VAR CF0445 DOLE THERMOMETER

VAR CF0445    DOLE THERMOMETER
              COLUMNS 454-455
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 98 OR GE 99


        ROBERT DOLE -- THERMOMETER
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE VCF0201 FOR QUESTION TEXT.  (1986 question wording same as 1984
        and 1988.)

        In 1976, the respondent was not asked to give thermometer ratings for
        individuals about which R "didn't know much" or "didn't know too
        much."  However, it is unclear whether such cases were coded DK or
        NA:  they may not have been coded consistently to one MD category.

               00-96.  Degrees as coded
               97.  97-100 Degrees

               98.  DK; don't recognize (1984,1986,1988,1994,1996)
               99.  NA; INAP, question not used

        1976:  3312      1984:  294        1986:  140
        1988:  152       1994:  225        1996:  960273


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