VCF9089 Republican Presidential Cand: Defense Spending Scale

QUESTION:
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2004:
Please look at page [page] of the booklet.
Some people believe that we should spend much less money
for defense. Suppose these people are at one end of a scale,
at point 1. Others feel that defense spending should be greatly
increased. 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 Republican Presidential Candidate] 
(on this issue)?
ALL YEARS:
Some people believe that we should spend much less money for defense.
Others feel that defense spending should be greatly increased.
Where would you place [the Republican Presidential Candidate] on this
scale? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)

VALID_CODES:
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1.   Greatly decrease defense spending
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.   Greatly increase defense spending

MISSING_CODES:
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8.   DK
9.   NA; short-form or Spanish language IW (1992);
     telephone IW (2000)
0.   R self-rating is DK or "Haven't thought much
     about it" (not 1996)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
Republican Presidential candidates: Reagan 1980,1984; George Bush Sr.
1988,1992; Dole 1996; George W. Bush 2000.
In all years except 1996 and 2000, if R replied DK or "haven't thought
much about it" rating self on same 7-point scale, then R was not asked
this question.
In 1996 and later, randomization occurred for the order of the major
Presidential candidate names for this placement.
2000 NOTE:
Telephone respondents were administered a branching series instead and
are excluded here.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1980:  800283
1984:  840396 
1988:  880312
1992:  923708  
1996:  960469
2000:  000593
2004:  043144