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VAR CF0649 INDEX- GOVT RESPONSIVENESS ITEMS

VAR CF0649    INDEX- GOVT RESPONSIVENESS ITEMS                                
              COLUMNS 456  - 458                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 999

        GOVERNMENT RESPONSIVENESS INDEX, 100-PT SCALE                         
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        BUILT FROM VARS  VCF0622 AND VCF0624.                                 
                                                                              
        To construct this variable, the component vars are first recoded as   
        follows:   VCF0622,VCF0624:  1=0,2=50,3=100.  The recoded values are  
        then totalled and divided by the number of valid responses.  The      
        result is then rounded.                                               
                                                                              
                 0.  Least responsive                                         
                  .                                                           
               100.  Most responsive                                          
                                                                              
               999.  Not scored in both VCF0622 and VCF0624                   
                                                                              
        1964:  390,392       1968:  490,492       1970:  155,157(type 1)      
        1972:  575,577       1974:  2234,2236     1976:  3741,3743            
        1978:  416,418       1980:  888,890       1984:  309,310              
        1988:  959,960       1992:  6124,6125     1996:  961255,961256        
        1998:  980521,980522                                                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001