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VAR CF0148A RESPONDENT SOCIAL CLASS (2)

VAR CF0148A   RESPONDENT SOCIAL CLASS (2)                                     
              COLUMNS 162  - 162                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 9

        There's been some talk these days about different social classes.     
        Most people say they belong either to the middle class or the working 
        class.                                                                
                                                                              
        Do you ever think of yourself as belonging in one of these classes?   
        (IF YES:) Which one? /                                                
        (IF NO:) Well, if you had to make a  choice, would you call yourself  
        middle class or working class?  Would you say that you are about      
        average middle/working class or that you are in the upper part of the 
        middle/working class?                                                 
                                                                              
        R'S SOCIAL CLASS [1] RECODED                                          
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        This variable is the same as VCF0148 except for years 1960,1964 and   
        1986.  For these 3 years, data from VCF0149 have been incorporated in 
        the following manner:  if VCF0149 is coded 1 or 2, this variable is   
        coded 5; if VCF0149 is coded 3 or 4, this variable is coded 2.        
                                                                              
            1.  Average working                                               
            2.  Working--NA average or upper                                  
            3.  Upper working                                                 
            4.  Average middle                                                
            5.  Middle class--NA average or upper                             
            6.  Upper middle                                                  
                                                                              
            9.  DK; NA; OTHER (incl. "refused to accept idea of class");      
                                                                              
        1956:  224         1958:  219         1960:  155                      
        1964:  231         1966:  219         1968:  209                      
        1970:  356(type 0) 1972:  400         1974:  2525                     
        1976:  3486        1978:  603         1980:  691                      
        1982:  732         1984:  685         1986:  736                      
        1988:  525         1990:  668         1992:  4114                     
        1994:  1409                                                           
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001