VCF0872 R Opinion: Better or Worse Economy in Next Year

QUESTION:
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What about the next 12 months (1980,1982: or so)?
ALL YEARS EXC. 2000: 
Do you expect the (1986,1988,1992: national) economy to get better, get 
worse, or stay about the same?
2000 VERSION 1: 
Do you expect the economy, in the country as a whole, to get better, 
stay about the same, or get worse?
2000 VERSION 2: 
Do you expect the economy, in the country as a whole, to get worse, stay 
about the same, or get better?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Get better
3.  Stay about the same
5.  Get worse

MISSING_CODES:
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8.  DK; RF; depends (1990)
9.  NA
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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1992 NOTE:
This question was used in both the pre and post; the pre data are 
incorporated here.
2000 NOTE: 
Respondents were randomly selected to be administered this question 
using either the standard format or and alternative version with the 
order of options read aloud reversed.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1980:  800151 
1982:  820329
1984:  840243 
1986:  860381  
1988:  880247 
1990:  900424
1992:  923537 
1994:  940910
1996:  960387 
1998:  980420 
2000:  000496a,000496b
2004:  043099