VCF0803 R Placement: Liberal-Conservative Scale

QUESTION:
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ALL YEARS EXC. 2000 TELEPHONE,2002:
We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives.  Here 
is (1972,1974: I'm going to show you) a 7-point scale on which the 
political views that people might hold are arranged from extremely 
liberal to extremely conservative.
Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven't you thought
much about this?  (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
2000 TELEPHONE: 
When it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as extremely 
liberal, liberal, slightly liberal, moderate or middle of the road, 
slightly conservative, extremely conservative, or haven't you thought 
much about this?
2002: 
We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives.  When 
it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as extremely 
liberal, liberal, slightly liberal, moderate or middle of the road, 
slightly conservative, extremely conservative, or haven't you thought 
much about this?

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
9.  DK; haven't thought much about it

MISSING_CODES:
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0.  NA; no Post IW; form III,IV (1972); R not
    administered 7pt scale series (2000)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
For years 1984 and later, a follow-up 'choice' question was asked of 
respondents who replied "don't know" or "haven't thought much" to this 
question; except for years 1984, 1986 and 1990 this follow-up 'choice' 
question was also asked of respondents who answered "moderate."  For 
these years, a final 3-category summary was constructed:  the 'choice' 
question is found in VCF0824; the final 3-category summary is VCF0849.
2000 NOTE:
This variable represents 7-point scale data from interviews conducted 
using both modes (telephone and personal).
In addition to the traditional 7-point scale version of this question, 
approximately half of the 2000 Study respondents (both modes) were 
instead randomly selected for administration of a branching series.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1972:  720652
1974:  742305  
1976:  763286
1978:  780399  
1980:  800267
1982:  820393
1984:  840369
1986:  860385 
1988:  880228
1990:  900406  
1992:  923509
1994:  940839
1996:  960365
1998:  980399  
2000:  000440
2002:  023022
2004:  045117