VCF9012 Which Party Would Best Handle Most Important Problem

QUESTION:
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(IF R HAS MENTIONED A 'MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM' IN THE NATION:)
Which political party do you think would be most likely to get the
government to do a better job in dealing with this problem (1972: to
be helpful on this problem) --the Republicans, the Democrats, or
wouldn't there be much difference between them?

VALID_CODES:
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1.   Democrats
3.   Not much difference
5.   Republicans
8.   DK; other (1972 only); neither

MISSING_CODES:
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9.   NA; no Post IW; form I, II, IV (1972); short
     form (1992); question not administered in assigned
     half-sample [see VCF0012A] (1996, 2000)
0.   R has not identified any problem
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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This var is a follow-up to VCF0875/VCF0875a/VCF0875b.
1972 NOTE:
Code 8 includes 11 cases where R's response was "other."
1996 NOTE:  
A half-sample of respondents was randomly selected to be administered 
questions about "most important problem".
2000 NOTE:
same as 1996

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1972:  720550 
1976:  763692 
1978:  780317 
1980:  800985  
1982:  820300 
1984:  840995
1986:  860308 
1988:  880819  
1992:  925728 
1994:  940707  
1996:  961143 
1998:  980348
2000:  000438