VCF0503 Democratic Party Placement: Liberal-Conservative Scale

QUESTION:
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We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives.
I'm going to show you (1996 AND LATER: Here is) a seven-point scale
on which the political views that people might hold are arranged
from extremely liberal to extremely conservative.
Where would you place the Democratic Party {on this scale}?  
(7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Extremely liberal
2.  Liberal
3.  Slightly liberal
4.  Moderate, middle of the road
5.  Slightly conservative
6.  Conservative
7.  Extremely conservative

MISSING_CODES:
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8.  DK party placement
0.  NA party placement; DK/NA self-placement (1984-1996); 
    refused to choose self-placement (1996); no  
    Post IW; form III,IV (1972)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
1972-1982:  If self-placement was "DK," NA or "haven't thought much" 
R was not asked for party placements on this scale.
1984-1996:  If R responded "DK," NA or "haven't thought much about
it" to self-placement AND if R responded "DK" or NA (1996: or 'refused 
to choose') to the self-placement follow-up ("If you had to choose
would you consider yourself a liberal or a conservative?" [VCF0849]),
then R was not asked for party placements on this scale.
In 1996 and later, ordering of placements for the 2 major parties was 
randomized.
1980 NOTE:
This var was present in both the pre and post; pre data are represented 
here.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1972:  720656  
1974:  742309
1976:  763289  
1978:  780401
1980:  800279  
1982:  820405
1984:  840373  
1986:  860393 
1988:  880235  
1990:  900413
1992:  923518  
1994:  940847
1996:  960379  
1998:  980411 
2000:  001382
2004:  043090