VCF0504 Republican Party Placement: Liberal-Conservative Scale

QUESTION:
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Republican Party - R's rating of party on liberal/conservative scale

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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See VCF0503

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1972:  720657  
1974:  742310 
1976:  763290  
1978:  780402
1980:  800278  
1982:  820404
1984:  840374  
1986:  860394  
1988:  880234  
1990:  900414
1992:  923517  
1994:  940848
1996:  960380  
1998:  980412
2000:  001383
2004:  043091