VCF0517 Democratic Party Placement: Aid to Blacks Scale

QUESTION:
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1988 FORM A, 1990 AND LATER:  Some people feel that the government in
Washington should make every possible effort to improve the social
and economic position of blacks. Others feel that the government
should not make any special effort to help blacks because they should
help themselves.
1970-1984, 1988 FORM B:  Some people feel that the government in
Washington should make every possible effort to improve the social and
economic position of blacks (1970: Negroes) and other minority groups
(1980: even if it means giving them preferential treatment).  Others
feel that the government should not make any special effort to help
minorities because they should help themselves (1970: but they should
be expected to help themselves).
ALL YEARS:  Where would you place the Democratic Party {on this
scale}  (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Government should help minority groups
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.  Minority groups should help themselves

MISSING_CODES:
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8.  DK party placement
9.  NA party placement
0.  DK self-placement (1972-1984,1990,1994); NA
    self-placement (1972-1990,1994); haven't thought much
    about self-placement (1970-1984,1990,1994); no Post
    IW; form III,IV (1972); telephone IW (2000)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
Note that form B in 1988 and all cases in previous years specified
"blacks and other minorities" in this question, while form A in 1988
and all cases in 1990 specified only "blacks."  To filter for form A/B
responses in 1988, use variable VCF0012.
Rs with self-placement "haven't thought much about it" in 1970 or with
self-placements "haven't thought much about it" or DK in 1972,1984, 
1990,1994 were not asked for party placements on this scale (if R's 
self-placement was DK or NA in 1970, R was asked for party placements.) 
If R's self-placement was NA in 1972-1984,1990,1994 then R was not 
asked for party placements.
2000 NOTE 1:
Telephone respondents were asked a branching series and telephone data 
are not included.
2000 NOTE 2:
The order in which Democratic and Republican party placements
were administered was randomized.
2004 NOTE:
The order in which Democratic and Republican party placements
were administered was randomized.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1970:  700107(type 0)  
1972:  720633  
1974:  742300 
1976:  763267 
1978:  780375 
1980:  801074
1982:  820417 
1984:  840385  
1988:  880338,880346 
1990:  900449  
1994:  940938 
2000:  000661
2004:  043162