VAR 000831 Q8. U.S. crime rate better/worse since 1992 MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 1726 - 1726 Numeric Q8. 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 (Q1-Q11) or the affects and traits battery (Q14-Q15). If R did not get selected for the retrospective battery in the Pre election instrument they were assigned administration in the Post (S1-S11) and vice versa. 1. BETTER 3. WORSE --> SKIP TO Q8b 5. THE SAME --> SKIP TO Q9 8. DK --> SKIP TO Q9 9. RF 0. NA; INAP, R selected for Q14-Q15 sections in the Pre 0 1 3 5 8 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 920 327 276 260 24 ==============================