VCF0541 Democratic Party Placement: Govt Services/Spending Scale

QUESTION:
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Some people think the government should provide fewer services, even
in areas such as health and education, in order to reduce spending.
(1996 AND LATER: Suppose these people are at one end of a scale, at
point 1).  Other people feel that it is important for the government
to provide many more services even if it means an increase in
spending.
(1996: Suppose these people are at the other end, at point 7.  And,
of course, some other people have opinions somewhere in between, at
points 2,3,4,5 or 6.)
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 provide many fewer services: reduce
   spending a lot
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Government should provide many more services: increase
   spending a lot

MISSING_CODES:
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8.  DK party placement
0.  NA party placement; DK/haven't thought much 
    about self-placement (1982,1984,1990,1994); NA self-
    placement (exc. 1986); short form or Spanish language 
    (1992); telephone IW (2000)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
In 1982-1984,1990,1994,1996, Rs who responded "DK," NA or "haven't
thought much about it" for self-placement were not asked for party 
placements on this scale.
1996 AND LATER NOTE: the order in which this rating was administered 
for the 2 major parties was randomized.
1988 NOTE:
If R's self-placement was NA , then R was not asked for party 
placements.
1992 NOTE:
same as 1988.
1980 NOTE:
The 1980 version of this question was not comparable.
2000 NOTE 1:
Telephone respondents were asked a branching series, and 2000 telephone 
data are not included.
2000 NOTE 2:
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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1982:  820445 
1984:  840378 
1986:  860455 
1988:  880308
1990:  900456 
1992:  923705
1994:  940944 
1996:  960461 
1998:  980468 
2000:  000569