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VAR CF0442 NIXON THERMOMETER

VAR CF0442    NIXON THERMOMETER                                               
              COLUMNS 368  - 369                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 98 OR GE 99                                               

        RICHARD NIXON -- THERMOMETER                                          
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        SEE VCF0201 FOR QUESTION TEXT.  (1978 and 1982 question wording same  
        as 1980 and  1984.)                                                   
                                                                              
        In 1972, this var was present in both the pre and post.  The pre      
        version is represented here.                                          
                                                                              
        In 1968 "don't know"s were coded 50 on thermometers; groups about     
        which the respondent "didn't know much" were also placed at 50        
        degrees during these years.                                           
                                                                              
        In 1970-1976, the respondent was not asked to give thermometer        
        ratings for individuals about which R "didn't know much" or "didn't   
        know too much."  However, it is unclear whether such cases were       
        coded DK or NA:  even within a single study year, "don't know         
        much/too much" may not have been coded consistently to one MD         
        category.                                                             
                                                                              
               00-96.  Degrees as coded                                       
               97.  97-100 Degrees                                            
                                                                              
               98.  DK (exc.1968); don't recognize (1978,1980,1982,1984)      
               99.  NA; INAP, no post (1968); question not used               
                                                                              
        1968:  480        1970:  231(type 0) 1972:  255                       
        1974:  2354       1976:  3307        1978:  142                       
        1980:  167        1982:  137         1984:  302                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001