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VCF0105 Respondent Race 2-category

QUESTION:
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1948-1998: INTERVIEWER OBSERVATION OF RACE
2000 AND LATER: What racial or ethnic group or groups best describes you?
1972 AND LATER (exc. 2002): In addition to being American, what do you 
consider your main ethnic group or nationality group?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  White
2.  Black

MISSING_CODES:
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0.  NA; "other"; no Pre IW; short-form 'new' Cross
    Section or Spanish language (1992)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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Collapsed from VCF0106a.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1948:  480046  
1952:  520129 
1954:  540027  
1956:  560172 
1958:  580171  
1960:  600119
1962:  620097  
1964:  640183 
1966:  660237  
1968:  680264 
1970:  700391(type 0) 
1972:  720406,720425 
1974:  742528,742554  
1976:  763489,763513 
1978:  780608,780631,780632  
1980:  800695,800721 
1982:  820736,820763  
1984:  840689,840708 
1986:  860739,860756  
1988:  880412,880534 
1990:  900549,900670  
1992:  924116,924202 
1994:  941412,941435  
1996:  960067,960703 
1998:  980654,980673  
2000:  001006a,001008  
2002:  023150
2004:  043299a,043301a


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03