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VCF0616 Those Who Don't Care About Election Outcome Shouldn't Vote

QUESTION:
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'If a person doesn't (1988: if people don't) care how an election
comes out he (1980,1984: then that person; 1988,1992: they) shouldn't
vote in it.'

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Agree
2.  Disagree
3.  Neither agree nor disagree (1988, 1990, 1992 only)
9.  DK; depends; not sure; can't say; refused to say

MISSING_CODES:
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0.  NA; no Pre IW; no Post IW
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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See introductory text VCF0609.
GENERAL NOTE:
The order in which questions VCF0609-VCF0618 appeared may have varied.
Prior to 1988, response options were read to R.  In 1988 and later,
response options were shown to R in the Respondent Booklet.
Code 1 includes: 'agree strongly' and 'agree somewhat' from 1988 and 
later data. Code 2 includes: 'disagree somewhat' and 'disagree 
strongly' from 1988 and later data.
1988 NOTE:
Placement varied by form.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1952:  520124  
1956:  560113 
1960:  600112  
1972:  720289 
1976:  763350  
1978:  780424
1980:  800145  
1984:  840311 
1988:  880936  
1992:  926101


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03