VAR CF0446 CARTER THERMOMETER

VAR CF0446    CARTER THERMOMETER
              COLUMNS 456-457
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 98 OR GE 99


        JIMMY CARTER -- THERMOMETER
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

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

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

        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 (1978 and later)
               99.  NA; INAP, no post IW (1988); question not used

        1976:  3298       1978:  137        1980:  154
        1982:  122        1984:  293        1988:  595


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