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VAR CF9099 DEM HSE CAND- 7PT GOVT SERV/SPEND SCALE

VAR CF9099    DEM HSE CAND- 7PT GOVT SERV/SPEND SCALE                         
              COLUMNS 840  - 840                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 0 OR GE 8                                                 

        Some people think the government should provide fewer services, even  
        in areas such as health and education in order to reduce spending.    
        Other people feel it is important for the government to provide many  
        more services even if it means an increase in spending.               
                                                                              
        Where would you place <the Democratic U.S. House Candidate> on this   
        scale? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)                                     
                                                                              
        GOVERNMENT SERVICES/SPENDING--  DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CANDIDATE'SRATING    
        ON 7-POINT SCALE                                                      
        -------------------------------------------------------------------   
                                                                              
        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        Responses referring to an independent or "other" candidate are not    
        recorded here for districts having only one major party candidate     
        (e.g. type race 23 in VCF0902).                                       
                                                                              
        NO SELF-PLACEMENT INAPS:                                              
        In all years before 1998, if R replied DK or "haven't thought much    
        about it" in rating self on this same 7-point scale, then R was not   
        asked this question.                                                  
                                                                              
        In 1996 and 1998, randomization occurred for the order of the 2 major 
        party House candidate names for this placement.                       
                                                                              
            1.   GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE MANY FEWER SERVICES; REDUCE        
                   SPENDING A LOT                                             
            2.                                                                
            3.                                                                
            4.                                                                
            5.                                                                
            6.                                                                
            7.   GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE MANY MORE SERVICES; INCREASE       
                   SPENDING A LOT                                             
                                                                              
            8.   DK/DON'T RECOGNIZE                                           
            9.   NA; INAP, telephone (1984); no post IW (1984); question not  
                 used                                                         
            0.   Inap, R self-rating was DK or "Haven't thought much about    
                 it"; no Democratic candidate in district race (incl.         
                 Washington DC)                                               
                                                                              
        1982:  447         1984:  1031       1986:  450                       
        1990:  454         1994:  942        1996:  960459                    
        1998:  980466                                                         
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001