VAR CF9038 GUARANTEED EQUAL OPPOR IS NOT GOVTS JOB

VAR CF9038    GUARANTEED EQUAL OPPOR IS NOT GOVTS JOB                         
              COLUMNS 763  - 763                                              
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              MD GE 8

        1986:  Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the         
        following statement.  (RESPONDENT BOOKLET SHOWN TO R)  Do you agree   
        strongly, agree somewhat, neither agree nor disagree, disagree        
        somewhat, or disagree strongly with that statement?)                  
                                                                              
        1988:  Now looking again at <respondent booklet> for your choices,    
        here are several more statements.  (RESPONDENT BOOKLET SHOWN TO R)    
                                                                              
        'Equal opportunity for blacks and whites is very important but it's   
        not really the government's job to guarantee it.'                     
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        In 1988, the placement of this variable within Post question order    
        varied according to questionnaire 'Form' (see VCF0012).               
                                                                              
               1.   AGREE STRONGLY                                            
               2.   AGREE SOMEWHAT                                            
               3.   NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE                                
               4.   DISAGREE SOMEWHAT                                         
               5.   DISAGREE STRONGLY                                         
                                                                              
               8.   DK                                                        
               9.   NA; INAP, no post IW (1988); question not used            
                                                                              
        1986:  522      1988:  965                                            
                                                                              
                                                                              
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