VAR CF0446 CARTER THERMOMETER COLUMNS 376 - 377 NUMERIC MD EQ 98 OR GE 99 JIMMY CARTER -- THERMOMETER ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. SEE VCF0201 FOR QUESTION TEXT. (1978 and 1982 question wording same as 1980, 1984 and 1988.) In 1980, this var was present in both the pre and post. The pre version is represented here. In 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: they may not have been coded consistently to one MD category. 00-96. Degrees as coded 97. 97-100 Degrees 98. DK; don't recognize (1978,1980,1982,1984,1988) 99. NA; INAP, no post IW (1988); question not used 1976: 3298 1978: 137 1980: 154 1982: 122 1984: 293 1988: 595 ==============================