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VAR CF0018b POST LANGUAGE OF IW
COLUMNS 88-88
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0 OR GE 9
1978-1982: Was this interview conducted in English? (IF NO:) In What
language was this interview conducted?
1984-1986,1990,1992: Was this interview conducted entirely in English,
or was it necessary to translate some (or all) questions into
another language? What language?
LANGUAGE OF INTERVIEW - POST
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Study years for which no language variable appeared in released
data are coded 0 Inap in both VCF0018a and VCF0018b.
After 1994, no foreign language interviews and no interviews including
translated portions were administered, however for studies prior
to 1978 it is uncertain whether any full or partial translations
occurred.
Except for 1994, this was a question for the interviewer; in 1994
it was an administative variable.
In 1988, a language variable appeared for the Pre but not the
Post.
Code 7 includes cases from 1978 code "Spanish, French".
1. IW Conducted entirely in English
2. Some or all of IW translated to Spanish
3. Some or all of IW translated to French
6. Some or all of IW translated to non-English language
other than Spanish or French
7. Some or all of IW translated to non-English language
but NA which language
9. NA if English or other language
0. INAP, no Post; abbreviated Post IW (1984); question
not used
1978: 780645 1980: 801192 1982: 820776
1984: 841117 1986: 860768-769 1990: 900695-696
1992: 926251-6252 1994: 940047
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Walter Mebane
2003-02-17