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VCF0148a Respondent Social Class 6-category [1 of 2]

QUESTION:
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There's been some talk these days about different social classes.
Most people say they belong either to the middle class or the working
class.
Do you ever think of yourself as belonging in one of these classes?
IF YES:) Which one? /
(IF NO:) Well, if you had to make a  choice, would you call yourself
middle class or working class?  Would you say that you are about
average middle/working class or that you are in the upper part of the
middle/working class?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  Average working
2.  Working--NA average or upper
3.  Upper working
4.  Average middle
5.  Middle class--NA average or upper
6.  Upper middle

MISSING_CODES:
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9.  DK; NA; other (incl. "refused to accept idea of
    class")
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
This variable is the same as VCF0148 except for years 1960,1964 and
1986.  For these 3 years, data from VCF0149 have been incorporated in
the following manner:  if VCF0149 is coded 1 or 2, this variable is
coded 5; if VCF0149 is coded 3 or 4, this variable is coded 2.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1956:  560224  
1958:  580219  
1960:  600155  
1964:  640231  
1966:  660219  
1968:  680209
1970:  700356(type 0) 
1972:  720400  
1974:  742525  
1976:  763486 
1978:  780603  
1980:  800691
1982:  820732  
1984:  840685  
1986:  860736  
1988:  880525  
1990:  900668  
1992:  924114
1994:  941409  
2000:  001005
2004:  V043298


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03