VAR CF0871 DEGREE ECONOMY BAD/GOOD IN PAST YEAR
COLUMNS 550 - 550
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0 OR GE 8
How about (1996-later: Now thinking about) the economy (1990,1994-
later: in the country as a whole)?
Would you say that over the past year the nation's economy has gotten
better, stayed (all yrs. exc 1984: about) the same or gotten worse?
(IF BETTER:) Would you say much better or somewhat better?
(IF WORSE:) Would you say much worse or somewhat worse?
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
1. Much better
2. Somewhat better
3. Stayed same
4. Somewhat worse
5. Much worse
8. DK much or somewhat better/worse
9. NA much or somewhat better/worse
0. INAP, DK/NA if better or worse; question not used
1980: 150 1982: 328 1984: 228
1986: 373 1988: 244 1990: 423
1992: 3532 1994: 909 1996: 960386
1998: 980419
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