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VCF0018a Pre Language of Interview

QUESTION:
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1980: Was this interview conducted in English? (IF NO:) In What language 
was this interview conducted?
1984,1988,1992: Was this interview conducted entirely in English, or was 
it necessary to translate some (or all) questions into another language? 
What language?

VALID_CODES:
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0. IW conducted entirely in English
1. Some or all of IW translated to Spanish
3. Some or all of IW translated to French
5. Some or all of IW translated to non-English language
     other than Spanish or French
7. Some or all of IW translated to non-English language
     but NA which language

MISSING_CODES:
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9. NA if English or other language
Inap. post-election study

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
For studies prior to 1978 it is not entirely certain whether any full 
or partial translations occurred, however none have been documented and 
all cases prior to 1978 are coded 0.  This was a question for the interviewer.
1988 NOTE: 
A language variable appeared for the Pre but not the Post.
1992 NOTE: 
In the Pre, a Spanish language version of the short questionnaire was 
administered to 22 cases; these 22 cases and 9 additional cases were 
coded in the language variable as including at least some translation.

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1980:  800734 
1984:  840720,840721 
1988:  880562,880563
1992:  923011,924212,924213


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03