VCF9121 Federal Government: Guaranteed Jobs and Living Scale

QUESTION:
---------
Some people feel the government in Washington should see to it that
every person has a job and a good standard of living.
Others think the government should just let each person get ahead on
his (1988: their) own.
Where would you place what the Federal Government is doing at the
present time? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)

VALID_CODES:
------------
1.   Government see to job and good standard of living
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.   Government let each person get ahead on own

MISSING_CODES:
--------------
8.   DK
9.   NA; no Post IW; short-form or Spanish language
     IW (1992)
0.   R self-rating was DK/"haven't thought much about it"
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
------
GENERAL NOTE:
In all years, if R replied DK or "haven't thought much about it" in
rating self on this same 7-point scale, then R was not asked this
question.

WEIGHT:
-------
VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
-----
Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
------------
1980:  801123  
1982:  820434  
1984:  840419  
1988:  880327 
1992:  923723