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VCF0149 Respondent Social Class 6-category [2 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?

VALID_CODES:
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1. Yes, think of self as member of class and that class is
     middle class
2. No, don't think of self as member of class, but if had
     to choose middle or working, would choose middle
3. Yes, think of self as member of class and that class is
     working class
4.  No, don't think of self as member of class, but if
      had to choose middle or working, would choose 
      working
5.  Refuses to accept idea of class (except 1964, 1966,
      1968)
6.  Other (in 1964, 1966 and 1968, also includes "refuses
      to accept idea of class.")

MISSING_CODES:
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9.  DK; NA; no Pre IW; short form (1992)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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1958 NOTE:
If R did not know whether R thought of self as a member of the working 
or middle class, then R was not probed with "If you had to make a 
choice..."; only Rs who answered 'no' were probed (in all other years, 
Rs answering DK to the lead-in were also probed with the If you had to 
make a choice..." question).

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:  720402 
1974:  742523 
1976:  763484 
1978:  780601 
1980:  800689
1982:  820730 
1984:  840683 
1986:  860736 
1988:  880525  
1990:  900665,900666 
1992:  924111,924112
1994:  941406,941407 
2000:  000999,001000
2004:  043295,043296,043297


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03