VCF0839 R Placement: Government 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.
(2004: 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.
(2004: 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 yourself on this scale, or haven't you thought
much about this?  (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
9. DK; haven't thought much about it

MISSING_CODES:
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0. NA; telephone IW (2000)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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1980 NOTE:
The 1980 version of this question was not comparable.
2000 NOTE:
This variable represents 7-point scale data from interviews conducted 
face-to-face.  Respondents interviewed by telephone were asked a 
branching series and are not represented here.
2004 NOTE:
Tbis question was asked in the pre-election survey and the post-
election survey.  The pre-election data are reported here.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1982:  820443
1984:  840375 
1986:  860448
1988:  880302 
1990:  900452
1992:  923701
1994:  940940
1996:  960450  
1998:  980463
2000:  000545
2004:  043136