VAR CF0433 KENNEDY THERMOMETER

VAR CF0433    KENNEDY THERMOMETER
              COLUMNS 430-431
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 98 OR GE 99


        TED KENNEDY -- THERMOMETER
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        SEE VCF0201 FOR QUESTION TEXT.  (1978 and 1982 question wording same
        as for 1980, 1984 and 1988.)

        In 1980 this variable was present in both the pre and post.  The pre
        version is represented here.

        In 1970-1976, 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:  even within a sigle study year, "don't know much/too much" may
        not have been coded consistently to one MD category.

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

               98.  DK; don't recognize (1980 and later)
               99.  NA; INAP, question not used

        1970:  235(type 0) 1972:  258        1974:  2347
        1976:  3302        1978:  140        1980:  156
        1982:  124         1984:  299        1988:  157


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