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VAR CF9035 HOW MANY DAYS R WATCHED NATIONAL TV NEWS

VAR CF9035    HOW MANY DAYS R WATCHED NATIONAL TV NEWS                        
              COLUMNS 760  - 760                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 8 OR GE 9                                                 

        How many days in the past week did you watch national news (1986: a   
        national news program) (1984,1990 and later: the news) on TV?         
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        This was a post variable in 1986 only.                                
                                                                              
        Filter: in 1984 only, this variable was preceded by the question,     
        "How often do you watch the national network news on TV...?"          
        and if R replied that s/he watched national network news at all, then 
        R was asked how many days in the past week s/he watched the news.     
        NOTE:  distributions vary considerably when the filter is administered
        (1984).                                                               
                                                                              
        Actual number of days coded.                                          
                                                                              
               0.   NONE                                                      
               1.   ONE DAY                                                   
               .                                                              
               .                                                              
               7.   EVERY DAY                                                 
                                                                              
               8.   DK                                                        
               9.   NA; DK/NA if watches national network TV news (1984 only);
                    INAP,  short form or Spanish language IW (1992); question 
                    not used                                                  
                                                                              
        1984:  108,110     1986:  70        1988:  128                        
        1990:  72          1992:  3201      1994:  126                        
        1996:  960242      1998:  980204                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001