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VAR CF0443 REAGAN THERMOMETER

VAR CF0443    REAGAN THERMOMETER                                              
              COLUMNS 370  - 371                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 98 OR GE 99                                               

        RONALD REAGAN -- THERMOMETER                                          
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        SEE VCF0201 FOR QUESTION TEXT.  (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 question      
        wording same as 1980, 1984 and 1988.)                                 
                                                                              
        In 1980 and 1984, this var was present in both the pre and post. The  
        pre versions are represented here.                                    
                                                                              
        In 1968 "don't know"s were coded 50 on thermometers; groups about     
        which the respondent "didn't know much" were also placed at 50        
        degrees during these years.                                           
                                                                              
        In 1970-1976, the respondent was not asked to give thermometer        
        ratings for individuals about which R "didn't know much" or "didn't   
        know too much."  However, it is unclear whether such cases were       
        coded DK or NA:  even within a single study year, "don't know         
        much/too much" may not have been coded consistently to one MD         
        category.                                                             
                                                                              
               00-96.  Degrees as coded                                       
               97.  97-100 Degrees                                            
                                                                              
               98.  DK (exc.1968); don't recognize (1978,1980,1982,1984,1986, 
                    1988,1990)                                                
               99.  NA; INAP, no post (1968); question not used               
                                                                              
        1968:  482        1970:  233(type 0) 1976:  3301                      
        1978:  139        1980:  155         1982:  123                       
        1984:  290        1986:  130         1988:  158                       
        1990:  138                                                            
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001