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Variable catalog Variable MA06 detail

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M — Orientation to politics

MA — Party identification and ideology

 

MA06

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Conservative – liberal — most recent answer

 

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Wave 4

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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

999

Skipped

 

This variable is the main measurement of conservative-liberal orientation. It indicates the respondent's most recent answer to MA07. Computation of this variable differed according to the pattern for party ID — see MA01.

 

Data columns

Name

Codes

Width

Wave 1:

MA06_1

1 – 7, 999

3

Wave 2:

MA06_2

1 – 7, 999

3

Wave 3:

MA06_3

1 – 7, 999

3

Wave 4:

MA06_4

1 – 7, 999

3

Wave 5:

MA06_5

1 – 7, 999

3