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VAR 000002 Process.5. Sample weight

VAR 000002    Process.5. Sample weight
              COLUMNS:  21 - 26
              Numeric  DEC 4

   Process.5.

       Sample weight
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       This is a 6-digit variable with a coded decimal point and
       4 actual decimal places.
       A poststratification adjustment using the 2000 CPS March
       Supplement estimates as the standard was done for the combined
       RDD and area samples. The cells were formed by crossing 6 age
       groups by 4 levels of education. The age groups were: 18-29,
       30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. The education levels were:
       < high school graduation, high school graduate, some college,
       and 4 years of college or more.

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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 19 01:35:33 EST 2001