VAR CF9045 IS POSITION OF THE U.S. WEAKER/STRONGER

VAR CF9045    IS POSITION OF THE U.S. WEAKER/STRONGER                         
              COLUMNS 771  - 771                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 8 OR GE 9                                                 

        1984 and later:  During the past year, would you say that the United  
        States' position in the world has grown weaker, stayed about the same,
        or has it grown stronger?                                             
                                                                              
        1958,1960,1964,1968:  Would you say that in the past year or so our   
        position in the world has become stronger, less strong, or has it     
        stayed about the same?                                                
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
               1.   WEAKER (1958,1960,1964,1968: less strong)                 
               3.   SAME                                                      
               5.   STRONGER                                                  
                                                                              
               8.   DK                                                        
               9.   NA; INAP, question not used                               
                                                                              
        1958:  58       1960:  83       1964:  137                            
        1968:  114      1984:  246      1986:  523                            
        1988:  252      1990:  494      1992:  3601                           
        1994:  1015     1996:  960409   1998:  980484                         
                                                                              
                                                                              
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