VCF0545 Democratic Party Placement: Cooperation with U.S.S.R. Scale

QUESTION:
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1980:  
Some people feel it is important for us to try very hard to get along 
with Russia.  Others feel it is a big mistake to try too hard to get 
along with Russia.
1984,1988:  
Some people feel it is important for us to try to cooperate more with 
Russia, while others believe we should be much tougher in our dealings 
with Russia.
ALL YEARS:  
Where would you place the Democratic Party on this scale?
(7-PT SCALE SHOWN TO R)

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Cooperate more/get along with Russia
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.  Get much tougher/big mistake

MISSING_CODES:
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8.  DK party placement
0.  NA party placement; DK/NA/haven't thought much 
    about self-placement; no Post IW
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
Rs who responded "DK," NA or "haven't thought much about it" for self-
placement were not asked for party placements on this scale.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1980:  801090  
1984:  840411 
1988:  880374