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VCF0880 R (and Family) Better or Worse Off in Past Year

QUESTION:
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1962-1998,2004:
We are interested in how people are getting along financially these
days. Would you say that (1962,1966-1974: you [and your family]; 1976 and
later : you [and your family living here]) are better off or worse off
financially than you were a year ago.
2000-2002: 
Would you say that you (and your family) (2000 FACE-TO-FACE ONLY: living 
here) are better off, worse off, or just about the same financially as 
you were a year ago?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Better Now
2.  Same (2004: Volunteered)
3.  Worse Now

MISSING_CODES:
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9.  DK; uncertain; depends
0.  NA; no Post IW; form II,III,IV (1972); R
    assigned to Post administration and no Post IW
    (2000)
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.
2000 NOTE: 
Respondents were randomly assigned to be administered this
question in either the Pre or Post.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0010/VCF0010a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1962:  620014 
1966:  660044 
1968:  680275 
1970:  700048(type 1)
1972:  720501 
1974:  742313
1976:  763137 
1978:  780321  
1980:  800147 
1982:  820325 
1984:  840139 
1986:  860355
1988:  880206 
1990:  900416  
1992:  923425 
1994:  940902 
1996:  960337 
1998:  980414
2000:  000398,001410 
2002:  023025
2004:  043061


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03