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VCF0624 How Much Do Elections Make Govt t Pay Attention to People

QUESTION:
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(And) How much do you feel that having elections makes the government
pay attention to what the people think, a good deal, some or not much?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Not much
2.  Some
3.  A good deal
9.  DK; other; depends; can't say

MISSING_CODES:
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0.  NA; no Post IW; form III,IV (1972)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
Weight variable VCF0010/VCF0010A must be used if
distributions including 1970 data are desired:  see VCF0010.
Note that use of VCF0010/VCF0010A as a weight reduces the
1970 total N for this variable:  form 2 whites who should appear as
code 0 INAP cases are excluded from the 1970 total N.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0010/VCF0010a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1964:  640392  
1966:  660177  
1968:  680492  
1970:  700157(type 1)  
1972:  720577  
1974:  742236
1976:  763743  
1978:  780418  
1980:  800890  
1984:  840309 
1988:  880959  
1992:  926124
1996:  961255  
1998:  980522  
2000:  001538  
2002:  025178
2004:  045204


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03