO STRONG

VAR CF0829    IS THE GOVT IN WASHINGTON TOO STRONG                            
              COLUMNS 533  - 533                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0

        Some people are afraid the government in Washington is getting too    
        powerful for the good of the country and the individual person.       
        Others feel that the government in Washington is not getting too      
        strong (1964,1966,1970: has not gotten too strong for the good of the 
        country).                                                             
                                                                              
        1964-1972:  Have you been interested enough in this to favor one side 
        over the other?                                                       
        1976-1992:  Do you have an opinion on this or not?                    
                                                                              
        ALL YEARS:  (IF YES:)  What is your feeling?                          
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        In 1964-1968, these questions were combined into a single variable.   
        Beginning in 1970, the filter question ('have you been interested     
        enough..')  was represented in a separate variable.  Beginning in     
        1970, in cases where R's reponse to the filter question was "no" or   
        "DK," then 9 has been coded.  If R's response to the filter question  
        was NA, then 0 has been coded.                                        
                                                                              
        Note that in 1992, 46 cases were not asked this question due to an    
        error in skip instructions (NA).                                      
                                                                              
               1.  Opinion: the government has not gotten too strong          
               2.  Opinion: the government is getting too powerful            
               9.  DK; depends; other; pro-con; no interest; no opinion       
                                                                              
               0.  NA; INAP, form I (1972); no post IW (1980,1984,1988,1992); 
                   telephone IW (1984: see v.15); question not used           
                                                                              
        1964:  71            1966:  21         1968:  62                      
        1970:  58,59(type 0) 1972:  56,57      1976:  3224,3225               
        1978:  453,454       1980:  1128,1129  1984:  1059,1060               
        1988:  847,848       1992:  6016                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001