VAR CF0149 RESPONDENT SOC. CLASS (3)
COLUMNS 163 - 163
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0 OR GE 9
There's been some talk these days about different social classes.
Most people say they belong either to the middle class or the working
class.
Do you ever think of yourself as belonging in one of these classes?
(IF YES:) Which one? /
(IF NO:) Well, if you had to make a choice, would you call yourself
middle class or working class?
R's SOCIAL CLASS [2]
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
In 1958, if R did not know whether s/he thought of self as a member of
the working or middle class, then s/he was not probed with "If you had
to make a choice..."; only Rs who answered 'no' were probed. In all
other years, Rs answering DK to the lead-in were also probed with the
"If you had to make a choice..." question.
1. Yes, think of self as member of class and that class is middle
class
2. No, don't think of self as member of class, but if had to
choose middle or working, would choose middle
3. Yes, think of self as member of class and that class is
working class
4. No, don't think of self as member of class, but if had to
choose middle or working, would choose working
5. Refuses to accept idea of class (except 1964, 1966, 1968)
6. Other (in 1964, 1966 and 1968, also includes "Refuses to
accept idea of class.")
9. DK; NA; no pre IW (1960); short form (1992)
0. INAP, question not used
1956: 224 1958: 219 1960: 155
1964: 231 1966: 219 1968: 209
1970: 356(type 0) 1972: 402 1974: 2523
1976: 3484 1978: 601 1980: 689
1982: 730 1984: 683 1986: 736
1988: 525 1990: 665,666 1992: 4111-4112
1994: 1406,1407
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