VAR CF0656 INDEX- TRUST IN GOVT ITEMS COLUMNS 465 - 467 NUMERIC MD EQ 999 TRUST IN GOVERNMENT INDEX, 100 PT SCALE ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. BUILT FROM VCF0604, VCF0605, VCF0606, VCF0608. To construct this variable, the component vars are first recoded as follows: VCF0604: 1=0,2=33,3=67,4=100; VCF0605: 1=0, 2=100; VCF0606,VCF0608: 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 trusting . 100. Most trusting 999. Not scored in all of: VCF0604, VCF0605, VCF0606, VCF0608. ==============================