VAR CF0441 FORD THERMOMETER

VAR CF0441    FORD THERMOMETER
              COLUMNS 446-447
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 98 OR GE 99


        GERALD FORD -- THERMOMETER
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

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

        In 1974-1976, 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 single 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 (1978 and later)
               99.  NA; INAP, question not used

        1974:  2339       1976:  3299       1978:  138
        1980:  158        1984:  295


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