VAR 001613 S8. U.S. crime rate better/wors since 92 MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 2823 - 2823 Numeric S8. Would you say that compared to 1992 the nation's crime rate has gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed about the same? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Respondents were randomly assigned either to the retrospective assessments battery (S1-S11) or the affects and traits battery (S14-S15). If R did not get selected for the retrospective battery in the Post election instrument they were assigned to administration in the Pre (Q1-Q11) and vice versa. 1. BETTER 3. WORSE --> SKIP TO S8b 5. THE SAME --> SKIP TO S9 8. DK --> SKIP TO S9 9. RF 0. NA; INAP, no Post interview; not administered in Post 0 1 3 5 8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 1016 294 220 256 21 ==============================